Explaining Islamist insurgencies : the case of al-Jamaah al-Islamiyyah and the radicalisation of the Poso conflict, 2000-2007 /

Karnavian, M. Tito,

Explaining Islamist insurgencies : the case of al-Jamaah al-Islamiyyah and the radicalisation of the Poso conflict, 2000-2007 / Muhammad Tito Karnavian. - New Jersey : World Scientific, (c)2014?] - 1 online resource. - Imperial College Press insurgency and terrorism series .

Includes bibliographies and index.

Al-Jamaah al-Islamiyyah: from insurgency to terrorism -- Violence in Poso: from armed sectarian conflict to terrorism, 1998-2007 -- First causal factor: disaffected persons -- Second causal factor: enabling group -- Third causal factor: legitimising ideology -- The radicalisation process of Muslims in Poso -- Conclusion and policy implications.

"Explaining Islamist Insurgencies explains how and why the process of Islamist radicalisation is an important step towards acts of terrorism and in the formation of terrorist organisations by focusing on Poso, a small town in Indonesia that experienced years of armed sectarian conflict between Muslim and Christian communities in 2000-2007. Building on the frameworks provided by previous studies, Muhammed Tito Karnavian employs communications theory to explore the necessary precursors for the legitimising ideology, in this case Salafi-jihadism, to be effectively disseminated"--



9781783264872


Jamaah Islamiyah (Indonesia)


Insurgency--Indonesia--Poso.
Radicalism--Religious aspects--Islam.
Ethnic conflict--Indonesia--Poso.
Christianity and other religions--Islam.
Islam--Relations--Christianity.


Electronic Books.

HV6433 / .E975 2014