Title The Islamic state in Britain : radicalization and resilience in an activist network / Michael Kenney

Published New York : Cambridge University Press, 2018

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Description 1 online resource Series Structural Analysis in the Social Sciences Structural analysis in the social sciences. Contents Cover; Half-title; Series information; Title page; Copyright information; Dedication; Table of contents; List of figures; List of tables; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Meeting the Emigrants; Why al-Muhajiroun?; The Network's Ideological Struggle; From Jihad of the Tongue to Jihad of the Sword; Supporting the Caliphate; When the Covenant of Security No Longer Applies; Glancing Ahead; 1 Al-Muhajiroun's Small-World Solution; Network Analysis in International Relations; Scale-Free and Small-World Networks; Network Analysis and the Study of Illicit Actors Al-Muhajiroun's Early Years: A Scale-Free-like, Small-World NetworkInside al-Muhajiroun's Scale-Free-like, Small-World Network; The Later Years: Changing to a Small-World-Like Network; Inside the Emigrants' Decentralized Small-World-Like Network; Conclusion; 2 Joining the Emigrants; Searching for Answers; Biographical Availability and Turning Points; Turning Away from Gangs and Crime; Becoming More Politically Aware; Social Networks and Past Involvement with Other Groups; Attraction of Omar Bakri Mohammed and Other Leaders; Recruiting for al-Muhajiroun; Marrying In; Making Friends in Prison Conclusion3 A Community of True Believers; Intellectual Affiliation in al-Muhajiroun's Community of Practice; From Novice to Practitioner; Suhba: Learning from Companionship; Learning by Doing; Learning in Halaqahs; "Accounting" and Learning from Mistakes; On the Straight and Narrow Path; Conclusion; 4 Resilient Activism; Proliferating Platforms; Al-Ghurabaa and the Saved Sect; Islam4UK; Muslims Against Crusades; United. Ummah; The Shariah Project and Need4Khilafah; Going Global: The Shariah4 Phenomenon; Adaptable Da'wah; Changing Venues and Migrating to the Internet; Conclusion 5 Leaving al-MuhajirounTurnover and "Persistent Activists"; Getting Pushed Out; Burning Out and Growing Up; "From Something Small to Something Big"; "A Very Hard Decision"; Disengagement versus Deradicalization; Exiting and Radicalizing Further into Violence; Conclusion; Conclusion: Ending the Emigrants; The Emigrants: Dead or Dormant?; What al-Muhajiroun Teaches Us About Radicalization; Not a Conveyor Belt to Terrorism; "A Release for Angry Young Men"; Beyond Networks; Countering the Narrative and Creating New Networks; Appendix: The Method of Ethnographic Network Analysis Appendix: InterviewsAppendix: Da'wah Stalls, Demonstrations, Road Shows, and Private Talks; Glossary of Arabic Terms; Selected Bibliography; Index Summary "Drawing on extensive field research with activists on the streets of London, Michael Kenney provides the first ethnographic study of a European network implicated in terrorist attacks and sending fighters to the Islamic State. For over twenty years, al-Muhajiroun (Arabic for 'the Emigrants') strived to create an Islamic state in Britain through high-risk activism. A number of Emigrants engaged in violence, while others joined the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. Kenney explains why young Britons joined the Emigrants, how they radicalized and adapted their activism, and why many of them eventually left. Through an innovative mix of ethnography and network analysis, Kenney explains the structure and processes behind this outlawed network and explores its remarkable resilience. What emerges is a complex, nuanced portrait that demystifies the Emigrants while challenging conventional wisdom on radicalization and countering violent extremism"-- Provided by publisher "Drawing on extensive field research with activists on the streets of London, Michael Kenney provides the first ethnographic study of a European network implicated in terrorist attacks and sending fighters to the Islamic State. For over twenty years, al-Muhajiroun (Arabic for 'the Emigrants') strived to create an Islamic state in Britain through high-risk activism. A number of Emigrants engaged in violence, while others joined the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. Kenney explains why young Britons joined the Emigrants, how they radicalized and adapted their activism, and why many of them eventually left. Through an innovative mix of ethnography and network analysis, Kenney explains the structure and processes behind this outlawed network and explores its remarkable resilience. Drawing on extensive field research with activists on the streets of London, Michael Kenney provides the first ethnographic study of a European network implicated in terrorist attacks and sending fighters to the Islamic State. For over twenty years, al-Muhajiroun (Arabic for 'the Emigrants') strived to create an Islamic state in Britain through high-risk activism. A number of Emigrants engaged in violence, while others joined the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. Kenney explains why young Britons joined the Emigrants, how they radicalized and adapted their activism, and why many of them eventually left. Through an innovative mix of ethnography and network analysis, Kenney explains the structure and processes behind this outlawed network and explores its remarkable resilience"-- Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-277) and index. Notes Print version record Subject Muslims -- Great Britain -- Politics and government Muslims -- Political activity -- Great Britain Islam and politics -- Great Britain Jihad. Islamic fundamentalism -- Great Britain Radicalism -- Great Britain Terrorism -- Religious aspects -- Islam. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Process -- Political Advocacy. Islam and politics Islamic fundamentalism Jihad Muslims -- Political activity Muslims -- Politics and government Politics and government Radicalism Terrorism -- Religious aspects -- Islam SUBJECT Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 2007- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2007010853 Subject Great Britain Form Electronic book ISBN 9781108570398 1108570399 9781108557108 1108557104

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