German Jihad

Erscheinungsjahr 2013
ISBN: 978-0-231-15992-0
Verlag: Columbia University Press

Buch, Englisch, 320 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 236 mm, Gewicht: 585 g

Reihe: Columbia Studies in Terrorism and Irregular Warfare

Since 2007, the German jihadist scene has become Europe's most dynamic, characterized by an extreme anti-Americanism, impressive international networks, and spectacularly effective propaganda. German jihadists travel to Turkey, Chechnya, Pakistan, and Afghanistan, trading jihadist ideologies and allying themselves with virulent organizations. Mapping the complicated interplay between jihadists' personal motivations and the goals and strategies of the world's major terrorist groups, Guido W. Steinberg provides the first analysis of German jihadism, its links to Turkey, and its growing, global operational importance.

Steinberg follows the formation of German-born militant networks in German cities and their radicalization and recruitment. He describes how these groups join al-Qaeda-affiliated organizations in Afghanistan and Pakistan, such as the Islamic Jihad Union, the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, and the Taliban, and he plots the path that directly involves them in terrorist activities. Situating these developments within a wider global context, Steinberg interprets the expanding German scene as part of a greater internationalization of jihadist ideology and strategy, swelling the movement's membership since 9/11. Increasing numbers of Pakistanis, Afghans, Turks, Kurds, and European converts are coming to the aid of Arab al-Qaeda, an incremental integration that has worrisome implications for the national security of Germany, the United States, and their allies.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Steinberg, Guido

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Islamismus, Fundamentalismus
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionssoziologie und -psychologie, Spiritualität, Mystik
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Gewalt Terrorismus, Religiöser Fundamentalismus
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gewalt und Diskriminierung: Soziale Aspekte
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Ideologien Theokratische und religiöse Ideologien
• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Der Islam und die Moderne (Westliche) Welt
• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Geschichte des Islam Geschichte des Islam: 20./21. Jahrhundert
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Religionssoziologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of AbbreviationsAcknowledgmentsPrologue: Lone-Wolf Attacks and the Europlot1. Unlikely Internationalists: Putting German Jihadism into Perspective2. Two Hamburg Cells: A History of Jihadist Terrorism in Germany3. "A Second 9/11": The Sauerland Plot4. The Islamic Jihad Union5. The Turkish Dimension6. "Leaving Kuffaristan": Radicalization and Recruitment in Germany7. The German Taliban Mujahideen8. "The Worst Enemy of Islam": The Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan Against Germany9. Germans in the Taliban Stalingrad: Fighting the Kunduz Insurgency10. "This Is the Last Year America": Threats and ProspectsNotesIndex

Leseproben

Read an excerpt from the chapter, "Two Hamburg Cells: A History of Jihadist Terrorism in German":

Über Autor(innen)

Guido Steinberg is one of Germanys leading terrorism experts and works for the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik, SWP) in Berlin. An Islamicist by training, he has previously worked as an advisor on international terrorism in the German Federal Chancellery. Steinberg follows the formation of German-born militant networks in German cities and their radicalization and recruitment. He describes how these groups join up with al-Qaeda-affiliated organizations in Afghanistan and Pakistan, such as the Islamic Jihad Union, the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, and the Taliban, and he plots the path that directly involves them in terrorist activities. Situating these developments within a wider global context, Steinberg interprets the expanding German scene as part of a greater internationalization of jihadist ideology and strategy, swelling the movements membership since 9/11.