Retaliation in rebellion: the missing link to explaining insurgent violence in Dagestan
This article posits that the remnants of archaic sociocultural norms, particularly the honour-imposed custom of retaliation, play a crucial role in the process of insurgent engagement in Russia's autonomous republic of Dagestan. Through a series of interviews with former insurgents, this study...
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| Tipo de documento: | Electrónico Artículo |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
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2017
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Terrorism and political violence
Año: 2017, Volumen: 29, Número: 4, Páginas: 573-592 |
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Volltext (Resolving-System) Volltext (Publisher) |
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| Sumario: | This article posits that the remnants of archaic sociocultural norms, particularly the honour-imposed custom of retaliation, play a crucial role in the process of insurgent engagement in Russia's autonomous republic of Dagestan. Through a series of interviews with former insurgents, this study outlines two retaliation-centred mechanisms: “individual retaliation” and “spiritual retaliation” in order to explain the microcosm of motives behind insurgent activity in Dagestan. In doing so, this study problematizes the role of Salafi/Jihadist ideology as the main impetus for insurgent violence. Reversing the traditional causal link between violence and religion, this study also demonstrates that the development of Jihadist ideology is a by-product of insurgent mobilization rather than its cause. |
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| Notas: | Gesehen am 23.11.2023 Published online: 17 Mar 2015 |
| ISSN: | 1556-1836 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/09546553.2015.1005076 |
