Online Jihadism for the Hip-Hop Generation: Mobilizing Diasporic Muslim Youth in Cyberspace

Drissel, David

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“…First, CMC provides open, free places for identity expression, formation, consolidation, maintenance and negotiation during collective action. On websites, blogs, forums and social media, identity processes are fostered through icons, symbols, images, narratives and discursive strategies that people use to construct social (Adegoju and Oyebode, 2015; Anderson and Grace, 2015; Han, 2015; Kharroub and Bas, 2015; Smith et al, 2015) and collective identities (Chiluwa, 2012; Choi and Park, 2014; Drissel, 2013; Jaworsky, 2015; Kavada, 2015; Lengel and Newsom, 2014; Mackay and Dallaire, 2014; Penney, 2015; Svensson, 2012; Treré, 2015). Multiple-type studies show CMC’s effectiveness at fostering the transition from individual to collective identities on blogs and social media (Chapman and Coffe, 2016; Gerbaudo, 2015; Ortiz and Ostertag, 2014; Soon and Kluver, 2014).…”

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Identity and collective action via computer-mediated communication: A review and agenda for future research

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New Media & Society

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Since the start of large-scale waves of mobilisation in 2011, the importance of identity in the study of collective action via computer-mediated communication (CMC) has been a source of contention. Hence, our research sets out to systematically review and synthesise empirical findings on identity and collective action via CMC from 2012 to 2016. We found that the literature on the topic is broad and diverse, with contributions from multiple disciplines and theoretical and methodological approaches. Based on our findings, we provide directions for future research and propose the adoption of an integrative approach that combines the study of identity and networks to advance our understanding of collective action via CMC. This review contributes to the crossroad of social movement, collective action, communication and media studies. Our results also have practical implications for the organisation of collective action in a society characterised by the pervasive influence of CMC.

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Identity and collective action via computer-mediated communication: A review and agenda for future research

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New Media & Society

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“…Many young adults have been heavily influenced in their collective identity formation by various theological and political perspectives found online. Pan-Islamic movements with a presence on the web-ranging from those promoting peaceful coexistence to militant jihadism have become significant identity markers for a growing number of Muslim young people living in diaspora (Bunt, 2003;Drissel, 2007;Mandeville, 2003;Roy, 2004). The jihadist agenda is action-oriented as its claims to be religiously justified and appeals to the relatively young, action-oriented population (Jenkins, 2007).…”

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“…The thematic content of such websites include threat of new attacks, blackmail on the taking of hostages, commentary on current affairs, religious-political discourse, assassination of hostages, mobilization of new mujahideen, denial of responsibility for attacks and revindication of an attack. The wide array of material posted online, anything from inflammatory sermons to videos, requires the audience to make the connections and links between different materials (Drissel, 2007). Visitors to one extreme website are encouraged to visit other such websites (Cilluffo et al, 2007).…”

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“…In addition to the complexity of visual imagery and symbolism on the Internet, more research is also required on how audiences are appropriating and adapting religious messages from jihadist propaganda to create their own identity or cultural signification and perhaps resistance to hegemonic discourses in the mainstream media. Drissel's (2007) research examined how hip hop is often fused with other cultural discourses to produce distinctly new style formations. In particular his study examined the synthesis of Black-inflected rap music with pan-Islamic concerns.…”

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Marketing the “radical”: Symbolic communication and persuasive technologies in jihadist websites

Bhui

Ibrahim

2013

Transcult Psychiatry

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This paper reviews the persuasion techniques employed by jihadist websites with particular reference to the patterns of rhetoric, image, and symbolism manifested in text, videos, and interactive formats. Beyond symbolic communication, the online media needs to be also understood through its persuasive tendencies as a medium which elicits social response through its design architecture. This double articulation of new media technologies, as a medium for information and as a form of persuasive technology, has provided new means to market the radical. The marketing techniques of jihadist websites through multimedia formats have consequences for the formation of identities, both collective and individual. As a marketing tool it combines established forms of rhetoric and propaganda with new ways to reach audiences through both popular culture and religious ideologies. The paper analyses the implications for further research and counterterrorism strategies.

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“…First, CMC provides open, free places for identity expression, formation, consolidation, maintenance and negotiation during collective action. On websites, blogs, forums and social media, identity processes are fostered through icons, symbols, images, narratives and discursive strategies that people use to construct social (Adegoju & Oyebode, 2015;Anderson & Grace, 2015;Han, 2015;Kharroub & Bas, 2015;Smith, Gavin, & Sharp, 2015) and collective identities (Chiluwa, 2012;Choi & Park, 2014;Drissel, 2013;Jaworsky, 2015;Kavada, 2015;Lengel & Newsom, 2014;MacKay & Dallaire, 2012;Penney, 2015;Svensson, 2012;Treré, 2015). Multiple-type studies show CMC's effectiveness at fostering the transition from individual to collective identities on blogs and social media (Chapman & Coffé, 2015;Gerbaudo, 2015;Ortiz & Ostertag, 2014;Soon & Kluver, 2014) However, research mostly focuses on the identity process' initial stages; studies on later phases remain scant (Drissel, 2013;Soon & Kluver, 2014;Svensson, 2012;Svensson, Neumayer, Banfield-Mumb, & Schossboeck, 2015;Treré, 2015).…”

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On the whole, this dissertation presents its findings through a first-person perspective. From time to time, however, the pronoun "we" is used to emphasize the collaborative effort that went into particular parts of the research (see Chapter 2, Chapter 4 and Chapter 5). Introduction | 15 approach adopted in this dissertation (Section 1.6), and a short summary of the dissertation's contributions (Section 1.7). 1.2 Social movements, collective action and social media: The state of the art 1.2.1 Defining social movements and positioning individuals and organizations within social movements The study of social movements has a longstanding tradition in sociology that dates back to Durkheim's (1912) concept of "collective effervescence" and the Marxian heritage of Habermas (1979, 1987), Touraine (1981), and Calhoun (1982) (for a review of social movements in social theory, see Eder, 2015). Social movement studies are recognized as a scientific, "organizational" (DiMaggio & Powell, 1983) field of investigation and theorizing (Della Porta & Diani, 2015). Nonetheless, the study of social movements has benefited from and expanded thanks to developments in other fields, such as political science, organization studies, and communication science (Della Porta & Diani, 2015). Consequently, the study of social movements is characterized by an interdisciplinary perspective that has produced a variety of definitions of what a social movement is, as well as theories, approaches, and methods to study social movements (for reviews, see, among others,

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Online Jihadism for the Hip-Hop Generation: Mobilizing Diasporic Muslim Youth in Cyberspace

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Identity and collective action via computer-mediated communication: A review and agenda for future research

Identity and collective action via computer-mediated communication: A review and agenda for future research

Marketing the “radical”: Symbolic communication and persuasive technologies in jihadist websites

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