Graduation Year
2017
Date of Submission
4-2017
Document Type
Open Access Senior Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Department
Government
Reader 1
Jay Martin
Reader 2
Ahmed Alwishah
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Abstract
This thesis looks beyond the sensationalized coverage of Islamic State and instead utilizes Islamic State materials as a window into the remote radicalization and recruitment process of susceptible English-speaking individuals in the West. This thesis considers Islamic State’s mode of operation in conjunction with the appeals made in its online materials to devise a framework for understanding how Islamic State materials interact with susceptible individuals. The framework lends insight into how the body tasked with creating counter-narratives within the U.S. State Department can more effectively disrupt the remote recruitment and radicalization process.
Recommended Citation
Brems, Makella, "Islamic State Online Recruitment: Narratives and Counter-Narratives" (2017). CMC Senior Theses. 1708.
https://scholarship.claremont.edu/cmc_theses/1708
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