Inside Salafi-Jihadist Governance: The Strategies and Characteristics of Islamist Insurgent Rule by Marta Furlan ISBN 9780231219860, 9780231219877, 9780231562942, 0231219865, 0231219873, 0231562942 instant download

Inside Salafi-Jihadist Governance: The Strategies and Characteristics of Islamist Insurgent Rule by Marta Furlan ISBN 9780231219860, 9780231219877, 9780231562942, 0231219865, 0231219873, 0231562942 instant download

This book is a groundbreaking comparative exploration of Salafi-jihadist governance, drawing on in-depth case studies of the Islamic State in western Iraq and eastern Syria, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham in northwestern Syria, and al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula in southern Yemen. Marta Furlan examines rebels’ experiments in ruling, considering issues such as the treatment of non-Muslims, the extent of civilian participation, the use of coercive measures, and the scope of social and political change. She assesses whether there is a single model of Salafi-jihadist governance, the degree to which ideology and doctrine inform the behavior of rebel rulers, and the similarities and differences between Salafi-jihadists and other armed nonstate groups. Offering a window into the inner workings of government and civilian life under Islamist power, Inside Salafi-Jihadist Governance sheds new light on rule by nonstate groups more broadly.

Author: Marta Furlan is senior program manager for research at Free the Slaves. She has worked as a research consultant on human rights issues for a number of nongovernmental organizations and holds a PhD in international relations from the University of St Andrews.