Zacharias P Pieri
Biographic Data
| ID | 348455 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Zacharias P Pieri |
| GIVEN NAMES | Zacharias P |
| FAMILY NAME | Pieri |
| SIGNATURE | PIERI Z P |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of South Florida |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8668-886X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 18 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 56 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 18 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Vendor communication themes in darknet Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) advertisements
Straight Outta 4chan: Exploring the Album Art of the White Supremacist “Moon Man” Music Project
While there has been research on the cultural products of white power groups, this project qualitatively examines one piece of the contemporary far right ecosystem—white power music album covers. More specifically, we examine 99 album covers featuring “Moon Man,” an imaginary character developed by anonymous music artists to better understand the symbols and ideas of this movement. The study finds that Moon Man was present on 84.8% of record cove…
The future of our nation’s in her hands”: The social construction of gender in far-right music
Scholars, national security officials, and top law enforcement officers continue to argue that far-right extremism represents one of the most pressing forms of terrorism in the United States. Despite this, the current scholarship on far-right extremism is lagging, particularly in regard to the non-violent activities of these groups like music. Of the research that does exist, few examine these activities through a critical gendered lens despite t…
Framing the climate emergency: The role of music in Extinction Rebellion
This paper addresses the role of music in Extinction Rebellion (XR), a radical environmental movement founded in the UK in 2018. Through an analysis of the lyrics and sound of 80 songs (which comprise XR's 'Rebellion Song Book') XR's music is presented as both a purposeful strategy (i.e. a framing mechanism) for articulating core grievances and their accompanying solutions, and as a binding mechanism that works to reinforce solidarity and collect…
Learning the lessons of Afghanistan: The changing prospects of negotiations between JNIM and the Malian government
This paper considers the negotiation strategies of the Taliban in Afghanistan and JNIM in Mali. It examines negotiation paths, whether jihadists learn from each other, and why some negotiations succeed over others. The Taliban's strategy inspired JNIM, but while the Taliban secured the USA's withdrawal in Afghanistan, JNIM has suffered from contextual churn in Mali. France vacated Mali, coups installed a military junta, the Islamic State in the G…
Boko Haram's Child Soldiers: Media Mujahids, Martyrs, and Militants
This article investigates the lived experiences and roles of children under Boko Haram’s two factions. Unlike case studies of Islamic State “cubs,” children in Boko Haram have been neglected in the literature. Filling that gap, this article analyzes more than thirty videos and photograph sets from the two factions. Visual ethnography is utilized to examine material depicting children in both “staged” and “unstaged” roles in Boko Haram, and in way…
Soldiers of the Faith: A Comparative Analysis of White Power Songs and Islamic State Nasheeds
he nonviolent activities of extremists have the capacity to shed important light on how such groups think and frame the world around them. This paper provides a comparative insight into the framing activities of Islamic State and white power (WP) groups through an analysis of the song lyrics that have emerged from these scenes. In doing so, we seek to understand the role that culture, particularly music, plays in constructing the worldview of bot…
A Skinhead at Heart with a Hate-Filled Mind: Understanding the Themes Present in the White Power Music Scene
White extremism in the U.S. has not received much attention in the literature, despite scholars arguing that it represents the most sustained form of terrorism in the U.S. While much of the research on extremist movements has focused on the groups’ violent acts, there has been significantly less attention on the nonviolent activities, such as music. Following a social movement theoretical framework, we set out to understand the role that music pl…
Boko Haram and the Drivers of Islamist Violence
This book analyzes the factors that drive Boko Haram’s violence, arguing that the movement is rooted in the historical and religious context of west Africa. The data presented is based on extensive research, including fieldwork in Nigeria, primary source analysis, archival work, and large-scale survey analyses. Each chapter deals with a different case-study that showcases a driver of Boko Haram’s violence, including how the jihad of Usman dan Fod…
Daily Ritual, Mission, and the Transformation of the Self: The Case of Tablighi Jamaat
Tablighi Jamaat (TJ) is Islam’s largest movement, with estimates of up to 80 million Muslims taking part in its activities. Having originated on the Indian subcontinent, TJ has expanded to have a strong presence across the globe. Traditionally, TJ is known for bringing lapsed Muslims back to a stricter understanding of Islam and the recommendation that its male (and to an increasing extent also its female) members spend a certain portion of time …
