TY - JOUR
T1 - Radical distinctions
T2 - A comparative study of two jihadist speeches
AU - Ramsay, Gilbert Aubrey Warner
AU - Marsden, Sarah Victoria
PY - 2013/12
Y1 - 2013/12
N2 - Work on contemporary instances of “violent extremist” texts tends to see these primarily as more or less instrumental extensions of political (or political-religious) movements. As a result, there are few studies that devote close attention to individual examples of the texts themselves. In this article, we offer a detailed analysis of two jihadist speeches by the prominent ideologues Adam Gadahn and the late Anwar al-Awlaki. We argue that Al-Awlaki’s work ultimately succeeds where Gadahn’s seemingly fails because it is underpinned by a form of fundamentalism which, paradoxically, is inherently premised on the survival of possibilities for dialogue and polyglossia.
AB - Work on contemporary instances of “violent extremist” texts tends to see these primarily as more or less instrumental extensions of political (or political-religious) movements. As a result, there are few studies that devote close attention to individual examples of the texts themselves. In this article, we offer a detailed analysis of two jihadist speeches by the prominent ideologues Adam Gadahn and the late Anwar al-Awlaki. We argue that Al-Awlaki’s work ultimately succeeds where Gadahn’s seemingly fails because it is underpinned by a form of fundamentalism which, paradoxically, is inherently premised on the survival of possibilities for dialogue and polyglossia.
U2 - 10.1080/17539153.2013.847263
DO - 10.1080/17539153.2013.847263
M3 - Article
SN - 1753-9153
VL - 6
SP - 392
EP - 409
JO - Critical Studies on Terrorism
JF - Critical Studies on Terrorism
IS - 3
ER -