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Terror Networks In The Twenty-First Century
University of Pennsylvania Press
December 2007
On Sale: December 3, 2007
176 pages
ISBN: 0812240650
EAN: 9780812240658
Hardcover
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Non-Fiction
In the post-September 11 world, Al Qaeda is no longer the
central organizing force that aids or authorizes terrorist
attacks or recruits terrorists. It is now more a source of
inspiration for terrorist acts carried out by independent
local groups that have branded themselves with the Al Qaeda
name. Building on his previous groundbreaking work on the Al
Qaeda network, forensic psychiatrist Marc Sageman has
greatly expanded his research to explain how Islamic
terrorism emerges and operates in the twenty-first
century.
In Leaderless Jihad, Sageman
rejects the views that place responsibility for terrorism on
society or a flawed, predisposed individual. Instead, he
argues, the individual, outside influence, and group
dynamics come together in a four-step process through which
Muslim youth become radicalized. First, traumatic events
either experienced personally or learned about indirectly
spark moral outrage. Individuals interpret this outrage
through a specific ideology, more felt and understood than
based on doctrine. Usually in a chat room or other
Internet-based venues, adherents share this moral outrage,
which resonates with the personal experiences of others. The
outrage is acted on by a group, either online or offline.
Leaderless Jihad offers a ray of hope.
Drawing on historical analogies, Sageman argues that the
zeal of jihadism is self-terminating; eventually its
followers will turn away from violence as a means of
expressing their discontent. The book concludes with
Sageman's recommendations for the application of his
research to counterterrorism law enforcement efforts.
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