Anatomy of al-Qaida
(2011) FKVK01 20111Department of Political Science
- Abstract (Swedish)
- This paper looks at al-Qaida and the nearly decade of war through concepts offered by a scientific paradigm called complexity theory. The networks, organization and ideology of al-Qaida in this paper are described in terms of complex adaptive systems, emergent networks with localized behavior. How Al-Qaida in the face of adversity of being one of the most hunted organizations, networks and ideology across the world show a remarkable talent for not only surviving, but also thriving under nearly a decade of war. This paper is in an effort to understand the adaptation and resilience al-Qaida has shown during the last decade, as it today has more members, a global reach and an ideological experience it lacked ten years ago.
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- author
- Dyborn, Carl LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- FKVK01 20111
- year
- 2011
- type
- M2 - Bachelor Degree
- subject
- keywords
- al-Qaida, militant Islam, complexity theory, networks, complex adaptive system
- language
- English
- id
- 2063678
- date added to LUP
- 2011-12-07 11:20:36
- date last changed
- 2011-12-07 11:20:36
@misc{2063678, abstract = {{This paper looks at al-Qaida and the nearly decade of war through concepts offered by a scientific paradigm called complexity theory. The networks, organization and ideology of al-Qaida in this paper are described in terms of complex adaptive systems, emergent networks with localized behavior. How Al-Qaida in the face of adversity of being one of the most hunted organizations, networks and ideology across the world show a remarkable talent for not only surviving, but also thriving under nearly a decade of war. This paper is in an effort to understand the adaptation and resilience al-Qaida has shown during the last decade, as it today has more members, a global reach and an ideological experience it lacked ten years ago.}}, author = {{Dyborn, Carl}}, language = {{eng}}, note = {{Student Paper}}, title = {{Anatomy of al-Qaida}}, year = {{2011}}, }