Identity, Ideology, and Information

The Sources of Iraqi Public Support for the Islamic State

Bibliographic Data

ID12407013
AuthorsKarl Kaltenthaler (0000-0002-1171-7520, Department of Political Science, University of Akron and Case Western Reserve University, 302 Buchtel Commons, Akron, OH, USA, corresponding author), D Silverman (0000-0003-0098-0312, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA), Munqith Dagher (IIACSS, Baghdad, Iraq)
Year2018
Volume41
Issue10
Pages801-824
Publication date2018-01-29
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueStudies in Conflict and Terrorism (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1057-610X • E-ISSN: 1521-0731
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/1057610x.2018.1433447
OpenAlexW2792970485
LanguageEN
Citations received6

This article explores the amount and sources of support for the Islamic State among Iraqis. We argue that, in addition to shared identity and ideology, a neglected factor in debates about support for Islamist militancy is the messaging and information that individuals receive about a given group. We test these arguments using regression analysis on public opinion data collected in Iraq in April 2015. The analyses largely support our contentions, showing that exposure to news coverage of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant substantially reduces support for the group, even among alienated Sunnis or ideological Islamists

Identity (music · Ideology · Islam · Political science · Politics · Public opinion · Public support · Sociology · State (computer science · Theology · Computer Science · Law · Media, Religion, Digital Communication · Philosophy · Psychology · Public Administration · Religion and Society Interactions · Social Psychology · Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence

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