Social Identity Group and Human (In)Security: The Case of Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL)

Isaac Kfir

Studies in Conflict and Terrorism, 2015, vol. 38, issue 4, 233-252

Abstract: The article uses social identity group theory and human insecurity to examine the rise of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). After first defining social group identity and its characteristics, the article reviews the Al Qaeda ideology that serves as the foundation of ISIL, before turning attention to the message and legacy of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi and their profound influence on ISIL. The article concludes by arguing that only by ending the marketplace of identities can stability be restored to Iraq and Syria.

Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1080/1057610X.2014.997510

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