Beyond Mere Terrorism: The Islamic State’s Authority as a Social Movement and as a Quasi-State

Christoph Günther; Tom Kaden

doi:10.5771/0175-274X-2016-2-134

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- I–IV Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis I–IV
- 97–145 THEMENSCHWERPUNKT 97–145
  - 97–103 Postmoderne Interventionen: In der Grauzone zwischen Begrenzung und Entgrenzung kollektiver Gewalt Hans-Georg Ehrhart Hans-Georg Ehrhart 97–103
  - 104–108 Chimäre statt Chamäleon: Probleme der begrifflichen Zähmung des hybriden Krieges Felix Wassermann Felix Wassermann 104–108
  - 109–113 Tertium datur: Neue politische Konfliktformen wie sogenannte „hybride Kriege“ bringen alte Legitimationsmuster unter Druck Bernhard Koch Bernhard Koch 109–113
  - 114–120 Hybride Kriegführung und das „Center of Gravity“ der Entscheidung Johann Schmid Johann Schmid 114–120
  - 121–125 Die NATO und hybride Kriegführung Johannes Varwick, Aylin Matlé Johannes Varwick, Aylin Matlé 121–125
  - 126–133 Clausewitz und der Kampf um Anerkennung in hybriden Kriegen: Zur Motivation von IS Kämpfern Andreas Herberg-Rothe, Miriam Förstle Andreas Herberg-Rothe, Miriam Förstle 126–133
  - 134–140 Beyond Mere Terrorism: The Islamic State’s Authority as a Social Movement and as a Quasi-State Christoph Günther, Tom Kaden Christoph Günther, Tom Kaden 134–140
  - 141–145 Hybride Bedrohnung und Bevölkerungsschutz Dirk Freudenberg Dirk Freudenberg 141–145
- 146–156 FORUM 146–156
  - 146–150 „Wie wird Friede? “Zur Friedensethik von Dietrich Bonhoeffer Detlef Bald Detlef Bald 146–150
  - 151–156 Der Konflikt um die Ukraine: Was wir von Egon Bahr lernen können Ulrich Kuhn Ulrich Kuhn 151–156
- 157–157 NEUERSCHEINUNGEN 157–157
- 158–164 BESPRECHUNGEN 158–164
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S&F Sicherheit und Frieden , page 134 - 140

Beyond Mere Terrorism: The Islamic State’s Authority as a Social Movement and as a Quasi-State

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Christoph Günther Tom Kaden

DOI
- doi.org/10.5771/0175-274X-2016-2-134
- ISSN: 0175-274X
- ISSN online: 0175-274x
Zusammenfassung

This paper provides an analysis of the sources of authority that the Islamic State employs locally and globally in order to further the establishment of a worldwide caliphate. To allow for a more comprehensive understanding of the propositions the Islamic State makes towards its audiences, we argue it can be regarded as a sociopolitical movement and a quasi-state with different sources of authority and means of power pertaining to each. Both realms of authority are hybridized by the Islamic State, thus providing the Islamic State with a stability that is often overlooked in public debates about its prospects.

Abstract

This paper provides an analysis of the sources of authority that the Islamic State employs locally and globally in order to further the establishment of a worldwide caliphate. To allow for a more comprehensive understanding of the propositions the Islamic State makes towards its audiences, we argue it can be regarded as a sociopolitical movement and a quasi-state with different sources of authority and means of power pertaining to each. Both realms of authority are hybridized by the Islamic State, thus providing the Islamic State with a stability that is often overlooked in public debates about its prospects.
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