Islamic State – the new phenomenon of jihadi quasi-state Cover Image

Państwo Islamskie – fenomen nowego dżihadystycznego protopaństwa
Islamic State – the new phenomenon of jihadi quasi-state

Author(s): Artur Wejkszner
Subject(s): Islam studies, Studies in violence and power, Sociology of Politics, Sociology of Religion
Published by: Uniwersytet Adama Mickiewicza
Keywords: Islamic State; jihadism; Iraq; Syria; terrorism; caliphate; guerrilla warfare;

Summary/Abstract: This article focuses on four major issues: the nature and main characteristics of the so-called jihadi quasi-state; a review of past and current jihadist emirates; the history of the Islamic State (the name can be understood in two ways: as a jihadi organization and quasi-state which control territory); and the immediate future of a new jihadi quasi-state.

  • Issue Year: 2016
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 77-91
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: Polish