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This book presents a study of politico-ideological mobilisation and violence by focusing on the life stories, trajectories and narratives of individuals who mobilised for causes and conflicts in the Arab World.
List of contents
Introduction
PART I: Towards a grievance-based analysisChapter 1: Engaging with PIV and PIM in relation to the Arab World
Chapter 2: Bringing grievances back in
Chapter 3: Research protocol
Part II: Mapping grievancesChapter 4: Three ideal-types of grievances
Chapter 5: Socio-economic grievances
Chapter 6: Ethno-racial grievances
Chapter 7: Political grievances
Chapter 8: Grievances, a relevant object of inquiry?
Part III: Performing grievancesChapter 9: Identification : Naming the injustice
Chapter 10 : Appropriation - Owning the injustice
Chapter 11: Responsibilisation of self and others - addressing the injustice
PART IV: Mobilisation, violence and disengagementChapter 12: The taste of radicality: Thrill-seeking and adventurism
Chapter 13 : The logics of violence: 'Bring back the chaos'
Chapter 14 : The importance of context: Places, people and biographic availability
Chapter 15: Disengaging: 'You have to give him love'
PART V: Discussion and outlookChapter 16: Towards a theory of grievance-based mobilisation
Chapter 17 : Implications for research and policymaking
Conclusion
About the author
Ahmed Ajil completed his PhD (Criminology) at the School of Criminal Justice at the University of Lausanne, Switzerland and Université Laval, Canada. His doctoral research was empirically based on research conducted in Switzerland, Lebanon and Canada with individuals involved in politico-ideological violence, activists, political and religious authorities, researchers and policymakers. Outside of academia, Dr Ajil is a Scientific Collaborator at the Swiss Centre of Expertise in Prison and Probation.
Summary
This book presents a study of politico-ideological mobilisation and violence by focusing on the life stories, trajectories and narratives of individuals who mobilised for causes and conflicts in the Arab World.