Internet-Savvy U.S. and Middle Eastern Extremist Groups

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ID7335701
AuthorsEdna Reid (Clarion University), Hsin-Chen Chen (Clarion University), Hsinchen Chen (Clarion University)
Year2007
Volume12
Issue2
Pages177-192
Publication date2007-06-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueMobilization An International Quarterly (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1086-671X • E-ISSN: 1938-1514
PublisherMobilization Journal (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.17813/maiq.12.2.l86p127t05362654
OpenAlexW2272884936
LanguageEN
Citations received7
References cited10

Using an interdisciplinary perspective, this study provides a hyperlink and content analysis of 44 U.S. domestic and 40 Middle Eastern extremist groups' websites to analyze their use of computer-mediated communication (CMC) to support collective identity and mobilization. The findings contrast Middle Eastern extremist groups' use of the Internet to develop virtual communities and support their virtual command/control operations with the U.S. domestic groups' focus on communication and ideological indoctrination. Finally, the results suggest that the usages of CMC are underpinned by the geographical reach of extremist groups' campaign as well as their strategic goals, ideologies, needs, and political legitimacy, driving the various groups to use CMC in a distinctive manner

Collective identity · Identity (music · Ideology · Indoctrination · Legitimacy · Perspective (graphical · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Sociology · The Internet · World Wide Web · Computer Science · Law · Media, Religion, Digital Communication · Social Media and Politics · Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence

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