Islamic State, Identity, and the Global Jihadist Movement: How is Islamic State successful at recruiting “ordinary” people?

What conditions breed radicalization? How does Islamic State capitalize on those conditions to maximize their recruitment numbers? The foreign fighter phenomenon has puzzled academics, particularly as the crisis in Iraq and Syria has seen an influx of foreign fighters from “ordinary” backgrounds. Th...

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Main Author: Alyssa Chassman
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Daniel Koehler 2016-12-01
Series:Journal for Deradicalization
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Online Access:http://journals.sfu.ca/jd/index.php/jd/article/view/77