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The De-Radicalization of Jihadists (Contemporary Terrorism Studies) 1st Edition
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This book is the first detailed study of the causes of de-radicalization in armed Islamist movements. It is based on frontline research that includes interviews with Jihadist leaders, mid-ranking commanders, and young sympathizers, as well as former security and intelligence officers and state officials.
Additionally, it is also the first book to analyze the particular conditions under which successful de-radicalization can take place. The current literature on Islamist movements attempts to explain two principal issues: their support of violence (radicalization) and their changing attitudes towards democracy and democratization (moderation). However, the reasons behind renouncing (behavioural de-radicalization) and de-legitimizing (ideological de-radicalization) violence have not been evaluated to date. The author provides an in-depth analysis of the de-radicalization processes of the Egyptian Muslim Brothers (1951-73), former allies of al-Qa'ida, such as al-Gama'a al-Islammiyya (Islamic Group of Egypt, 1997-2002) and al-Jihad Organization (2007- present), as well as of Algerian Islamist groups (1997-2000). The book also analyzes cases of de-radicalization failure.
The two questions that the book highlights and attempts to answer are Why? and How? For example, why do radical Islamist militants revise their ideologies, strategies and objectives and initiate a de-radicalization process; and what are the necessary conditions behind successful de-radicalization? De-radicalization of Jihadists shows how a combination of charismatic leadership, state repression, social interactions and selective inducements can ultimately lead jihadists to abandon 'jihad' and de-legitimize violence.
This book will be of great interest to students of radical Islamist movements and Islamic Studies, terrorism and political violence, security studies, and Middle Eastern politics.
Omar Ashour is a Lecturer in Politics in the Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies, University of Exeter. He has a PhD in International Relations from McGill University in Canada.
- ISBN-100415588340
- ISBN-13978-0415588348
- Edition1st
- Publication dateJune 6, 2009
- LanguageEnglish
- Dimensions6.14 x 0.51 x 9.21 inches
- Print length224 pages
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"The De-Radicalization of Jihadists is an outstanding piece of work...Ashour manages to provide a highly detailed, very well-presented analysis of how and why several of the most important armed Islamist movements over the last 70 years have successfully sought to fundamentally alter their ideology, behaviour and structure and why this has been unattainable for others." - Chris Macmillan, International Affairs
"What Omar Ashour has produced is truly a pioneering work in an area of growing sociopolitical and geopolitical significance." - Saad Eddine Ibrahim, Harvard and American University in Cairo
"The book addresses a highly important yet little researched topic.... It offers conceptualization, theory and original research..." - Ami Pedahzur, University of Texas at Austin
"The book offers a detailed and well-presented analysis of deradicalisation processes involving several of the most important Islamist insurgent/terrorist movements today. The manuscript presents very important new insight into how and under which circumstances militant Islamist organizations may deradicalise and renounce political violence. Given the obvious policy-relevance of the analysis as well as its detailed and well-researched presentation of Islamist militancy in Egypt and Algeria, this manuscript will also be very useful in professional training for security /counterterrorism professionals as well as in graduate courses in Middle Eastern studies and graduate courses on international terrorism. The book is impressive." - Brynjar Lia, Norwegian Defence Research Establishment
"The only major work on the subject is Omar Ashour’s The De-Radicalization of Jihadists: Transforming Armed Islamist Movements." - RAND National Security Research Division, 'Deradicalizing Islamist Extremists' Report, 2010, p158
About the Author
Omar Ashour is a Lecturer in Politics in the Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies, University of Exeter. He has a PhD in International Relations from McGill University in Canada.
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- Publisher : Routledge; 1st edition (June 6, 2009)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 224 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0415588340
- ISBN-13 : 978-0415588348
- Item Weight : 13.4 ounces
- Dimensions : 6.14 x 0.51 x 9.21 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #5,285,131 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #2,685 in Military History (Books)
- #5,562 in Terrorism (Books)
- #6,625 in National & International Security (Books)
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Professor of Security and Military Studies and the Founding Chair of the Critical Security Studies Programme in the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies. He is the author of The De-Radicalization of Jihadists: Transforming Armed Islamist Movements (Routledge, 2009) and How ISIS Fights: Military Tactics in Iraq, Syria, Libya and Egypt (Edinburgh University Press, 2021), as well as the editor of Bullets to Ballots: Collective De-Radicalisation of Armed Movements (Edinburgh University Press, 2021). He served at the University of Exeter (UK) as a tenured faculty member for ten years (2008-2018). He also served as a senior consultant for the United Nations on security sector reform, counterterrorism, and de-radicalization issues (2009-2013; 2015). He co-authored the United Nations' Economic and Social Commission for West Asia's (UN-ESCWA) document on security sector reform during the transitional periods of the "Arab Spring." He was a Research Fellow at the Brookings Institution (2010-2015) and an Associate Fellow at the Royal Institute of International Affairs (Chatham House) in London (2015-2017). He has a Ph.D. degree from McGill University in Canada.
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I don't know what I expected from this well educated author, but more than just a history lesson. I really wanted to hear the real problem at the base of jihadism, which is not even hinted at by this book. The Quran is the core of the problem, the religion DEMANDS jihad, sharia law supports the radicals--so many uncivilized tenets are in this "perfect book", they can be ignored or denied temporarily but they will NEVER be eliminated from the religion. Until all the oil is pumped from the area and/or Islam is abandoned, jihadists will be causing mayhem.

