dc.contributor.author |
El Hallak, Rasha Adel |
dc.date.accessioned |
2017-12-11T16:29:04Z |
dc.date.available |
2017-12-11T16:29:04Z |
dc.date.issued |
2017 |
dc.date.submitted |
2017 |
dc.identifier.other |
b1920503x |
dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/10938/20900 |
dc.description |
Thesis. M.A. American University of Beirut. Department of Political Studies and Public Administration, 2017. T:6629 |
dc.description |
Advisor : Dr. Ahmad Dallal, Professor, History and Archaeology ; Committee members : Dr. Samer Frangieh, Associate Professor, Political Studies and Public Administration ; Dr. Waleed Hazbun, Associate Professor, Political Studies and Public Administration. |
dc.description |
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 73-79) |
dc.description.abstract |
This study focuses on ISIS’ system of governance in territories under its effective control in Syria and Iraq. The main research question and purpose of this paper is to study whether there is anything unique or exceptional about ISIS’ system of rebel governance. The study employs a comparative analysis with several other rebel groups: the FARC in Colombia, the LTTE in Sri Lanka, the Mai Mai in Congo and the UNITA and FNLA in Angola. The results show that ISIS is clearly unique in some respects, including the fact that the group does not function within normal territorial lines; ISIS is influenced by previous regimes in Iraq but only on the technocratic level; ISIS is not willing to sacrifice its mode of governance to gain civilian support; and ISIS’ ideology is central to its governance structure. This means that ideology plays a central role in the group’s governance structure and is both a motivating factor and an end goal. |
dc.format.extent |
1 online resource (viii, 79 leaves) |
dc.language.iso |
eng |
dc.relation.ispartof |
Theses, Dissertations, and Projects |
dc.subject.classification |
T:006629 |
dc.subject.lcsh |
IS (Organization) |
dc.subject.lcsh |
Jihad. |
dc.subject.lcsh |
Terrorism -- Religious aspects -- Islam. |
dc.subject.lcsh |
Civil war -- Political aspects. |
dc.subject.lcsh |
Social conflict. |
dc.subject.lcsh |
Security, International. |
dc.subject.lcsh |
Iraq -- Politics and government. |
dc.subject.lcsh |
Syria -- Politics and government. |
dc.title |
Explaining the achievements of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria : a comparative study of rebel governance - |
dc.title.alternative |
A comparative study of rebel governance |
dc.type |
Thesis |
dc.contributor.department |
Department of Political Studies and Public Administration |
dc.contributor.faculty |
Faculty of Arts and Sciences |
dc.contributor.institution |
American University of Beirut |