Deadly Clerics: Blocked Ambition and the Paths to Jihad

ISBN-13: 9781108416689 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 254 str.

Richard A. Nielsen

Opis

Explores multiple pathways of cleric radicalization to explain why some Muslim clerics turn to militant jihadism.

Recenzje

'Why do some Muslim clerics radicalize, abandoning the Islamic mainstream in favor of jihadism? To answer this pressing question, Nielsen compiles a stunning array of new data and deploys the most advanced tools in political methodology. His answer is original and compelling: clerics who experience blocked career ambitions are incentivized to radicalize, with deadly implications for the propagation of Islamic terrorism.' Lisa Blaydes, Stanford University, California

Spis treści

1. Why clerics turn deadly; 2. Muslim clerics; 3. Paths to preaching jihad; 4. Meet the clerics; 5. Recognizing jihadists from their writings; 6. Networks, careers, and jihadist ideology; 7. Conclusion.