When Jihadi Ideology Meets Social Media

1. Auflage 2018
ISBN: 978-3-319-60115-1
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 147 Seiten, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 3291 g

This book is designed to provide specialists, spectators, and students with a brief and engaging exploration of media usage by radical groups and the laws regulating these grey areas of Jihadi propaganda activities. The authors investigate the use of religion to advance political agendas and the legal challenges involved with balancing regulation with free speech rights. The project also examines the reasons behind the limited success of leading initiatives to curb the surge of online extreme speech, such as Google’s “Redirect Method” or the U.S. State Department’s campaign called “Think Again.” The volume concludes by outlining a number of promising technical approaches that can potently empower tech companies to reduce religious extremist groups’ presence and impact on social media.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Xu, Songhua

Ammar, Jamil

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Kommunikationswissenschaften Digitale Medien, Internet, Telekommunikation
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften Kulturwissenschaften
• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Digital Lifestyle Internet, E-Mail, Social Media
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Gewalt Terrorismus, Religiöser Fundamentalismus
• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Technische Informatik Computersicherheit Computerkriminalität & Hacking
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Politische Kommunikation und Partizipation
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religion & Politik, Religionsfreiheit
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Ideologien Theokratische und religiöse Ideologien
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Studien zu einzelnen Ländern und Gebieten

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter One:  Who Speaks for Islam? Extreme Religious Groups, the Exception that Proves the Rule
Chapter Two: The Rise of Religious Extremism in the Middle East:  A Triptych View?
Chapter Three: Extreme Groups and the Militarization of Social Media
Chapter Four:  Extreme Groups Propaganda War under a Free Speech Lens: The Unwinnable Battle
Chapter Five: Technology to the Rescue: A Software-Based Approach to Tackle Extreme Speech

Über Autor(innen)

Jamil Ammar is Visiting Scholar at Rutgers Law School-Newark, USA.
Songhua Xu is Assistant Professor in the Information System department at the New Jersey Institute of Technology, USA.