Humour in jihadi rhetoric: comparative analysis of ISIS, Al-Qaeda, TTP, and the Taliban
dc.contributor.author | Mehran, W | |
dc.contributor.author | Byrne, M | |
dc.contributor.author | Gibbs-Pearce, E | |
dc.contributor.author | Macfarlane, A | |
dc.contributor.author | Minihane, J | |
dc.contributor.author | Ranger, A | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2022-05-25T10:23:50Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2022-05-22 | |
dc.date.updated | 2022-05-24T17:29:49Z | |
dc.description.abstract | Research shows that humour plays a significant role in the formation of a collective identity and ‘creates a sense of internal cohesion’ based on shared experiences [Fominaya, C. F. (2007). The role of humour in the process of collective identity formation in autonomous social movement groups in contemporary Madrid. International Review of Social History, 52(S15), 243–258. https:// doi.org/10.1017/S0020859007003227]. In this paper, we focus on humour in jihadi English magazines. This study is based on 82 English magazines published by the Taliban, ISIS, Al-Qaeda and Tahrik-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP). This research takes a mixed method of analysing data both qualitatively and quantitatively. The findings point to a statistically significant difference amongst these groups in the type of humour they utilise. In general, AlQaeda, the Taliban, and TTP show similar patterns in the types of humour they employ, a pattern that often stands in stark contrast with ISIS. ISIS is more likely than Al-Qaeda, the Taliban or TTP to use dehumanising and mocking humour while less likely than these groups to use situational humour, which is a less negative form of humour. | en_GB |
dc.description.sponsorship | Minerva Research Initiative | en_GB |
dc.identifier.citation | Published online 22 May 2022 | en_GB |
dc.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.1080/19434472.2022.2075028 | |
dc.identifier.grantnumber | FA9550-15-1-0373 | en_GB |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10871/129726 | |
dc.identifier | ORCID: 0000-0003-0207-919X (Mehran, Weeda) | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_GB |
dc.publisher | Taylor & Francis | en_GB |
dc.rights | © 2022 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, and is not altered, transformed, or built upon in any way. | en_GB |
dc.subject | Humour | en_GB |
dc.subject | jihadi rhetoric | en_GB |
dc.subject | ISIS | en_GB |
dc.subject | Al Qaeda | en_GB |
dc.subject | Taliban | en_GB |
dc.subject | TTP | en_GB |
dc.title | Humour in jihadi rhetoric: comparative analysis of ISIS, Al-Qaeda, TTP, and the Taliban | en_GB |
dc.type | Article | en_GB |
dc.date.available | 2022-05-25T10:23:50Z | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1943-4472 | |
dc.description | This is the final version. Available on open access from Taylor & Francis via the DOI in this record. | en_GB |
dc.identifier.eissn | 1943-4480 | |
dc.identifier.journal | Behavioral Sciences of Terrorism and Political Aggression | en_GB |
dc.rights.uri | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ | en_GB |
dcterms.dateAccepted | 2022-05-04 | |
rioxxterms.version | VoR | en_GB |
rioxxterms.licenseref.startdate | 2022-05-22 | |
rioxxterms.type | Journal Article/Review | en_GB |
refterms.dateFCD | 2022-05-25T10:19:30Z | |
refterms.versionFCD | VoR | |
refterms.dateFOA | 2022-05-25T10:23:53Z | |
refterms.panel | C | en_GB |
refterms.dateFirstOnline | 2022-05-22 |
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