Dilemmas of fundamentalist non-state actors in international relations

Patrick Finnegan; Vladimir Rauta

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-91463-9_4

Dilemmas of fundamentalist non-state actors in international relations

Patrick Finnegan, Vladimir Rauta

School of International Relations

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This chapter addresses fundamentalism by placing it within international relations broadly and the interactive strategic environment more narrowly. By comparing the role played by fundamentalism within two ethno-nationalist groups and the development of their campaigns, this chapter challenges some of the long running assumptions around the topic of fundamentalism, including the role of religion and the simplistic answers which have been offered on the topic in the past. We present fundamentalism as a strategic choice which brings positive and negative consequences to those who embrace it. Arguing that adopting and maintaining, or eventually abandoning, a fundamentalist position is a strategic choice, we reposition the topic of fundamentalism away from a simplistic label of non-state actors and towards a more nuanced position within the wider strategic environment.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Mapping non-state actors in international relations
Editors	Marianna Charountaki, Daniela Irrera
Place of Publication	Cham
Publisher	Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Chapter	4
Pages	53-71
Number of pages	19
ISBN (Electronic)	9783030914639
ISBN (Print)	9783030914622, 9783030914653
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-91463-9_4
Publication status	Published - 25 May 2022

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Name	Non-state actors in international relations
Volume	1
ISSN (Print)	2730-9924
ISSN (Electronic)	2730-9932

Keywords

Fundamentalism
Strategic interactions
Strategic goals
Adaptability

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Mapping non-state actors in international relations. ed. / Marianna Charountaki; Daniela Irrera. Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland AG, 2022. p. 53-71 (Non-state actors in international relations; Vol. 1).

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