عنوان

Foreign fighter recruitment messaging and the 'Islamic State'

Number

TL49280

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انگلیسی

Title Proper

Foreign fighter recruitment messaging and the 'Islamic State'

General Material Designation

[Thesis]

First Statement of Responsibility

Jacob M. Nelson

Subsequent Statement of Responsibility

Goetze, David

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Utah State University

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2017

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

61

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Committee members: Bates, Scott; Johnson, Jeannie

Text of Note

Place of publication: United States, Ann Arbor; ISBN=978-1-369-65931-3

Dissertation or thesis details and type of degree

M.S.

Discipline of degree

Political Science

Body granting the degree

Utah State University

Text preceding or following the note

2017

Text of Note

The most current general theory of 'foreign fighters' in civil conflicts suggests that insurgencies wishing to recruit fighters abroad generally send them propaganda messages that predicate their participation on the necessity to defend their common transnational identity. However, this 'defensive mobilization' model of foreign fighters did not seem to fit well with the Islamic State's insurgency, as their objectives and behavior seemed much more aggressive than defensive, and consequently a 'defensive mobilization' message in their propaganda seemed unlikely. My alternative research hypothesis was that the Islamic State does not primarily use defensive narratives to attract foreign fighter recruits. Using content analysis of Dabiq, the Islamic State's international recruitment magazine, I found evidence supporting my hypothesis. Instead of using primarily messages of defending a common group, I found that Dabiq distributed messages of their religious legitimacy, their religious and military superiority, the inevitability of their victory, and the Muslim obligation and duty to emigrate and support the Islamic State to their potential foreign recruits.

Cultural anthropology; International Relations; Political science

Subject Term

Social sciences;Foreign fighters;ISIL;ISIS;Islamic State;Propaganda

Auerbach, Jennifer

Goetze, David

Subdivision

Political Science

Utah State University

Call Number

1883363276; 10260640

Electronic name

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[Thesis]

276903

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