The dynamics of violent escalation and de-escalation: Explaining change in Islamist strategies in Egypt and Indonesia
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[Thesis]
First Statement of Responsibility
Ioana Emilia Matesan
Subsequent Statement of Responsibility
Elman, Miriam F.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Syracuse University
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2014
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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439
GENERAL NOTES
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Committee members: Boroujerdi, Mehrzad; Cleary, Matthew; Elman, Colin; Woodward, Mark
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Place of publication: United States, Ann Arbor; ISBN=978-1-321-06234-2
DISSERTATION (THESIS) NOTE
Dissertation or thesis details and type of degree
Ph.D.
Discipline of degree
Political Science
Body granting the degree
Syracuse University
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2014
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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This study examines how change happens within Islamist organizations and what causal mechanisms underlie the adoption or abandonment of violent tactics. The project argues that ideological and tactical changes are determined by the interaction of five factors: founding principles, the extent to which government domestic and foreign policies are convergent with the vision of the group, regime policies towards the organization, public norms of resistance and organizational dynamics.