The Violence of the Islamic State of Syria (ISIS): A Behavioral Perspective

NeerThomas,; Ellen, O'TooleMary

doi:10.1089/vio.2014.0037

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“…Jewish Israelis spent the least amount of time reading articles when first exposed to information that suggested peace with the Palestinians would undermine the threat posed by ISIS militants (compared to any of the other conditions). It is possible that mere mention of ISIS militants – an extremely radical and violent Islamist group currently waging Jihad to establish an Islamic Caliphate that spans territory Israel occupies (see Neer & O'Toole, ) – heightened feelings of threat among Jewish Israelis. As shown by Maoz and McCauley (, ) intergroup threat reduces openness to information.…”

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Unfreezing cognitions during an intractable conflict: Does an external incentive for negotiating peace and (low levels of) collective angst increase information seeking?

Wohl

Porat

Halperin

2015

British J Social Psychol

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A core feature of intractable conflicts is the tendency to cognitively freeze on existing, pro-ingroup beliefs. In three experiments, conducted in the context of the PalestinianIsraeli conflict, we tested the idea that an external incentive for negotiating peace helps unfreeze cognitions. In Experiment 1, making salient that peace with the Palestinians would reduce the Iranian nuclear threat (an external incentive) led to a process of unfreezing. In Experiment 2, we examined whether collective angst as an emotional sentiment (i.e., concern for the ingroup's future vitality as a temporally stable emotional disposition) moderated the aforementioned external incentive-cognitive unfreezing link. As predicted, external incentive salience promoted cognitive unfreezing, but only among people low in collective angst (i.e., people who are not concerned for the ingroup's future). In Experiment 3, we sought to replicate the results of Experiment 2. However, socio-political forces (i.e., a significant upswing in tensions between Palestinians and Israelis) likely served to freeze cognitions to such an extent that thawing was not possible by the means demonstrated in Experiments 1 and 2. The importance of confidence in a peace process is discussed in the context of efforts to unfreeze cognitions during an intractable conflict.

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Unfreezing cognitions during an intractable conflict: Does an external incentive for negotiating peace and (low levels of) collective angst increase information seeking?

Wohl

Porat

Halperin

2015

British J Social Psychol

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“…However, ideologically motivated violence persists, even if it may be declining over time (Pinker, 2011). The appalling brutality of ISIS serves as just one example; not only has it not deterred people from joining, but in fact it may have constituted a potent recruitment tool (Neer & O'Toole, 2014), sometimes referred to as "terrorist clickbait" ("ISIS' Brutality in Videos is Terrorist Clickbait," 2015). Thus, it seems that brutality and violence possess a subjective rationality and appeal (Baumeister, 1997).…”

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The Making of Violent Extremists

Kruglanski

Jaśko

Webber

et al. 2018

Review of General Psychology

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The authors outline a psychological model of extremism and analyze violent extremism as a special case of it. Their significance quest theory identifies 3 general drivers of violent extremism: need, narrative, and network. The theory asserts that the need for personal significance-the desire to matter, to "be someone," and to have meaning in one's life-is the dominant need that underlies violent extremism. A violence-justifying ideological narrative contributes to radicalization by delineating a collective cause that can earn an individual the significance and meaning he or she desires, as well as an appropriate means with which to pursue that cause. Lastly, a network of people who subscribe to that narrative leads individuals to perceive the violence-justifying narrative as cognitively accessible and morally acceptable. The authors describe empirical evidence for the theory, which was tested on a wide variety of samples across different cultures and geopolitical contexts. They go on to offer a general road map to guide efforts to counter and prevent violent extremism in its various forms.

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“…The data was taken from online Arab mass media in Syria. Determination of data sources is based on the fact that most of the ISIS actions are the topic of news coverage in the mass media in Syria (Besenyő, 2015;Khan & Ruiz Estrada, 2016;Neer & O'Toole, 2014)often times it is called unsuccessful. The operation started ten years ago, and in addition to other donors, the EU took an important role in the advocacy, not to mention the fact that it launched its own support operation.…”

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Dā'ish vs Tanẓīm Al-Dawlah: BREAK Analysis of The Names of ISIS in Arab Mass Media

2021

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This study aims to analyze the meaning of ISIS names in the Arab mass media from the BREAK theory perspective. The research data were taken from two Syrian mass media: Tishrīn and ‘Inab Baladī. The name Dā’ish is used as the primary discourse, while the name Tanẓīm Al-Dawlah is a secondary discourse. The data was collected by observing the basic technique of tapping and the advanced technique of note-taking. Data analysis was carried out using identity method. The findings show that the meaning of primary discourse is structured through the eclectic use of theory on aspects of sound, form, meaning construction, and meaning changes. The analysis found that primary discourse has a negative meaning tendency and is contrary to religion’s moral values (Islam) and state. Meanwhile, the meaning of secondary discourse is carried out by combining the theory of nominal groups, word structures, nominal relations, and stylistics. Secondary discourse has an ambiguous meaning because it represents ISIS as an entity that can be understood in two domains at once: organization and state. The comprehensive analysis of BREAK has shown clear linguistic stages of meaning so the meaning of ISIS names can be clearly understood.

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The Violence of the Islamic State of Syria (ISIS): A Behavioral Perspective

Cited by 21 publications

References 9 publications

Unfreezing cognitions during an intractable conflict: Does an external incentive for negotiating peace and (low levels of) collective angst increase information seeking?

Unfreezing cognitions during an intractable conflict: Does an external incentive for negotiating peace and (low levels of) collective angst increase information seeking?

The Making of Violent Extremists

Dā'ish vs Tanẓīm Al-Dawlah: BREAK Analysis of The Names of ISIS in Arab Mass Media

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