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Understanding Islamist Terrorism in Europe

- Drugs, Jihad, and the Pursuit of Martyrdom
Af: Lewis Herrington Engelsk Paperback

Understanding Islamist Terrorism in Europe

- Drugs, Jihad, and the Pursuit of Martyrdom
Af: Lewis Herrington Engelsk Paperback
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This book argues that guilt, shame, and remorse, associated with a history of substance abuse, explain why a minority of Islamist extremists carried out suicide terrorism in Europe between 2001 and 2018.　

Since 9/11, Islamist terrorism has dominated the European security landscape, but there has been little systematic analysis of either the attacks or the men responsible. This book addresses that gap, drawing on terrorist discourse, court transcripts, elite interviews, government reports, and three years of ethnography to provide an exhaustive account of how and why Islamist terrorism has occurred in Europe. Making a detailed analysis of 48 terrorist attacks carried out by 80 suicide terrorists, the book introduces two new theories. The first argues that most of these men first engaged in Islamist extremism as an alternative to substance abuse. The second contends that, following a five-stage process of radicalisation, cognitive dissonance triggered guilt, shame, and remorse over previous misconduct. From this emotional distress, suicide terrorism emerged as a rational choice ahead of either suicide or a return to active addiction. This book argues that the root cause of suicide terrorism in Europe is not so much politics or religion but is more about personal crisis and a search for redemption.

This book will be of great interest to students of terrorism/counterterrorism, de-radicalisation, political Islam, and security studies in general.

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This book argues that guilt, shame, and remorse, associated with a history of substance abuse, explain why a minority of Islamist extremists carried out suicide terrorism in Europe between 2001 and 2018.　

Since 9/11, Islamist terrorism has dominated the European security landscape, but there has been little systematic analysis of either the attacks or the men responsible. This book addresses that gap, drawing on terrorist discourse, court transcripts, elite interviews, government reports, and three years of ethnography to provide an exhaustive account of how and why Islamist terrorism has occurred in Europe. Making a detailed analysis of 48 terrorist attacks carried out by 80 suicide terrorists, the book introduces two new theories. The first argues that most of these men first engaged in Islamist extremism as an alternative to substance abuse. The second contends that, following a five-stage process of radicalisation, cognitive dissonance triggered guilt, shame, and remorse over previous misconduct. From this emotional distress, suicide terrorism emerged as a rational choice ahead of either suicide or a return to active addiction. This book argues that the root cause of suicide terrorism in Europe is not so much politics or religion but is more about personal crisis and a search for redemption.

This book will be of great interest to students of terrorism/counterterrorism, de-radicalisation, political Islam, and security studies in general.

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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 190
ISBN-13: 9781032040257
Indbinding: Paperback
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ISBN-10: 1032040254
Kategori: True Crime fortællinger
Udg. Dato: 31 maj 2023
Længde: 15mm
Bredde: 234mm
Højde: 153mm
Forlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Oplagsdato: 31 maj 2023
Forfatter(e): Lewis Herrington
Forfatter(e) Lewis Herrington

Kategori True Crime fortællinger

ISBN-13 9781032040257

Sprog Engelsk

Indbinding Paperback

Sider 190

Udgave

Længde 15mm

Bredde 234mm

Højde 153mm

Udg. Dato 31 maj 2023

Oplagsdato 31 maj 2023

Forlag Taylor & Francis Ltd