RT Article
T1 Mobilizing for Jihad: how political exclusion and organized protest contribute to foreign fighter outflows
JF Terrorism and political violence
VO 36
IS 7
SP 887
OP 902
A1 Fox, Jonathan
A2 Mishali-Ram, Meirav
A2 Zellman, Ariel
A2 Basedau, Matthias 1968-
LA English
YR 2024
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1902470214
AB This article adds to a growing literature explaining driving forces behind Muslim foreign fighters in Jihadist conflicts. Employing quantitative analyses, we examine counts of Muslim foreign fighters from non-Muslim majority countries in Iraq and Syria from 2011 to 2015. We find that greater numbers of foreign fighters come from countries where Muslim minorities are politically organized, excluded from policymaking processes, and engaged in peaceful mobilization than countries where these conditions are otherwise absent. These results contribute to a more nuanced understanding of the mechanisms by which aggrieved individuals tend to be recruited in larger numbers to participate in foreign wars.
K1 Mobilization
K1 political exclusion
K1 grievance
K1 Discrimination
K1 Foreign fighters
DO 10.1080/09546553.2023.2217930