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Extremism in the Digital Era

The Media Discourse of Terrorist Groups in the Middle East

Palgrave Macmillan

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  • Tackles a poorly investigated area of research, providing a better understanding of the discourse of influential radical Islamist organizations with diverse sectarian affiliations

  • Explores the multifaceted Syrian and Iraqi media landscape and the discursive activities pursued by influential local outlets in both countries

  • Delves into the diverse aspects and dimensions of the discourse of Sunni-based ISIS and Shia-based al-Hashd al-Shaabi

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
  2. Introduction

    • Adib Abdulmajid
    Pages 1-11
  3. Extremism in a Multifaceted Revolutionary Age

    • Adib Abdulmajid
    Pages 13-46
  4. Jihād, Salafi-Jihadism, and Sectarianism

    • Adib Abdulmajid
    Pages 47-69
  5. Media Landscape in a Changing Middle East

    • Adib Abdulmajid
    Pages 71-95
  6. Discourse: Theory and Practice

    • Adib Abdulmajid
    Pages 97-130
  7. Media Discourse in Syria and Iraq

    • Adib Abdulmajid
    Pages 131-167
  8. Back Matter

    Pages 271-293

About this book

This book constitutes a journey into the obscure field of sectarian-guided discourses of radical Islamist groups. It provides new insights into the ideological mechanisms utilized by such organizations to incite sectarian conflicts and recruit local and foreign guardians to their alleged cause. This book examines diverse aspects and dimensions of the discourses of Sunni-based ISIS and Shia-based al-Hashd al-Shaabi and explores manipulative and ideological discursive strategies utilized by media outlets associated with these groups. It delves into linguistic and contextual activities, implicit and explicit messages within the discourses of various media outlets operating in the heart of the Middle East. It also scrutinizes and explains aspects of politicization, religionization and sectarianization within the media discourse of terrorist groups in the digital era. 


Reviews

“Abdulmajid’s book is an original and sophisticated contribution to the field of media, conflict and discourse studies. Essential reading for students, scholars and policy-makers interested in the role extremist discourses play in fuelling and sustaining one of the most defining conflicts of our time.”

Dr Jared Ahmad, Lecturer in Journalism, Politics and Communication, The University of Sheffield

 

“This book shows the reader which information disorders and infectious ideas are spread through the on- and offline information ecosystems. It fills a void in a poorly investigated domain.”

Prof. Dr. Leen d'Haenens, Institute for Media Studies, University of Leuven.

  

“Highly timely, this book is a genuine attempt to address the diverse discursive mechanisms and strategies utilized by major radical groups.”

Pro. Dr. Said M. Shiyab, Modern and Classical Language Studies, Kent State University.  

Authors and Affiliations

  • KU Leuven, Antwerpen, Belgium

    Adib Abdulmajid

About the author

Dr. Adib Abdulmajid is a researcher at the University of Leuven, Belgium, specializing in discourse analysis, Middle Eastern Studies and Media Studies. He holds a PhD in Middle Eastern Studies and an MA in Management of Cultural Diversity. His research studies focus on media discourse, cultural diversity and religious extremism.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Extremism in the Digital Era

  • Book Subtitle: The Media Discourse of Terrorist Groups in the Middle East

  • Authors: Adib Abdulmajid

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-74833-3

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham

  • eBook Packages: Literature, Cultural and Media Studies, Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-74832-6Published: 16 July 2021

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-74835-7Published: 17 July 2022

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-74833-3Published: 15 July 2021

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIV, 293

  • Topics: Digital/New Media, Terrorism and Political Violence

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eBook USD 99.00
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Softcover Book USD 129.99
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  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
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Hardcover Book USD 129.99
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  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
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