Akil N Awan
Dr. Akil N. Awan is Associate Professor in Modern History, Political Violence and Terrorism at Royal Holloway, University of London. His research interests are focused around the history of terrorism, radicalization, social movements, protest, and new media. In addition, he is also Research Associate with the New Political Communication Unit, with the Centre for Public History, and the Centre for Minority Studies.
Dr Awan is regularly consulted by government bodies, think-tanks, media and other organizations in his fields of expertise, and has served in an advisory capacity to the UK Home Office, the Foreign Office, the US State department, and the US Military amongst others. Most recently, he served as special advisor on Radicalization to the UK Parliament, as academic expert on Genocide to the UK House of Lords delegation to Srebrenica, and as expert advisor on Youth Radicalization to the United Nations.
He is Founder and Chair of the Political Science Association’s Specialist Group on Political Violence & Terrorism.
Phone: +44 1784 414128
Address: Dept. of History
Royal Holloway, University of London,
Egham, Surrey
TW20 0EX
Dr Awan is regularly consulted by government bodies, think-tanks, media and other organizations in his fields of expertise, and has served in an advisory capacity to the UK Home Office, the Foreign Office, the US State department, and the US Military amongst others. Most recently, he served as special advisor on Radicalization to the UK Parliament, as academic expert on Genocide to the UK House of Lords delegation to Srebrenica, and as expert advisor on Youth Radicalization to the United Nations.
He is Founder and Chair of the Political Science Association’s Specialist Group on Political Violence & Terrorism.
Phone: +44 1784 414128
Address: Dept. of History
Royal Holloway, University of London,
Egham, Surrey
TW20 0EX
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For many years, al-Qaeda pointed to an aspirational future Caliphate as their utopian end goal — one which allowed them to justify their violent excesses in the here and now. Islamic State turned that aspiration into a dystopic reality, and in the process hijacked the jihadist narrative, breathing new life into the global Salafi-Jihadi movement. Despite air-strikes from above, and local disillusionment from below, the new caliphate has stubbornly persisted and has been at the heart of ISIS’s growing global appeal.
This timely collection of essays examines how jihadist narratives have changed globally, adapting to these turbulent circumstances. Area and thematic specialists consider transitions inside the Middle East and North Africa as well as in South Asia, sub-Saharan Africa and Europe. As these analyses demonstrate, the success of the ISIS narrative has been as much about resonance with local contexts, as it has been about the appeal of the global idea of a tangible and realised caliphate.
April 2016 • £30.00
9781849046473 • 256pp