"Hindu nationalists defend the advent of a Hindu state in India, while projecting the universal appeal of their ideology. Their very territorialised yet universal claims have been finding particular resonance among migrant populations, particularly in North America. This study strives to go beyond c
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ontent analyses that foreground voices to focus on the network structure in order to highlight the new transnational practices of nationalism. Two main points emerge from this in-depth scrutiny. On the one hand, Hindu nationalist organisations have transferred their online activities mainly to the USA, where the Indian diaspora is 3.2 million strong and constitute therefore a prime example of long-distance transnationalist nationalism. On the other hand, the morphological discrepancies between the online and the offline networks point to new strategies of discretion developed to evade the gaze of authorities in countries of residence. The recourse to such cartographies thus becomes crucial not only in understanding what sectarian or illegal movements do but also what they seek to hide." (Abstract)
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"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
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try especially from the early 1980s when, despite of the oil boom of the late 1970s, people’s standard of living continued to deteriorate. Following a field study in some Northern Nigerian cities and interviews with some Nigerians in the United Kingdom this writer argues that: the violent Islamist group is using religion as a decoy, as its main motivation is economic; it is capitalizing on the extreme level of poverty in the north-east of Nigeria to swell its rank of foot soldiers; and the growing use of the new media (the Internet and mobile phone) is rapidly contributing to the success of the group’s violent agenda. The article suggests the use of dialogue and reconciliation to de-escalate the violence and economic empowerment to dissuade young people from making themselves available for manipulation and in the execution of campaigns of violence." (Abstract)
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"Today, many OSCE participating States are reacting to the availability and dissemination of certain types of (illegal or unwanted) content through the Internet by trying to regulate or control its dissemination. There is particularly major concern about the availability of terrorist propaganda, rac
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ist content, sexually explicit content including child pornography, as well as content defined as hate speech on the Internet. This OSCE-wide Internet content regulation study involves a comprehensive overview of existing international legal provisions and standards relating to media freedom and freedom of expression on the Internet. The study will assess whether and how these are incorporated into national legislation and applied by the OSCE participating States." (Executive summary)
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"The handbook offers a broad approach to the study of risk and crisis as joint concerns. Chapters explore the reach of crisis and risk communication, define and examine key constructs, and parse the contexts of these vital areas. As a whole, the volume presents a comprehensive array of studies that
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highlight the standard principles and theories on both topics, serving as the largest effort to date focused on engaging risk communication discussions in a comprehensive manner." (Publisher description)
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"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
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gezielt zur Mobilisierung eingesetzt werden sowie Erklärungen zu dschihadistischen Aktionen, Videos, militärisch-praktische Schriften und biographische Texte geboten." (Verlagsbeschreibung)
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"In this timely and eye-opening volume, Gabriel Weimann reveals that terrorist organizations and their supporters maintain hundreds of Web sites, taking advantage of the unregulated, anonymous, and accessible nature of the Internet to target an array of messages to diverse audiences. Drawing on an e
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ight-year study of the World Wide Web, the author examines how modern terrorist organizations exploit the Internet to raise funds, recruit members, plan and launch attacks, and publicize their chilling results. Weimann also investigates the effectiveness of counterterrorism measures, and warns that this cyberwar may cost us dearly in terms of civil rights." (Publisher description)
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"This collection of essays explores current issues surrounding the media and conflict in the Twenty-first Century. Essays will look at the role of evolving media technologies, the globalization of television and communications, public diplomacy, gender and war coverage, terrorism, and other issues."
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"Los sitios en internet de organizaciones vinculadas a las dinámicas del conflicto y de la paz en Colombia expresan una pugna por la visibilidad social, la legitimación de discursos y prácticas, y la construcción de identidad. Son testimonio de la decisión polÃtica de confrontar y debatir medi
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ados por la comunicación y el lenguaje. Son intentos por hacer resistencia y, al mismo tiempo, socavar y competir con los discursos de los medios y la mediación social alcanzada por ellos. La guerra es representada como eje dinamizador de la vida social pasada, presente y futura, y como un factor que copa todos los lugares y tiempos. La paz es vista como un ideal, un sueño sin referentes propios ni definiciones, un correlato de la guerra. El discurso de la guerra crea vÃctimas y victimarios e identifica hechos injustos que comprometen la dignidad de sus agentes y sirven para justificar o motivar su participación o su aislamiento de la guerra. Los victimarios son los únicos responsables de las afrentas, y al lado de las vÃctimas, emergen los mártires, salvadores o mesÃas llamados a responderlas y a construir un nuevo orden social. El discurso dramático sobre la guerra muestra la historia sin finales, ni cierres, pero mantiene un signo trágico permanente en el tiempo. El potencial de esta investigación fue asistir analÃticamente a un proceso, el comunicativo e informativo, desde una perspectiva cultural, y desde allà poder decir que el conflicto colombiano mantiene un trasfondo polÃtico que se ha opacado públicamente, asà como algunos de sus análisis. La paz se ve como un discurso etéreo y desgastado. En este sentido, estar o no estar en guerra parece minúsculo al preguntarse cómo se llegó allÃ, y cómo encontrar salidas a sus múltiples causas. Lo que "Internet, guerra y paz en Colombia" hizo fue encontrar algunas pistas para entender cómo y por qué seguimos enfrascados allÃ." (Cubierta del libro)
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