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An analysis of Islamic State’sDabiqmagazine

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ID6235052
AuthorsHaroro J Ingram, Haroro Ingram (Australian National University, corresponding author)
Year2016
Volume51
Issue3
Pages458-477
Publication date2016-07-02
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAustralian Journal of Political Science (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1036-1146 • E-ISSN: 1363-030X
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/10361146.2016.1174188
OpenAlexW2424601009
LanguageEN
Citations received63
References cited30

This article analyses Dabiq magazine to explore the strategic logic of Islamic State (IS) appeals to English-speaking Muslims. It offers the field a conceptual framework through which to analyse IS’s communications strategy and a top-down empirical study of Dabiq’s contents. This paper argues that Dabiq appeals to its audiences by strategically designing in-group identity, Other, solution and crisis constructs which it leverages via value-, crisis- and dichotomy-reinforcing narratives. By fusing identity- and rational-choice appeals, IS provides its audiences with a powerful ‘competitive system of meaning’ that is designed to shape its readership’s perceptions, polarise their support and drive their radicalisation

Aesthetics · Art · Audience measurement · Epistemology · Field (mathematics · Identity (music · Islam · Linguistics · Meaning (existential · Media studies · Narrative · Perception · Political science · Public relations · Sociology · State (computer science · Value (mathematics · Computer Science · Education and Islamic Studies · History · Islamic Studies and History · Law · Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence

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