The Islamic state in Britain : radicalization and resilience in an activist network / Michael Kenney.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kenney, Michael, 1967- author.

Series:

Structural analysis in the social sciences ; 47.

Structural analysis in the social sciences ; 47

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Muslims--Great Britain--Politics and government.

Muslims.

Muslims--Political activity--Great Britain.

Islam and politics--Great Britain.

Islam and politics.

Jihad.

Islamic fundamentalism--Great Britain.

Islamic fundamentalism.

Radicalism--Great Britain.

Radicalism.

Muslims--Political activity.

Politics and government.

Great Britain.

Great Britain--Politics and government--2007-.

Terrorism--Religious aspects--Islam.

Terrorism.

Muslims--Politics and government.

Physical Description:

xii, 287 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2018.

Summary:

"Drawing on extensive field research with activists on the streets of London, Michael Kenney provides the first ethnographic study of a European network implicated in terrorist attacks and sending fighters to the Islamic State. For over twenty years, al-Muhajiroun (Arabic for 'the Emigrants') strived to create an Islamic state in Britain through high-risk activism. A number of Emigrants engaged in violence, while others joined the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. Kenney explains why young Britons joined the Emigrants, how they radicalized and adapted their activism, and why many of them eventually left. Through an innovative mix of ethnography and network analysis, Kenney explains the structure and processes behind this outlawed network and explores its remarkable resilience. What emerges is a complex, nuanced portrait that demystifies the Emigrants while challenging conventional wisdom on radicalization and countering violent extremism"-- Provided by publisher.

"Drawing on extensive field research with activists on the streets of London, Michael Kenney provides the first ethnographic study of a European network implicated in terrorist attacks and sending fighters to the Islamic State. For over twenty years, al-Muhajiroun (Arabic for 'the Emigrants') strived to create an Islamic state in Britain through high-risk activism. A number of Emigrants engaged in violence, while others joined the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. Kenney explains why young Britons joined the Emigrants, how they radicalized and adapted their activism, and why many of them eventually left. Through an innovative mix of ethnography and network analysis, Kenney explains the structure and processes behind this outlawed network and explores its remarkable resilience.Drawing on extensive field research with activists on the streets of London, Michael Kenney provides the first ethnographic study of a European network implicated in terrorist attacks and sending fighters to the Islamic State. For over twenty years, al-Muhajiroun (Arabic for 'the Emigrants') strived to create an Islamic state in Britain through high-risk activism. A number of Emigrants engaged in violence, while others joined the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. Kenney explains why young Britons joined the Emigrants, how they radicalized and adapted their activism, and why many of them eventually left. Through an innovative mix of ethnography and network analysis, Kenney explains the structure and processes behind this outlawed network and explores its remarkable resilience"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction: meeting the emigrants

Al-Muhajiroun's small-world solution / with Stephen Coulthart and Dominick Wright

Joining the emigrants

A community of true believers

Resilient activism

Leaving al-Muhajiroun

Conclusion: ending the emigrants.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

ebook version :

ISBN:

9781108470803

1108470807

OCLC:

1035739572