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Vad är meningen med enighet, orättvisor och jihad? En narrativanalys av Anwar al-Awlakis meningsskapande i utvalda predikningar.

Markefjäll, Moa LU (2025) UNDK02 20242
Department of Political Science
Abstract
The study “What is the meaning of unity, injustice and jihad?” examines the meaning-making of the famous preacher and later al-Qaeda member, Anwar al-Awlaki. The study focuses on three central themes: unity, injustice and jihad, and applies thematic narrative analysis with a theory-consuming approach to explore how the themes are constructed and function. The thesis is based on earlier works on narratives in radical milieus, radicalization, social engineering and propaganda. The study concludes that al-Awlaki's narratives systematically follow the structure of: presenting threats, a solution to use as defence and lastly legitimizing violence. By integrating religious texts, historical examples and the “us-versus-them”-mentality the study... (More)
The study “What is the meaning of unity, injustice and jihad?” examines the meaning-making of the famous preacher and later al-Qaeda member, Anwar al-Awlaki. The study focuses on three central themes: unity, injustice and jihad, and applies thematic narrative analysis with a theory-consuming approach to explore how the themes are constructed and function. The thesis is based on earlier works on narratives in radical milieus, radicalization, social engineering and propaganda. The study concludes that al-Awlaki's narratives systematically follow the structure of: presenting threats, a solution to use as defence and lastly legitimizing violence. By integrating religious texts, historical examples and the “us-versus-them”-mentality the study highlights how for example social engineering principles amplify the effectiveness of these narratives. The study contributes with its concretizing and exemplifying agenda of how narrative structure and emotional manipulation operate within extremist propaganda. The findings show the relevance of narrative dynamics in understanding radicalization processes, particularly in the context of meaning-making. (Less)
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author
Markefjäll, Moa LU
supervisor
organization
course
UNDK02 20242
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
Meningsskapande, Narrativ, Radikalisering, Social ingenjörskonst, Propaganda
language
Swedish
id
9180937
date added to LUP
2025-02-17 11:03:38
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2025-02-17 11:03:38
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  abstract     = {{The study “What is the meaning of unity, injustice and jihad?” examines the meaning-making of the famous preacher and later al-Qaeda member, Anwar al-Awlaki. The study focuses on three central themes: unity, injustice and jihad, and applies thematic narrative analysis with a theory-consuming approach to explore how the themes are constructed and function. The thesis is based on earlier works on narratives in radical milieus, radicalization, social engineering and propaganda. The study concludes that al-Awlaki's narratives systematically follow the structure of: presenting threats, a solution to use as defence and lastly legitimizing violence. By integrating religious texts, historical examples and the “us-versus-them”-mentality the study highlights how for example social engineering principles amplify the effectiveness of these narratives. The study contributes with its concretizing and exemplifying agenda of how narrative structure and emotional manipulation operate within extremist propaganda. The findings show the relevance of narrative dynamics in understanding radicalization processes, particularly in the context of meaning-making.}},
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  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Vad är meningen med enighet, orättvisor och jihad? En narrativanalys av Anwar al-Awlakis meningsskapande i utvalda predikningar.}},
  year         = {{2025}},
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