Islamic State - From Terrorism to Totalitarian Insurgency

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction 1. Theory of Non-Democratic regimes 2. The Origins of Daesh 3. Political System 4. Ideology 5. Ideology enforcement 6. Violence 7. Economy of Daesh 8. Opposition 9. Conclusion Afterword

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Ondřej Filipec is Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Law, Palacký University in Olomouc, Czech Republic. His research interests include international relations, specifically security studies with a focus on terrorism, weapons of mass destruction, and irregular migration. He has authored several monographs and scientific articles and is a regular contributor to the Panorama of Global Security Environment published by the Strategic Policy Institute (STRATPOL). He is also on the international editorial board of the Slovak Journal of Political Sciences and member of the Czech Association of European Studies (CAES). He is currently working on his habilitation dedicated to multidimensional analysis of counter-terrorism policies in the EU countries.

Zusammenfassung

The Islamic State analyses the transformation of ISIS (Daesh) from an underground insurgent organisation to a quasi-state entity. It studies the regime’s totalitarian features including structure, ideology, propaganda and violence. It will be of great interest to students of Middle East studies and terrorism.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Ondrej Filipec, Ondřej Filipec, Ondrej (Palacky University in Olomouc Filipec
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 31.03.2020
• EAN: 9781138364936
• ISBN: 978-1-138-36493-6
• Seiten: 214
• Themen: Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Politikwissenschaft > Allgemeines, Lexika; SOCIAL SCIENCE / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, Middle East, Warfare & defence, Terrorism, armed struggle, Regional Studies, Peace studies and conflict resolution, Peace studies & conflict resolution, Al-Qaeda;Caliphate;Daesh;ISIS;Totalitarianism;human rights