Tribes and Global Jihadism

by Virginie Collombier (Editor), Olivier Roy (Editor)

Overview

Across the Muslim world, from Iraq and Yemen, to Egypt and the Sahel, new alliances have been forged between the latest wave of violent Islamist groups ---- -including Islamic State and Boko Haram ---- -and local tribes. But can one now speak of a direct link between tribalism and jihadism, and how analytically useful might it be? Tribes are traditionally thought to resist all encroachments upon their sovereignty, whether by the state or other local actors, from below; yet by joining global organizations such as Islamic State, are they not rejecting the idea of the state from above? This triangular relationship is key to understanding instances of mass 'radicalization', when entire communities forge alliances with jihadi groups, for reasons of self-interest, self-preservation or religious fervor. If Algeria's FIS or Turkey's AKP once represented the 'Islamization of nationalism', have we now entered a new era, the 'tribalization of globalization'?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780190911768
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	01/15/2018
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Virginie Collombier is the Research Coordinator of the Middle East Directions Program at the Robert Schuman Center for Advanced Studies at the European University Institute in Florence, where her research focus is Libya. Olivier Roy is joint chair of the Robert Schuman Centre. He is one of the world's most renowned scholars of political Islam, five of whose books have been published by Hurst.

Table of Contents

Introduction -- Olivier Roy 1. Iraqi Tribes In The Land Of Jihad -- Hosham Dawod 2. Kto Kovo: Tribes And Jihad In Pushtun Lands -- Mike Martin 3. Tribes And Political Islam In The Borderland Between Egypt And Libya - A (Trans-)Local Perspective -- Thomas Hüsken 4. Sufi Jihad And Salafi Jihadism In Egypt's Sinai: Tribal Generational Conflict -- Ismail Alexandrani 5. The Global And The Local: Al-Qaeda And Yemen's Tribes -- Marieke Brandt 6. Between The 'Kanuri' And The Others: Giving A Face To A Jihad With Neither Borders Nor Tribes In The Lake Chad Basin. -- Claude Mbowou Sirte's Tribes Under The Islamic State. From Civil War To Global Jihadism -- Virginie Collombier

Editorial Reviews

"Virginie Collombier and Olivier Roy have gathered some of the best specialists to study the complexity of the relationship between the tribal world and global jihadism. The result is a fascinating work combining comparative approach, field studies and innovative analysis, from Cameroon to Afghanistan." — Jean-Pierre Filiu, Professor of Middle East Studies at Sciences Po; author of From Deep State to Islamic State and Gaza: A History

"An exceptional volume, shedding light on a contemporary puzzle: the intersection of tribes, transnational Salafism, and jihadism. The contributors authoritatively argue that these connections are defining but not pre-ordained or uniform, and offer the captivating point that while jihadists can manipulate tribalism, they cannot eliminate it." — James Piscatori, Deputy Director at the Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies, Australian National University; co-author of Muslim Politics

"Tribes and Global Jihadism offers a fine-grained yet wide-ranging analysis of the complex relationships between tribes and the various facets of global jihadism. Absorbing case studies by country experts offer fascinating insights into what shapes these interactions, making this book a must-read for those interested in the local and global dynamics of jihad." — Sarah Marsden, Lecturer in Radicalization and Protest in a Digital Age at Lancaster University; author of Reintegrating Extremists: 'Deradicalization' and Desistance

"Tribes and Global Jihadism adds colour and complexity to the usual binary 'answers' that have come to define the relationship between tribes and jihadist groups."Middle East Monitor

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