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Female Radicalization: Why and How Women Join ISIS

Female Radicalization: Why and How Women Join ISIS

Tinatin Gigauri
Copyright: © 2023 |Pages: 21
ISBN13: 9781668453117|ISBN10: 1668453118|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781668453124|EISBN13: 9781668453131
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-5311-7.ch014
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Gigauri, Tinatin. "Female Radicalization: Why and How Women Join ISIS." Global Perspectives on the Psychology of Terrorism, edited by Nika Chitadze, IGI Global, 2023, pp. 267-287. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-5311-7.ch014

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Gigauri, T. (2023). Female Radicalization: Why and How Women Join ISIS. In N. Chitadze (Ed.), Global Perspectives on the Psychology of Terrorism (pp. 267-287). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-5311-7.ch014

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Gigauri, Tinatin. "Female Radicalization: Why and How Women Join ISIS." In Global Perspectives on the Psychology of Terrorism, edited by Nika Chitadze, 267-287. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2023. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-5311-7.ch014

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Abstract

This chapter discusses the phenomenon of female radicalization based on a case study of the Islamic State. The goal of this chapter is to explore the connection and, possibly, the correlation between the uneven and inconsistent security context and the transformation of gender norms and deeply-rooted gendered segregation inside a jihadist organization through qualitative desk research. Using aspects of securitization theory and a human security paradigm, the research elaborates on the changing politico-military tendencies targeting the Islamic State since the declaration of the War on Terror, the dynamics of changing the strictly domestic role of women inside ISIS, the roles performed by female recruits in the organization, the threat they pose as participants of military jihad, and the propensity of existing counterterrorism measures to ignore the significance of female terrorists. Finally, with proper arguments, the chapter argues that there is a need for implementing a gendered approach to designing case-appropriate counterterrorism strategies.

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