RT Article
T1 Transnational radicalization, diaspora groups, andwithin-group sentiment pools: young Tamil and Somali Canadians on the LTTE and al Shabaab
JF Terrorism and political violence
VO 31
IS 3
SP 577
OP 594
A1 Thompson, Sara K. 1971-
A2 Bucerius, Sandra M. 1978-
LA English
YR 2019
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1850822190
AB In recent years, the Tamil and Somali diasporas have come under intense scrutiny by the media and national security agencies in Canada. This is due to concerns that members of both communities may hold political grievances associated with their respective homelands that could be acted upon by joining or supporting transnational terrorist groups. Drawing on 168 in-depth interviews with youth and young adults in Toronto’s Tamil and Somali diasporas, we provide a comparative analysis of the varying ways that existing sentiment pools can operate to mobilize broad-levels of support for, or vilification of, the framing strategies of the LTTE and al Shabaab, respectively. Our findings show that frames that portray the LTTE in a positive light resonate deeply with the young Tamil-Canadians we interviewed, characterizing a “narrative fidelity” between these frames and the existing sentiment pool. By contrast, there exists considerable disconnect between the framing strategies of al Shabaab, their supporters, and existing sentiment within the Somali diaspora – a divide that illustrates the notion of “framing failure”. We conclude with a discussion of the dynamic nature and inherent malleability of group-level sentiment pools, and highlight why this may be important from a national security standpoint.
NO Gesehen am 22.06.2023
NO Published online: 12 Jan 2017
K1 Canada
K1 Diaspora
K1 framing theory
K1 radicalization to violence
K1 Somali diaspora
K1 Tamil diaspora
DO 10.1080/09546553.2016.1264938