Recruitment and Incitement to Violence in the Islamic State’s Online Propaganda
Comparative Analysis of Dabiq and Rumiyah
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12407661 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Martin Lakomý (0000-0002-7591-1402, Instytut Nauk Politycznych i Dziennikarstwa, Uniwersytet Śląski w Katowicach, Katowice, Poland, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Pages | 565-580 |
| Publication date | 2019-02-07 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Studies in Conflict and Terrorism (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1057-610X • E-ISSN: 1521-0731 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/1057610x.2019.1568008 |
| OpenAlex | W2913804612 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 13 |
This article attempts to fill a gap in research on the propaganda methods exploited in the Islamic State’s flagship online magazines, Dabiq and Rumiyah. Its major objective is to discover methods exploited by their editors either to convince readers to join the ranks of the Islamic State, or to partake in jihad in the form of violent actions against infidels. The article also attempts to understand the magazines’ modus operandi in terms of legitimizing the “Caliphate’s” violence against its enemies. In order to reach these goals, content analysis and comparative analysis were utilized. This article argues that while the legitimization of violence and call to violence was strongly emphasized in both magazines, there are significant differences in terms of recruitment messages. On the one hand, Dabiq prioritized this issue (e.g., through the promotion of hijrah). On the other hand, Rumiyah was much less interested in inciting followers to join its ranks in the Middle East. Instead, it focused on calling Ummah to participate in jihad against the infidels, especially in the form of lone-wolf terrorist attacks
Caliphate · Content analysis · Criminology · Incitement · Islam · Media studies · Political science · Politics · Promotion (chess · Public relations · Social science · Sociology · State (computer science · Terrorism · Computer Science · History · Islamic Studies and Radicalism · Law · Media, Religion, Digital Communication · Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence
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| Citations per year | 2.17 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2020 - 2026 (7) |
| Highly cited | No |