Elisabeth Kendall
Biographic Data
| ID | 4376446 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Elisabeth Kendall |
| GIVEN NAMES | Elisabeth |
| FAMILY NAME | Kendall |
| SIGNATURE | KENDALL E |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Oxford |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Diplomacy Arabic
Contains user-friendly lists of Arabic-English diplomacy terms with brief definitions What is the word for ‘peacebuilding’ in Arabic? How would you translate ‘multilateral negotiations’? This vocabulary gives you ready-made lists of 1,300+ Arabic expressions, terms and idioms in 10 key areas of diplomatic discourse: General Concepts & Practices Diplomatic Service & Protocol Organisations Elections & Government Negotiations Treaties & Agreements C…
Reclaiming Islamic Tradition
Between Scylla and Charybdis
Democracy as a form of civilian rule must navigate a path between clerical and military powers, both of which are highly engaged in the politics of post-Mubarak Egypt. The authors ask in this article how mass support for democracy changed in Egypt between 2011 and 2014, and how this support is connected with views on religion and the role of the military. This question is important for understanding the prospects for democracy in a major state in…
Al-Qaeda and Islamic State in Yemen
This book chapter begins by showing how Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) speaks to local audiences at both practical and emotional levels, rather than just through religious ideology. It demonstrates how AQAP narratives resonate strongly with local tribal codes of honour and revenge, and how these can then be harnessed to serve the global agenda of militant jihad. The chapter then explores two key themes that thread through AQAP’s jihadis…
Media, Cultural Consumption and Support for Democracy in Post-Revolutionary Egypt
While much of the commentary about the Arab Spring, and the Egyptian revolution in particular, points to the importance of new social media and engagement with literary genres in generating support for democracy, the comparative literature remains ambivalent on this question. The aim of this article is to put the connection between cultural consumption of various sorts and democratic support to a rigorous test using data from a survey conducted b…
Twenty-First Century Jihad
The term 'jihad' has come to be used as a byword for fanaticism and Islam's allegedly implacable hostility towards the West. But, like other religious and political concepts, jihad has multiple resonances and associations, its meaning shifting over time and from place to place. Jihad has referred to movements of internal reform, spiritual struggle and self-defence as much as to 'holy war'. And among Muslim intellectuals, the meaning and significa…
Between Scylla and Charybdis
Democracy as a form of civilian rule must navigate a path between clerical and military powers, both of which are highly engaged in the politics of post-Mubarak Egypt. The authors ask in this article how mass support for democracy changed in Egypt between 2011 and 2014, and how this support is connected with views on religion and the role of the military. This question is important for understanding the prospects for democracy in a major state in…
Media, Cultural Consumption and Support for Democracy in Post-Revolutionary Egypt
While much of the commentary about the Arab Spring, and the Egyptian revolution in particular, points to the importance of new social media and engagement with literary genres in generating support for democracy, the comparative literature remains ambivalent on this question. The aim of this article is to put the connection between cultural consumption of various sorts and democratic support to a rigorous test using data from a survey conducted b…
Twenty-First Century Jihad
The term 'jihad' has come to be used as a byword for fanaticism and Islam's allegedly implacable hostility towards the West. But, like other religious and political concepts, jihad has multiple resonances and associations, its meaning shifting over time and from place to place. Jihad has referred to movements of internal reform, spiritual struggle and self-defence as much as to 'holy war'. And among Muslim intellectuals, the meaning and significa…
Media, Cultural Consumption and Support for Democracy in Post-Revolutionary Egypt
While much of the commentary about the Arab Spring, and the Egyptian revolution in particular, points to the importance of new social media and engagement with literary genres in generating support for democracy, the comparative literature remains ambivalent on this question. The aim of this article is to put the connection between cultural consumption of various sorts and democratic support to a rigorous test using data from a survey conducted b…
Al-Qaeda and Islamic State in Yemen
This book chapter begins by showing how Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) speaks to local audiences at both practical and emotional levels, rather than just through religious ideology. It demonstrates how AQAP narratives resonate strongly with local tribal codes of honour and revenge, and how these can then be harnessed to serve the global agenda of militant jihad. The chapter then explores two key themes that thread through AQAP’s jihadis…
Reclaiming Islamic Tradition
Between Scylla and Charybdis
Democracy as a form of civilian rule must navigate a path between clerical and military powers, both of which are highly engaged in the politics of post-Mubarak Egypt. The authors ask in this article how mass support for democracy changed in Egypt between 2011 and 2014, and how this support is connected with views on religion and the role of the military. This question is important for understanding the prospects for democracy in a major state in…
Diplomacy Arabic
Contains user-friendly lists of Arabic-English diplomacy terms with brief definitions What is the word for ‘peacebuilding’ in Arabic? How would you translate ‘multilateral negotiations’? This vocabulary gives you ready-made lists of 1,300+ Arabic expressions, terms and idioms in 10 key areas of diplomatic discourse: General Concepts & Practices Diplomatic Service & Protocol Organisations Elections & Government Negotiations Treaties & Agreements C…
Political science (6 works) · Law (5 works) · Politics (5 works) · Islam (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Archaeology (2 works) · Computer security (2 works) · Democracy (2 works) · History (2 works) · Ideology (2 works)