Framing Insurgency and the Rebel Proto-State
Al-Shabaab’s Media and Information Operations
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13036751 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Christopher Anzalone (0009-0007-4366-2679, Marine Corps University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 343-360 |
| Publication date | 2021-07-03 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of the Middle East and Africa (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2152-0844 • E-ISSN: 2152-0852 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/21520844.2021.1962144 |
| OpenAlex | W3200066684 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
This article traces the foundations, development, and evolution of Al-Shabaab’s multi-tiered media and information operations through a historical lens from proto and early Al-Shabaab media in 2006 and early 2007 up to the beginning of 2021. Arguing that the group’s media campaign is an integral part of its broader proto-state governance operations and kinetic actions, the article pays particular attention to central narrative frames aimed at domestic Somali, regional East African, and international audiences – both friendly and non-friendly – as well as to the role of media and information operations as part of the group’s domestic governance operations
Archaeology · Art · Corporate governance · Economics · Framing (construction · Geography · Insurgency · Management · Media studies · Narrative · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Somali · Asian Studies and History · Islamic Studies and History · Law · Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East
| Citations per year | 0.6 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2021 - 2026 (6) |
| Highly cited | No |