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Record Nr.

UNINA9910341838803321

Titolo

Militant Jihadism : Today and Tomorrow / / edited by Serafettin Pektas & Johan Leman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leuven : , : Leuven University Press, , [2019]

©[2019]

ISBN

94-6270-199-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (232 pages ) : PDF, digital file(s)

Collana

Current issues in Islam ; ; [6]

Soggetti

Terrorisme - Aspect religieux - Islam

Terrorism - Religious aspects - Islam

Religious militants

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Sommario/riassunto

Jihadist militants keep being a global threat. Many observers suggest that a transformation is likely to happen in their organisation, operation, mobilisation, and recruitment strategies, particularly after the territorial decline of the ?Caliphate? of the ?Islamic State.? This volume explores different aspects of the future trajectories of militant jihadism and the prospective transformation of this movement in and around Europe. The authors analyse the changing jihadist landscape and networks, and the societal challenges posed by both returned foreign terrorist fighters and those who have not returned to their countries of origin. Other topics of discussion are cyber jihadism, jihadist financing, women's position in and relevance for contemporary jihadism, the role of prisons in relation to radicalisation and militancy, and the changing theological dynamics. Based on recent empirical research, 'Militant Jihadism' offers a solid scholarly contribution to various disciplines that study violence, terrorism, security, and extremism.