Islamic State in Britain - Radicalization and Resilience in an Activist Network

Presents the first ethnographic study of al-Muhajiroun, an outlawed activist network that survived British counter-terrorism efforts and sent fighters to the Islamic State.

List of contents

Introduction: meeting the Emigrants; 1. Al-Muhajiroun's small-world solution; 2. Joining the Emigrants; 3. A community of true believers; 4. Resilient activism; 5. Leaving al-Muhajiroun; Conclusion: ending the Emigrants.

About the author

Michael Kenney is Associate Professor of International Affairs at the University of Pittsburgh. He is the author of From Pablo to Osama: Trafficking and Terrorist Networks, Government Bureaucracies, and Competitive Adaptation (2007), among other publications. His new book, The Islamic State in Britain, is based on extensive fieldwork on al-Muhajiroun, an outlawed activist network in the UK. His research has been supported by the National Science Foundation, the Office of Naval Research, the National Institute of Justice, and other institutions.

Summary

This is the first ethnographic study of al-Muhajiroun, a European activist network implicated in terrorist attacks and sending fighters to the Islamic State. Drawing on extensive field research, the author explores the motives of young Britons who joined al-Muhajiroun, how they radicalized, and the reasons many decided to leave.

Product details

• Authors: Michael Kenney, Michael (University of Pittsburgh) Kenney, Kenney Michael
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2018
• EAN: 9781108470803
• ISBN: 978-1-108-47080-3
• No. of pages: 298
• Series: Structural Analysis in the Social Sciences; Structural Analysis in the Soc; Structural Analysis in the Social Sciences; Structural Analysis in the Soc
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, REFERENCE / Research, Political science & theory, Political science and theory, Research methods: general, Research methods / methodology