Unforgotten Women of the Islamic State

This book explores the governance of the Islamic State (IS) terrorist organization through the lives and words of local Iraqi, Syrian, and Kurdish women. Gina Vale draws on the testimonies of 63 local Sunni Muslim and Yazidi women to expose the group's intra-gender stratified system of governance.

List of contents

• 1: Introduction


• 2: Women, Gender, and Political Violence


• 3: Militarization of Society


• 4: Law and Order


• 5: Goods and Services


• 6: Intervention in Private Life


• 7: Conclusion


• Appendix A: List of Interviewees


• Appendix B: Data Collection and Analysis

About the author

Gina Vale is a Lecturer of Criminology at the Department of Sociology, Social Policy and Criminology at the University of Southampton. She is also an Associate Fellow of the International Centre for Counter-Terrorism (ICCT) and a Member of the Vox-Pol Network of Excellence. Her research takes a feminist, intersectional approach to studying terrorism and extremist violence, primarily focusing on terrorist governance, genocide, extremist propaganda, and the organizational roles and experiences of women and children.

Summary

This book explores the governance of the Islamic State (IS) terrorist organization through the lives and words of local Iraqi, Syrian, and Kurdish women. Gina Vale draws on the testimonies of 63 local Sunni Muslim and Yazidi women to expose the group's intra-gender stratified system of governance.

Product details

• Authors: Gina Vale, Gina (Lecturer of Criminology Vale
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.08.2024
• EAN: 9780198922032
• ISBN: 978-0-19-892203-2
• No. of pages: 288
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Human Rights, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Terrorism, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Women in Politics, Terrorism, armed struggle, Gender studies: women, Islamic countries, Gender studies: women and girls, Political oppression & persecution, Political oppression and persecution