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Collective emotions and political violence : narratives of islamist organisations in western Europe /

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How do collective actors move from moderate politics to (violent) extremism? Faced with high risks of repression and implosion, they need to legitimate such radical change to keep members and followers committed to collective action. Drawing on the texts, audios, and videos of five Islamist organisa...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Clément, Maéva (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2023.
Series:New approaches to conflict analysis.
Subjects:
Radicalism > Religious aspects > Islam.
Islamic fundamentalism > Germany > History > 21st century.
Islamic fundamentalism > Great Britain > History > 21st century.
Political violence > Religious aspects > Islam.
Collective behavior > Political aspects > Germany > History > 21st century.
Collective behavior > Political aspects > Great Britain > History > 21st century.
Islam > Germany > History > 21st century.
Islam > Great Britain > History > 21st century.
Radicalisme > Aspect religieux > Islam.
Intégrisme islamique > Allemagne > Histoire > 21e siècle.
Intégrisme islamique > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 21e siècle.
Violence politique > Aspect religieux > Islam.
Comportement collectif > Aspect politique > Allemagne > Histoire > 21e siècle.
Comportement collectif > Aspect politique > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 21e siècle.
Islam > Allemagne > Histoire > 21e siècle.
Islam > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 21e siècle.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Violence in Society.
Collective behavior > Political aspects
Islam
Islamic fundamentalism
Political violence > Religious aspects > Islam
Radicalism > Religious aspects > Islam
Germany
Great Britain
2000-2099
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Front Matter
  • Contents
  • List of figures
  • List of tables
  • List of abbreviations
  • Acknowledgements
  • Note on the text
  • Introduction
  • Part I: Characterising changes in political activism
  • 1 Contextualising Islamist organisations in Western Europe (2001-2013)
  • 2 Reconstructing phases of activism
  • Part II: Exploring the performance of collective emotions
  • 3 A theory of emotionalisation in narrative form
  • 4 The romantic narrative of Western Islamist organisations
  • 5 Narrative emotionalisation and extremism
  • Conclusion
  • Appendices
  • References
  • Index