The death and revival of Jihadi ideology

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dc.contributor.advisorBaylouny, Anne Marie
dc.contributor.authorBoring, Daniel M.
dc.contributor.departmentNational Security Affairs
dc.contributor.departmentNational Security Affairsen_US
dc.contributor.secondreaderHafez, Mohammed
dc.dateJun-15
dc.date.accessioned2015-08-05T23:05:18Z
dc.date.available2015-08-05T23:05:18Z
dc.date.issued2015-06
dc.description.abstractSince its inception in 1988, al-Qaeda’s ideological narrative has been a major factor in its ability to mobilize resources, gain new recruits, and garner support from the broader Muslim community. In its nearly three decades of existence, the global jihadi group has experienced great structural change and periods of social upheaval. From the Global War on Terror that weakened the organization’s central leadership to the events of the Arab Spring that exposed the unpopularity of the group’s ideological beliefs, al-Qaeda has remained resilient. Today, al-Qaeda’s ideology is arguably its most important tool in its struggle against adversaries. This thesis analyzes al-Qaeda’s public statements from its birth in Afghanistan to the present and tracks the changes in the group’s framing practices. This thesis argues that al-Qaeda’s central leadership has remained relevant and ensured its own survival by exploiting new opportunities and adjusting its public messaging campaign to accommodate changing strategic environments. The analysis of al-Qaeda’s framing practices is important because the organization remains a major global security threat and its ideology and public messaging has contributed to the group’s survival.en_US
dc.description.distributionstatementApproved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
dc.description.serviceLieutenant, United States Navyen_US
dc.description.urihttp://archive.org/details/thedeathndreviva1094545818
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10945/45818
dc.publisherMonterey, California: Naval Postgraduate Schoolen_US
dc.rightsThis publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.en_US
dc.subject.authorAl-Qaedaen_US
dc.subject.authorAl-Qaeda Centralen_US
dc.subject.authorAl-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsulaen_US
dc.subject.authorAl-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinenten_US
dc.subject.authorAl-Qaeda in Iraqen_US
dc.subject.authorArab Springen_US
dc.subject.authorAbdullah Azzamen_US
dc.subject.authorAyman al-Zawahirien_US
dc.subject.authorOsama bin Ladenen_US
dc.subject.authorideologyen_US
dc.subject.authorframingen_US
dc.subject.authorglobal jihaden_US
dc.subject.authortransnational jihaden_US
dc.subject.authorterrorist networken_US
dc.titleThe death and revival of Jihadi ideologyen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dspace.entity.typePublication
etd.thesisdegree.disciplineSecurity Studies (Middle East, South Asia, Sub-saharan Africa)en_US
etd.thesisdegree.grantorNaval Postgraduate Schoolen_US
etd.thesisdegree.levelMastersen_US
etd.thesisdegree.nameMaster of Arts in Security Studies (Middle East, South Asia, Sub-saharan Africa)en_US
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