A Conceptual Framework of Sunni Islamism

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ID13040447
AuthorsChristoph Schuck (0000-0003-1741-7286, TU Dortmund University, corresponding author)
Year2013
Volume14
Issue4
Pages485-506
Publication date2013-12-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenuePolitics Religion & Ideology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2156-7697 • E-ISSN: 2156-7689
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/21567689.2013.829042
OpenAlexW2023512180
LanguageEN
Citations received5

This article provides a systematic concept of Sunni Islamism that is both inclusive and operational. To achieve this, three aspects are considered: first, the proposed concept is defined according to the long-term goals and objectives of Islamism which unite the respective groups and individuals; second, since the methods used to implement Islamist goals are heterogeneous and include both violent and non-violent approaches, five different types of Islamism are identified; and third, as actors move from one group to another under certain circumstances, the proposed concept also takes the inherent dynamics of Islamist typologies into account. Thus, the elaborated concept can serve as a framework for empirical studies and it helps to explain theoretically why initially non-violent Islamists might develop into militants and vice versa

Conceptual framework · Economics · Epistemology · Management science · Political science · Positive economics · Social science · Sociology · Term (time · Variety (cybernetics · Violent extremism · Computer Science · Education and Islamic Studies · Engineering · Islamic Studies and History · Law · Psychology · Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence · Artificial Intelligence

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