The Radical Milieu and Radical Influencers of Bosnian Foreign Fighters

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Result on the web

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DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1057610X.2020.1868097" target="_blank" >10.1080/1057610X.2020.1868097</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

The Radical Milieu and Radical Influencers of Bosnian Foreign Fighters

Original language description

This research note looks at the radical influencers of Bosnian foreign fighters. This group is important, as the Balkan region has been seen as a spot of jihadist activism and recruitment for the IS and Al-Nusra Front. Previous research on foreign fighters emphasized that a small number of individuals (religious leaders, former combatants, and others) at the local level play a significant role in this recruitment. The influence of such figures results in hotspots of radical activism, which are called “power centers” here. This research note argues that such dynamics are likely to be even more evident in postwar societies due to state weaknesses, which create more power for social actors and inhibit counterterrorism. The paper also analyses the role of leader-led radical “institutions” that have appeared after the Bosnian War. By doing so, it stresses the significance of local radical influencers in the recruitment of Bosnian foreign fighters. The research note shows that radical influencers in postwar radical milieus manage to “institutionalize” their authority by filling the void left by domestic war(s) with life guidance and religious values. The paper provides insights into the social relations, authority and decision-making connected with foreign fighter departures to Syria and Iraq (2012-2016).

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

50601 - Political science

Project

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Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2023

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Studies in Conflict & Terrorism

ISSN

1057-610X

e-ISSN

1521-0731

Volume of the periodical

46

Issue of the periodical within the volume

9

Country of publishing house

US - UNITED STATES

Number of pages

20

Pages from-to

1725-1744

UT code for WoS article

000608314100001

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85099581570