Bringing Global Jihad to the Horn of Africa
Al Shabaab, Western Fighters, and the Sacralization of the Somali Conflict
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12976239 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lorenzo Vidino (Harvard University, corresponding author), Raffaello Pantucci (King's College London), Evan F Kohlmann |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 216-238 |
| Publication date | 2010-11-25 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | African Security (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1939-2206 • E-ISSN: 1939-2214 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/19392206.2010.533071 |
| OpenAlex | W2023657026 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 18 |
Sacralization of conflict is the process through which religion, or, in most cases, a militant interpretation of it, evolves from being an irrelevant or secondary factor at the onset of a conflict to shaping the views, actions, and aims of one or more of the conflict's key actors. The article outlines how this phenomenon has taken place in Somalia over the past twenty years by looking at two related phenomena: (1) the rise to prominence of al Shabaab, a group that, unlike its predecessors, follows a global jihadist ideology, and (2) the arrival of foreign fighters, particularly from Western countries, attracted more by global jihadist ideology than ethnic ties or nationalist sentiments
Ethnic conflict · Ethnic group · French horn · Ideology · Interpretation (philosophy · Jihadism · Militant · Nationalism · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Somali · African history and culture analysis · Gender Studies · Global Maritime and Colonial Histories · Law · Philosophy · Religion, Society, and Development
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| Unique citing works | 18 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,38 |
| Citation span | 2013 - 2025 (13) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 17 |