A SOCIO-PSYCHOLOGICAL AND CULTURAL APPROACH TO ISIL ACTIONS
A SOCIO-PSYCHOLOGICAL AND CULTURAL APPROACH TO ISIL ACTIONS

Summary/Abstract: THE ANALYSIS UNDERTAKEN IN THIS ARTICLE IS MEANT TO EXPLORE THE COMPLEXSOCIOLOGICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL DYNAMICS THAT LEAD TO THE CREATION OF ISIL. THISTERRORIST GROUP IS BY FAR THE MOST VIOLENT, CRUEL AND ALSO THE MOST MILITARYDEVELOPED OF ALL TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS UP TO PRESENT DAY.WE HAVE EXAMINED THESPECIFIC IDEOLOGICAL, RELIGIOUS AND POLITICAL BACKGROUND OF THE ISLAMIC STATE ANDTHE GEO-POLITICAL CONTEXT THAT LED TO THE VACUUM OF POWER THAT HAS CREATED ISIL.WE HAVE ALSO EXPLORED THE PSYCHOLOGICAL DRIVES OF THE MUJAHIDEEN AND THERELEVANCE OF THEIR CULTURAL BACKGROUND. IN THE END OF THIS STUDY WE ANALYZE THEDYNAMIC EFFECTS OF THIS TYPE OF TERRORISM ON THE PSYCHOLOGY OF WESTERNINDIVIDUALS.

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