Filter
46
Featured
20
Topics
17
17
16
11
10
7
5
5
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Language
Document type
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Countries / Regions
Authors & Publishers
Media focus
Publication Years
Methods applied
Journals
Output Type
The Islamic State's Global Propaganda Strategy
The Hague: International Centre for Counter-Terrorism (ICCT) (2016), 83 pp.
"This Research Paper aims to analyse in depth the global propaganda strategy of the so-called “Islamic State” (IS) by looking at the methods through which this grand strategy is carried out as well as the objectives that IS wants to achieve through it. The authors first discuss IS’ growth mode
...
L'impact du jihad virtuel
Paris: L'Harmattan (2016), 184 pp.
The ISIS Twitter Census: Defining and Describing the Population of ISIS Supporters on Twitter
Washington, DC: Brookings Institution (2015), 65 pp.
"From September through December 2014, we estimate that at least 46,000 Twitter accounts were used by ISIS supporters, although not all of them were active at the same time [...] Typical ISIS supporters were located within the organization’s territories in Syria and Iraq, as well as in regions con
...
Islamismus im Internet: Propaganda - Verstöße - Gegenstrategien
Mainz: jugendschutz.net (2015), 28 pp.
"Die vorliegende Broschüre fasst die Erkenntnisse von jugendschutz.net aus den Recherchen zu Islamismus im Internet zusammen und beschreibt das Phänomen aus der Perspektive des Jugendschutzes. Im Blick sind dabei vor allem Strategien, mit denen junge User für islamistische Propaganda geködert we
...
Visual Representation, Propaganda and Cyberspace: The Case of the Palestinian Islamist Movements
CyberOrient, volume 9, issue 1 (2015), pp. 84-129
"The article analyzes the changing position of the visual representation in the context of Islam from the starting point set up in the Qur’an and more specifically in the prophetic tradition to the theoretical positions of Islamic reformism and radicalism and the practice of Islamism movements. To
...
Islamismus: Geschichte, Vordenker, Organisationen
Bonn: Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung (bpb) (2015), 127 pp.
Deconstructing Terror: Assessing Media’s Role in Religious Intolerance and Radicalisation
Nairobi: Media Council of Kenya (2014), xiii, 52 pp.
"The study examined various sampled media content and interviewed key informants to understand professional and ethical considerations informing media coverage of terror, religious extremism and radicalisation. From the findings, it is evident that the media somehow contributes to the propagation of
...
Das indonesische Blasphemiegesetz: Hintergründe und Auswirkungen auf Politik und Gesellschaft im Demokratisierungsprozess Indonesiens
Südostasien, volume 30, issue 3 (2014), pp. 37-40
"Rezente Berichte über den Zustand von Religionsfreiheit und Pluralismus in Indonesien zeichnen häufig ein wenig schönes Bild. Gleichzeitig findet sich vielfach aber auch die Ansicht, Indonesien als ein Land zu sehen, das erfolgreich einen Demokratisierungsprozess in Gang setzen konnte und daher
...
Jihadism: Online Discourses and Representations
Göttingen: V & R Unipress, Vienna University Press (2013), 255 pp.
New Approaches to the Analysis of Jihadism: Online and Offline
Göttingen: V & R Unipress, Vienna University Press (2012), 224 pp.
Hizbullah’s Image Management Strategy
Los Angeles: Figueroa Press (2012), 57 pp.
"The Lebanese paramilitary political party Hizbullah is the leading Islamist group in the world in terms of possessing a sophisticated image management strategy. This strategy is reliant on a number of components, from media outlets and products to public displays to the use of personified politics.
...
Socio-Economic Incentives, New Media and the Boko Haram Campaign of Violence in Northern Nigeria
Journal of African Media Studies, volume 4, issue 1 (2012), pp. 111-124
"This article seeks to analyse and explain the emergence of the extremists Islamist Boko Haram sect that is currently perpetuating a reign of violence in Northern Nigerian cities and factors that have aided its rise. It takes a look at the changing political and socio-economic situations in the coun
...
Islamic Fundamentalism in Arab Television: Islamism and Salafism in Competition
In: Fundamentalism in the Modern World. Vol. 2: Fundamentalism and Communication: Culture, Media and the Public Sphere
London; New York: Tauris (2011), pp. 264-291
"Within less than 20 years, the number of Arabic-language satellite channels has risen from zero to more than 500, including channels financed by the US, Russia, China, the UK and France. Some 50 of these channels label themselves as Islamic (and a handful are Christian), but Islamic programming is
...
Analyzing Taliban Taranas (chants): An Effective Afghan Propaganda Artifact
Small Wars & Insurgencies, volume 22, issue 1 (2011), pp. 3-31
"This article describes and analyzes a little understood Afghan Taliban propaganda tool: chants or taranas. These melodic refrains effectively use historical narratives, symbology, and iconic portraits. The chants are engendered in emotions of sorrow, pride, desperation, hope, and complaints to mobi
...
Cyber-Buddhism: Fundamentalism, the Internet and the Public Sphere in Thailand
In: Fundamentalism in the Modern World. Vol. 2: Fundamentalism and Communication: Culture, Media and the Public Sphere
London; New York: Tauris (2011), pp. 216-236
"In the case of contemporary Buddhism, we have seen how fundamentalism and democracy are connected to each other, and also how the public sphere, mediated by the new technology of the internet, has a role to play in these relations. We have seen how groups such as the 'Santi Asoke' are succeeding de
...
Fundamentalism in the Modern World. Vol. 2: Fundamentalism and Communication: Culture, Media and the Public Sphere
London; New York: Tauris (2011), xi, 349 pp.
"How does religious fundamentalism operate in modern global society? This two-volume series analyses the dynamics of fundamentalism and its relationship to the modern state, the public sphere and globalisation. This second volume explores the links between fundamentalism and communication: the rise
...
Media Seminars on Militants’ Media in Pakistan and its Impact
Islamabad: Pak Institute for Peace Studies (2010), 5 pp.
"The Pak Institute for Peace Studies (PIPS) organized a series of policy dialogues to seek expert opinion on a PIPS research report titled ‘Understanding Militants’ Print Media in Pakistan and its Impact’. The report maps the militants’ media, its genesis and evolution, and impact on the Pak
...
Fundamentalisms and the Media
London: Continuum (2009), xii, 223 pp.
"Outside the West, religion is an ever more prominent force in social and political movements of both reform and retrenchment. Across these contexts, no issue in religion is of as much concern as fundamentalism - or rather the fundamentalisms within various traditions - which are seen to be fomentin
...
Dschihadismus: Materialien
Wien: Facultas wuv (2009), 248 pp.
"Eine Auswahl bestimmter dschihadistischer Dokumente, hier erstmals ins Deutsche übersetzt und wissenschaftlich kommentiert, geben einen Einblick in den Diskurs der dschihadistischen Bewegungen. Es werden Diskussionen aus Onlineforen wiedergegeben, Gedichte bzw. anaschid (agitatorische Lieder), die
...
