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What Sustains Wars: Will to Fight Versus Military Might. [PDF]

Ann N Y Acad Sci
This essay examines how psychosocial forces shape will to fight through the Devoted Actor Framework (DAF). Devoted actors, bound by sacred, non‐negotiable ideals and fused group identities, pursue a quest for ontological significance that sustains conflict beyond material incentives.
Atran S.
europepmc   +2 more sources

Non-Criminal Justice Interventions for Countering Cognitive and Behavioural Radicalisation Amongst Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review of Effectiveness and Implementation: A Systematic Review. [PDF]

Campbell Syst Rev
ABSTRACT Growing numbers of young people are encountering the counter‐terrorism system. This international trend raises important questions about the effectiveness of efforts to prevent and counter childhood and adolescent radicalisation. This review examines the effectiveness and implementation of interventions designed to counter cognitive and ...
Lewis J, Marsden S, Hewitt J, Squires C, Stefaniak A.   +4 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Do Women Make Better Borrowers and Loan Officers? Evidence From Afghanistan

Economics of Transition and Institutional Change, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study explores how gender is associated with microfinance loan performance in Afghanistan, a conservative and conflict‐affected society. We use data from over 9500 borrowers across Taliban‐ and government‐controlled areas for the period from January 2017 to February 2020, before the 2021 Taliban takeover.
Mustafa Disli, Shakir Jalaly, Laurent Weill   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Al-Qaeda’s New Orientation After the Death of Osama bin Laden

Jurnal Studi Sosial dan Politik, 2019
After the death of Osama Bin Laden and the declaration of the establishment of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), the Al-Qaeda movement changed from being aggressive to being passive.
Siti Fatimah, Yanuardi Syukur
doaj   +1 more source

War as a Phenomenon of Inquiry in Management Studies

Journal of Management Studies, EarlyView.
Abstract We argue that war as a phenomenon deserves more focused attention in management. First, we highlight why war is an important and relevant area of inquiry for management scholars. We then integrate scattered conversations on war in management studies into a framework structured around three building blocks – (a) the nature of war from an ...
Fabrice Lumineau, Arne Keller
wiley   +1 more source

Review of the books. Jihadist terrorism: a still uncontemplated end

Revista CIDOB d'Afers Internacionals, 2019
Wright, Lawrence. Los años del terror. De Al Qaeda al Estado Islámico. Debate, 2017. 477 págs. Avilés, Juan. Historia del terrorismo yihadista: de Al Qaeda al Daesh. Síntesis, 2017. 248 págs. Tarín Sanz, Adrián. La yihad en Rusia.
Alfredo Crespo Alcázar
doaj   +1 more source

AL QAEDA'S RADICAL IDEOLOGY

Jurnal Politik Indonesia (Indonesian Journal of Politics), 2021
The purpose of the essay is to illustrate the Ideological aspect of al Qaeda that constitutes the pillar of the organisation based on distinct interpretation of Quran and biased understanding of the meaning of Jihad. The functional method of al Qaeda is not simplistic or unsystematic, aimed at particular target or focused or specific country or region.
openaire   +3 more sources

Wartime Leadership as a Bridge Over Troubled Waters: A Representative Bureaucracy Perspective on Ethnically Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Schools

Public Administration, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The representative bureaucracy literature asserts that minority personnel in public organizations can promote their social group either through their own behavior or by influencing other staff members or focal citizens. However, these phenomena have not been examined in wartime settings in ethnically homogeneous and heterogeneous organizations.
Maayan Davidovitz, Chen Schechter
wiley   +1 more source

“We have nothing to do with it”: How statements of denial by armed actors shape public perceptions and emotions

Political Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Armed groups operating in conflicts around the world publish statements of denial to dissociate themselves from acts of violence. Existing research argues that armed groups publish denial statements to avoid public backlash, favorably frame the conduct of their campaigns, and distance themselves from unsanctioned actions conducted by rank‐and ...
Ilayda B. Onder, Mark Berlin
wiley   +1 more source

The Extent of Al-Qaeda’s Presence in Africa: Security Threats and Policy Implications to the U.S.

Social Development & Security, 2021
Following a period close to fifteen years of fighting the extremist terrorist group Al Qaeda in Pakistan and Afghanistan, the United States (US) is faced with diverse security threats from affiliates of Al Qaeda in Africa.
Daniel Chigudu
doaj   +1 more source