Inter-Secular Party Competition and the (Non-)Formation of Salafi-Jihadist Milieus
Evidence from Tanzania and Kenya
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12408183 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jannis Saalfeld (0000-0002-4070-9482, Institute for Development and Peace, University of Duisburg-Essen, Duisburg, Germany, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 47 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 181-198 |
| Publication date | 2021-06-28 |
| 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.2021.1945187 |
| OpenAlex | W3177249742 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
This article investigates whether inter-secular party competition can constrain the formation of Salafi-jihadist milieus. Focusing on the recent rise of militant Islamism in sub-Saharan Africa, I argue that the electoral process prevents the opening of political space for jihadist radicalization when Salafi contention has historically become aligned with salient non-Islamist grievances. Specifically, I hypothesize that based on this alignment, the competitive electoralization of non-Islamist grievances incentivizes Salafi movements to endorse the electoral process and support secular parties. The article explores the validity of these propositions with the help of a “most-similar” case study of Zanzibar (Tanzania) and coastal Kenya
Biology · Competition (biology · Criminology · Militant · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Radicalization · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Tanzania · Asian Studies and History · Colonialism, slavery, and trade · Global Maritime and Colonial Histories · Law · Ecology
| Citations per year | 0.33 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2023 - 2023 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |