Black Markets and Militants: Informal Networks in the Middle East and Africa

Black Markets and Militants: Informal Networks in the Middle East and Africa
ISBN-10
1009257714
ISBN-13
9781009257718
Category
Political Science
Pages
427
Language
English
Published
2022-09-08
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Author
Khalid Mustafa Medani

Description

Understanding the political and socio-economic factors which give rise to youth recruitment into militant organizations is central to grasping some of the most important issues that affect the contemporary Middle East and Africa. In this book, Khalid Mustafa Medani explains why youth are attracted to militant organizations, examining the specific role economic globalization plays in determining how and why militant activists emerge. Based on extensive fieldwork, Medani offers an in-depth analysis of the impact of globalization, neoliberal reforms and informal economic networks on the rise and evolution of moderate and militant Islamist movements. In an original contribution to the study of Islamist and ethnic politics, he shows the importance of understanding when and under what conditions religious rather than other forms of identity become politically salient. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

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