Identifying Counter Radical Narratives from Within British Muslim Communities: The Case of “Muslim Patrol” and Muslim Community Responses
This paper analyzes the concept of Muslim morality policing through commanding good and forbidding evil as interpreted and implemented by some Islamists in Britain. The focus is on the activities of Muslim Patrol, and their attempts to create Shari’a zones and enforce hisba, often with distressing consequences including verbal and physical harassment of those not complying. Muslim community responses to Muslim Patrol are also discussed, in partic…
Under the Black Flag in Borno: Experiences of foot soldiers and civilians in Boko Haram's 'caliphate
Boko Haram's operations and ideology have been the subject of increasing research in recent years. This article, in contrast, explores the culture of Boko Haram through an ethnographic analysis of the group's internal videos that were not intended for public release. The authors find that in their everyday lives Boko Haram foot soldiers are different from the image the group presents to the world in propaganda videos. While unmistakably a violent…
The Boko Haram Paradox: Ethnicity, Religion, and Historical Memory in Pursuit of a Caliphate
To Boko Haram, Nigeria is a colonial construct, lacking Islamic legitimacy and destined to lead society in a downward spiral of Western immorality. The only way to regain northern Nigeria’s former glory is through a repudiation of democracy, constitutionalism, and Western values and a return to Islamic governance on the model of the historic caliphates. We argue that Boko Haram’s leaders draw their inspiration and legitimacy from Usman Dan Fodio’…
The Implications of Endemic Corruption for State Legitimacy in Developing Nations: An Empirical Exploration of the Nigerian Case
Tablighi Jamaat and the Quest for the London Mega Mosque: Continuity and Change
The book charts the attempts of Islam's largest missionary movement, the Tablighi Jamaat, to build Europe's largest mosque in London. Key themes include how Islamic movements engage and adapt within l
By the numbers: The Nigerian State’s efforts to counter Boko Haram
This chapter examines the interplay between insurgency and counter-insurgency elements within north-eastern Nigeria. We scrutinise the effectiveness of security force operations in increasing population security and managing or mitigating violence caused by the violent and extremist Islamist organisation Boko Haram. Key to the chapter is determining whether Nigerian security force operations have either helped or exacerbated problems associated …
Commanding good and prohibiting evil in contemporary Islam: Cases from Britain, Nigeria, and Southeast Asia
Olympic Proportions: The Expanding Scalar Politics of the London 'Olympics Mega-Mosque' Controversy
When cities host mega-events, such as the Olympic Games, these events change the context in which conventionally local political decisions are considered and made. This article follows Islamic movement Tablighi Jamaat's proposed plans to build the large Abbey Mills Mosque in Newham, East London, and the controversy that followed. The analysis builds from media accounts, interviews with a leading mosque opponent, and ethnographic observation from …
Olympic Proportions: The Expanding Scalar Politics of the London 'Olympics Mega-Mosque' Controversy
When cities host mega-events, such as the Olympic Games, these events change the context in which conventionally local political decisions are considered and made. This article follows Islamic movement Tablighi Jamaat's proposed plans to build the large Abbey Mills Mosque in Newham, East London, and the controversy that followed. The analysis builds from media accounts, interviews with a leading mosque opponent, and ethnographic observation from …
A Skinhead at Heart with a Hate-Filled Mind: Understanding the Themes Present in the White Power Music Scene
White extremism in the U.S. has not received much attention in the literature, despite scholars arguing that it represents the most sustained form of terrorism in the U.S. While much of the research on extremist movements has focused on the groups’ violent acts, there has been significantly less attention on the nonviolent activities, such as music. Following a social movement theoretical framework, we set out to understand the role that music pl…
The Boko Haram Paradox: Ethnicity, Religion, and Historical Memory in Pursuit of a Caliphate
To Boko Haram, Nigeria is a colonial construct, lacking Islamic legitimacy and destined to lead society in a downward spiral of Western immorality. The only way to regain northern Nigeria’s former glory is through a repudiation of democracy, constitutionalism, and Western values and a return to Islamic governance on the model of the historic caliphates. We argue that Boko Haram’s leaders draw their inspiration and legitimacy from Usman Dan Fodio’…
Soldiers of the Faith: A Comparative Analysis of White Power Songs and Islamic State Nasheeds
he nonviolent activities of extremists have the capacity to shed important light on how such groups think and frame the world around them. This paper provides a comparative insight into the framing activities of Islamic State and white power (WP) groups through an analysis of the song lyrics that have emerged from these scenes. In doing so, we seek to understand the role that culture, particularly music, plays in constructing the worldview of bot…
