Taliban''s Virtual Emirate - The Culture and Psychology of an Online Militant Community

Applying cutting-edge psychiatric theories to an analysis of online Taliban literature in four languages, Aggarwal depicts the organization's appeal and worldview. Aggarwal focuses on the Taliban's creation of culture, showing how the Taliban categorizes all Muslims as members and all non-Muslims as outsiders; how they convince Muslims of the need for violence; and how they apply the insider/outside dichotomy to foreign policy. By isolating these themes, Aggarwal helps us craft better counter-messaging strategies.

Summary

Applying cutting-edge psychiatric theories to an analysis of online Taliban literature in four languages, Aggarwal depicts the organization's appeal and worldview. Aggarwal focuses on the Taliban's creation of culture, showing how the Taliban categorizes all Muslims as members and all non-Muslims as outsiders; how they convince Muslims of the need for violence; and how they apply the insider/outside dichotomy to foreign policy. By isolating these themes, Aggarwal helps us craft better counter-messaging strategies.

Product details

• Authors: Neil K. Aggarwal, Neil Krishan Aggarwal, Neil Krishan (Assistant Professor of Med Aggarwal, Neil Krishan (Assistant Professor of Medicine) Aggarwal, Aggarwal Neil Krishan
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.06.2016
• EAN: 9780231174268
• ISBN: 978-0-231-17426-8
• No. of pages: 256
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Media science; Afghanistan, Media Studies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Terrorism, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, RELIGION / Fundamentalism, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Islamic Studies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Asian, Islamic Studies, Terrorism, armed struggle, Religious Fundamentalism, Relating to Islamic / Muslim people and groups, Social groups: religious groups and communities