Cottee, Simon (2019) The Western Jihadi Subculture and Subterranean Values. The British Journal of Criminology, 60 (3). pp. 762-781. ISSN 0007-0955. E-ISSN 1464-3529. (doi:10.1093/bjc/azz081) (KAR id:79037)
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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1093/bjc/azz081 |
Abstract
This article draws on the criminological work of Gresham Sykes and David Matza as a starting point for theorizing the nature and appeal of the western jihadi subculture, defined here as a hybrid and heavily digitized global imaginary that extols and justifies violent jihad as a way of life and being. It suggests that at the centre of this subculture are three focal concerns: (1) Violence and Machismo; (2) Death and Martyrdom; and (3) Disdain of the Dunya. More critically, it argues that these three focal concerns have immediate counterparts in the shadow values of the wider society with which western jihadists are in contention. This argument has important implications for debates over radicalization and the attractions of jihadist activism.
Item Type: | Article |
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DOI/Identification number: | 10.1093/bjc/azz081 |
Uncontrolled keywords: | Jihadi subculture, subterranean values, machismo, dunya, martyrdom, radicalization |
Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HM Sociology |
Divisions: | Divisions > Division for the Study of Law, Society and Social Justice > School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research |
Depositing User: | Simon Cottee |
Date Deposited: | 29 Nov 2019 12:14 UTC |
Last Modified: | 08 Dec 2021 00:00 UTC |
Resource URI: | https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/79037 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes) |
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