Under the Black Flag in Borno: Experiences of foot soldiers and civilians in Boko Haram's 'caliphate
Boko Haram's operations and ideology have been the subject of increasing research in recent years. This article, in contrast, explores the culture of Boko Haram through an ethnographic analysis of the group's internal videos that were not intended for public release. The authors find that in their everyday lives Boko Haram foot soldiers are different from the image the group presents to the world in propaganda videos. While unmistakably a violent…
Daily Ritual, Mission, and the Transformation of the Self: The Case of Tablighi Jamaat
Tablighi Jamaat (TJ) is Islam’s largest movement, with estimates of up to 80 million Muslims taking part in its activities. Having originated on the Indian subcontinent, TJ has expanded to have a strong presence across the globe. Traditionally, TJ is known for bringing lapsed Muslims back to a stricter understanding of Islam and the recommendation that its male (and to an increasing extent also its female) members spend a certain portion of time …
The Implications of Endemic Corruption for State Legitimacy in Developing Nations: An Empirical Exploration of the Nigerian Case
Commanding good and prohibiting evil in contemporary Islam: Cases from Britain, Nigeria, and Southeast Asia
Boko Haram's Child Soldiers: Media Mujahids, Martyrs, and Militants
This article investigates the lived experiences and roles of children under Boko Haram’s two factions. Unlike case studies of Islamic State “cubs,” children in Boko Haram have been neglected in the literature. Filling that gap, this article analyzes more than thirty videos and photograph sets from the two factions. Visual ethnography is utilized to examine material depicting children in both “staged” and “unstaged” roles in Boko Haram, and in way…
Identifying Counter Radical Narratives from Within British Muslim Communities: The Case of “Muslim Patrol” and Muslim Community Responses
This paper analyzes the concept of Muslim morality policing through commanding good and forbidding evil as interpreted and implemented by some Islamists in Britain. The focus is on the activities of Muslim Patrol, and their attempts to create Shari’a zones and enforce hisba, often with distressing consequences including verbal and physical harassment of those not complying. Muslim community responses to Muslim Patrol are also discussed, in partic…
Olympic Proportions: The Expanding Scalar Politics of the London 'Olympics Mega-Mosque' Controversy
When cities host mega-events, such as the Olympic Games, these events change the context in which conventionally local political decisions are considered and made. This article follows Islamic movement Tablighi Jamaat's proposed plans to build the large Abbey Mills Mosque in Newham, East London, and the controversy that followed. The analysis builds from media accounts, interviews with a leading mosque opponent, and ethnographic observation from …
Commanding good and prohibiting evil in contemporary Islam: Cases from Britain, Nigeria, and Southeast Asia
By the numbers: The Nigerian State’s efforts to counter Boko Haram
This chapter examines the interplay between insurgency and counter-insurgency elements within north-eastern Nigeria. We scrutinise the effectiveness of security force operations in increasing population security and managing or mitigating violence caused by the violent and extremist Islamist organisation Boko Haram. Key to the chapter is determining whether Nigerian security force operations have either helped or exacerbated problems associated …
Tablighi Jamaat and the Quest for the London Mega Mosque: Continuity and Change
The book charts the attempts of Islam's largest missionary movement, the Tablighi Jamaat, to build Europe's largest mosque in London. Key themes include how Islamic movements engage and adapt within l
The Boko Haram Paradox: Ethnicity, Religion, and Historical Memory in Pursuit of a Caliphate
To Boko Haram, Nigeria is a colonial construct, lacking Islamic legitimacy and destined to lead society in a downward spiral of Western immorality. The only way to regain northern Nigeria’s former glory is through a repudiation of democracy, constitutionalism, and Western values and a return to Islamic governance on the model of the historic caliphates. We argue that Boko Haram’s leaders draw their inspiration and legitimacy from Usman Dan Fodio’…
The Implications of Endemic Corruption for State Legitimacy in Developing Nations: An Empirical Exploration of the Nigerian Case
Identifying Counter Radical Narratives from Within British Muslim Communities: The Case of “Muslim Patrol” and Muslim Community Responses
This paper analyzes the concept of Muslim morality policing through commanding good and forbidding evil as interpreted and implemented by some Islamists in Britain. The focus is on the activities of Muslim Patrol, and their attempts to create Shari’a zones and enforce hisba, often with distressing consequences including verbal and physical harassment of those not complying. Muslim community responses to Muslim Patrol are also discussed, in partic…
Under the Black Flag in Borno: Experiences of foot soldiers and civilians in Boko Haram's 'caliphate
