Biographies of Radicalization : : Hidden Messages of Social Change /

Biographies of Radicalization : : Hidden Messages of Social Change / / ed. by Mirjam de Bruijn.

The term ‘radicalization’ immediately evokes images of extremism, Muslim fundamentalism, and violence. The phenomenon is considered one of the evil forces triggering acts of terrorism and confl icts around the world. These notions also colour the way we view Sub-Saharan Africa since the Boko Haram u...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG Plus eBook-Package 2019
MitwirkendeR:
Abdoulaye Adoum, Souleymane,
Amadou, Adamou,
Ba, Selly,
Bakari, Sali,
Both, Jonna,
Bruijn, Mirjam de,
Dalen, Dorrit van,
Ehrhardt, David,
Galy Cissé, Modibo,
Goede, Meike J. de,
Ligtvoet, Inge,
Nkwi, Walter Gam,
Oudenhuijsen, Loes,
Remadji, Hoinathy,
Sangaré, Boukary,
Schuurman, Bart,
Seli, Djimet,
Sijsma, Sjoerd,
HerausgeberIn:
de Bruijn, Mirjam ,
Place / Publishing House:München ;, Wien : : De Gruyter Oldenbourg, , [2019]
©2019
Year of Publication:2019
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (X, 260 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Table of Contents
  • 1. Introduction: Biographies of radicalization–hidden messages of social change
  • 2. ‘The heavens have already burned’: Reflections on radicalism
  • 3. Pathways to home-grown jihadism in the Netherlands: The Hofstadgroup, 2002–2005
  • 4. How Muhammad al-Wali developed a radical definition of the unbeliever
  • 5. The jihad of Sheikh Ahmet Ismael Bichara in Kouno: An example of an outbreak of extremism based on religion
  • 6. Ruben Um Nyobe: Camerounian maquis, radical, and liberator, ca 1948–1958
  • 7. ‘It’s the way we are moulded’
  • 8. Radicalization processes and trajectories in western Chad
  • 9. Radicalization in northern Nigeria: Stories from Boko Haram
  • 10. A rebel youth? Social media, charismatic leadership, and ‘radicalized’ youth in the 2015 Biafra protests
  • 11. Hamadoun Koufa: Spearhead of radicalism in central Mali
  • 12. Central Mali: Toward a Fulani question?
  • 13. Central African refugee Mbororo nomads in Cameroon: Cultural hostages?
  • 14. Islam and radicalization in Senegal: A response in female preaching
  • 15. Legacies of political resistance in Congo-Brazzaville
  • 16. ‘Give the Youth a Voice’: A reflection on the Rencontres V4T@Dakar, 15–18 November 2017
  • List of Authors
  • List of Abbreviations
  • Acknowledgements

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