Understanding the Islamic State’s competitive advantages: remaking state and nationhood in the Middle East and North Africa

While many researchers have examined the evolution and unique characteristics of the Islamic State (IS), taking an IS-centric approach has yet to illuminate the factors allowing for its establishment in the first place. To provide a clearer explanation for IS’s successes and improve analysts’ abilit...

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Main Author: Pollard, Stacey Erin (Author)
Contributors: Poplack, David Alexander ; Casey, Kevin Carroll
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2017
In: Terrorism and political violence
Year: 2017, Volume: 29, Issue: 6, Pages: 1045-1065
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Keywords:
Caliphate
Egypt
Iraq
Islamic radicalism
Islamic State
IS
ISIL
Isis
Jihad
Libya
Middle East and North Africa
nation making
state making
Sunni
Syria