An evaluation of factors pushing youth from Majengo, Mombasa Kenya into al-Shabaab: a methodological and theoretical analysis

IF 1.6 Q2 POLITICAL SCIENCE
J. Githigaro, A. Kabia
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ABSTRACT This study examines factors influencing youth from Majengo in Mombasa County in Kenya to join the Al-Shabaab violent extremist group. Drawing on empirical data and social movement theory, the study finds several contextual factors, including religious ideology, social media, and texts, as aiding the radicalisation process. The study findings are consistent with the existing literature in the sub-field of terrorism studies indicating the non-linearity of the radicalisation journey. The study is informed by insights from 30 in-depth qualitative interviews carried out between 2016 and 2019 in Mombasa with religious leaders, academic experts, community members and various government agencies. Purposive and convenience sampling techniques were used to collect qualitative data, which were analysed thematically. Secondary data was collected from books, academic journals, newspapers and grey literature. The study contributes to noted gaps in terrorism studies on the value of primary data in the analysis of political violence.
对促使肯尼亚蒙巴萨马金戈青年加入青年党的因素的评估:方法和理论分析
摘要本研究探讨了影响肯尼亚蒙巴萨县马金戈青年加入青年党暴力极端组织的因素。根据经验数据和社会运动理论,该研究发现了几个背景因素,包括宗教意识形态、社交媒体和文本,有助于激进化进程。研究结果与恐怖主义研究子领域的现有文献一致,表明激进化过程的非线性。该研究基于2016年至2019年在蒙巴萨对宗教领袖、学术专家、社区成员和各政府机构进行的30次深入定性访谈的见解。采用目的性和便捷性抽样技术收集定性数据,并对其进行专题分析。次要数据收集自书籍、学术期刊、报纸和灰色文献。这项研究有助于填补恐怖主义研究中关于分析政治暴力的原始数据价值的空白。
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Critical Studies on Terrorism
Critical Studies on Terrorism POLITICAL SCIENCE-
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