#3474. A cultural criminology of “new” jihad: Insights from propaganda magazines

December 2026publication date
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Abstract:
The backgrounds and modus operandi of more recent jihadi terrorists tend to share factors and characteristics more typically associated with non-political violence such as mass-killings and gang violence. Cultural criminology, with its understanding of the relationship between mediated meaning and individual experience, can provide such an analysis. It demonstrates that they contain significantly more than religious rhetoric and military strategy. Rather, they are part of a process that crystalizes a jihadi subculture that appeals to disaffected and marginalized, excitement-seeking youths. They idealize the notion of a jihadi terrorist that is tough and willing to commit brutal violence. The subcultural model of jihadi propaganda we explicate provides a novel way of understanding terrorist recruiting tactics and motivations that are not necessarily in opposition to contemporary conventional criminal and “mainstream” cultures.
Keywords:
Cultural criminology; jihadi terrorism; qualitative media analysis; subculture; terrorist propaganda

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