Al Qaeda in the West as a Youth Movement: The Power of Narrative. CEPS Policy Briefs No. 168, 28 August 2008.
(2008) Al Qaeda in the West as a Youth Movement: The Power of Narrative. CEPS Policy Briefs No. 168, 28 August 2008. .
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Abstract
This paper by a noted expert on Islam, Olivier Roy, declares that the success of Osama Bin Laden is not to have established a modern and efficient Islamist political organisation, but to have invented a narrative that could allow rebels without a cause to connect with a cause. Instead of looking vertically through Muslim history and theology to explain Al Qaeda’s violence, he argues that it should be connected to the general phenomenon of radical violence among youth.
| Item Type: | Policy Paper |
|---|---|
| Public Domain: | No |
| Refereed: | No |
| Status: | Published |
| Authors, Individual: | Roy, Olivier. |
| Title: | Al Qaeda in the West as a Youth Movement: The Power of Narrative. CEPS Policy Briefs No. 168, 28 August 2008. |
| Language: | English |
| Institution: | The Centre for European Policy Studies |
| Journals and Series: | Series > Centre for European Policy Studies (Brussels) > CEPS Policy Briefs |
| Pages: | 8 |
| Month: | August |
| Year: | 2008 |
| Subjects: | EU policies and themes > External relations > EU-Islam |
| ID Code: | 9378 |
| Deposited By: | Wilkin, Phil |
| Deposited On: | 20 April 2009 |