Boko Haram's operations and ideology have been the subject of increasing research in recent years. This article, in contrast, explores the culture of Boko Haram through an ethnographic analysis of the group's internal videos that were not intended for public release. The authors find that in their everyday lives Boko Haram foot soldiers are different from the image the group presents to the world in propaganda videos. While unmistakably a violent…
Boko Haram and the Drivers of Islamist Violence
This book analyzes the factors that drive Boko Haram’s violence, arguing that the movement is rooted in the historical and religious context of west Africa. The data presented is based on extensive research, including fieldwork in Nigeria, primary source analysis, archival work, and large-scale survey analyses. Each chapter deals with a different case-study that showcases a driver of Boko Haram’s violence, including how the jihad of Usman dan Fod…
Daily Ritual, Mission, and the Transformation of the Self: The Case of Tablighi Jamaat
Tablighi Jamaat (TJ) is Islam’s largest movement, with estimates of up to 80 million Muslims taking part in its activities. Having originated on the Indian subcontinent, TJ has expanded to have a strong presence across the globe. Traditionally, TJ is known for bringing lapsed Muslims back to a stricter understanding of Islam and the recommendation that its male (and to an increasing extent also its female) members spend a certain portion of time …
A Skinhead at Heart with a Hate-Filled Mind: Understanding the Themes Present in the White Power Music Scene
White extremism in the U.S. has not received much attention in the literature, despite scholars arguing that it represents the most sustained form of terrorism in the U.S. While much of the research on extremist movements has focused on the groups’ violent acts, there has been significantly less attention on the nonviolent activities, such as music. Following a social movement theoretical framework, we set out to understand the role that music pl…
Soldiers of the Faith: A Comparative Analysis of White Power Songs and Islamic State Nasheeds
he nonviolent activities of extremists have the capacity to shed important light on how such groups think and frame the world around them. This paper provides a comparative insight into the framing activities of Islamic State and white power (WP) groups through an analysis of the song lyrics that have emerged from these scenes. In doing so, we seek to understand the role that culture, particularly music, plays in constructing the worldview of bot…
Learning the lessons of Afghanistan: The changing prospects of negotiations between JNIM and the Malian government
This paper considers the negotiation strategies of the Taliban in Afghanistan and JNIM in Mali. It examines negotiation paths, whether jihadists learn from each other, and why some negotiations succeed over others. The Taliban's strategy inspired JNIM, but while the Taliban secured the USA's withdrawal in Afghanistan, JNIM has suffered from contextual churn in Mali. France vacated Mali, coups installed a military junta, the Islamic State in the G…
Boko Haram's Child Soldiers: Media Mujahids, Martyrs, and Militants
This article investigates the lived experiences and roles of children under Boko Haram’s two factions. Unlike case studies of Islamic State “cubs,” children in Boko Haram have been neglected in the literature. Filling that gap, this article analyzes more than thirty videos and photograph sets from the two factions. Visual ethnography is utilized to examine material depicting children in both “staged” and “unstaged” roles in Boko Haram, and in way…
Vendor communication themes in darknet Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) advertisements
Straight Outta 4chan: Exploring the Album Art of the White Supremacist “Moon Man” Music Project
While there has been research on the cultural products of white power groups, this project qualitatively examines one piece of the contemporary far right ecosystem—white power music album covers. More specifically, we examine 99 album covers featuring “Moon Man,” an imaginary character developed by anonymous music artists to better understand the symbols and ideas of this movement. The study finds that Moon Man was present on 84.8% of record cove…
The future of our nation’s in her hands”: The social construction of gender in far-right music
Scholars, national security officials, and top law enforcement officers continue to argue that far-right extremism represents one of the most pressing forms of terrorism in the United States. Despite this, the current scholarship on far-right extremism is lagging, particularly in regard to the non-violent activities of these groups like music. Of the research that does exist, few examine these activities through a critical gendered lens despite t…
Framing the climate emergency: The role of music in Extinction Rebellion
This paper addresses the role of music in Extinction Rebellion (XR), a radical environmental movement founded in the UK in 2018. Through an analysis of the lyrics and sound of 80 songs (which comprise XR's 'Rebellion Song Book') XR's music is presented as both a purposeful strategy (i.e. a framing mechanism) for articulating core grievances and their accompanying solutions, and as a binding mechanism that works to reinforce solidarity and collect…
Sociology (16 works) · Political science (15 works) · Law (12 works) · Criminology (9 works) · Islam (8 works) · Politics (8 works) · Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence (8 works) · Psychology (7 works) · Law (6 works) · History (5 works)