RT Article
T1 The Evolution of Transnational Jihad: Identities, Grievances, and Legitimacy Crisis in Arab States
JF Terrorism and political violence
VO 35
IS 8
SP 1650
OP 1665
A1 Mishali-Ram, Meirav
LA English
YR 2023
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1870086007
AB This study examines change in the transnationalism of jihad in the light of political processes in Arab states. Reviewing transnational Sunni jihadism from the Soviet-Afghan war in the 1980s until the demise of the Islamic caliphate in 2019 the article identifies the inception, maturation, and diffusion phases in the evolution of transnational jihad, and traces fluctuations from localism to internationalism and back. The study highlights the link between political dynamics at the state level and jihadist behavior at the transnational level, showing the importance of issues of identity, grievances, and legitimacy in Arab states for understanding global jihad.
K1 legitimacy crisis
K1 Islamic transnationalism
K1 Arab statism
K1 jihad movement
K1 Identities
K1 Transnational jihad
DO 10.1080/09546553.2022.2074294