Politico-ideological Mobilisation and Violence in the Arab World

Ahmed Ajil completed his PhD (Criminology) at the School of Criminal Justice at the University of Lausanne, Switzerland and Université Laval, Canada. His doctoral research was empirically based on research conducted in Switzerland, Lebanon and Canada with individuals involved in politico-ideological violence, activists, political and religious authorities, researchers and policymakers. Outside of academia, Dr Ajil is a Scientific Collaborator at the Swiss Centre of Expertise in Prison and Probation.

• IntroductionPART I: Towards a grievance-based analysisChapter 1: Engaging with PIV and PIM in relation to the Arab WorldChapter 2: Bringing grievances back inChapter 3: Research protocolPart II: Mapping grievancesChapter 4: Three ideal-types of grievancesChapter 5: Socio-economic grievancesChapter 6: Ethno-racial grievancesChapter 7: Political grievancesChapter 8: Grievances, a relevant object of inquiry?Part III: Performing grievancesChapter 9: Identification : Naming the injusticeChapter 10 : Appropriation - Owning the injusticeChapter 11: Responsibilisation of self and others - addressing the injusticePART IV: Mobilisation, violence and disengagementChapter 12: The taste of radicality: Thrill-seeking and adventurismChapter 13 : The logics of violence: ‘Bring back the chaos’Chapter 14 : The importance of context: Places, people and biographic availabilityChapter 15: Disengaging: ‘You have to give him love’PART V: Discussion and outlookChapter 16: Towards a theory of grievance-based mobilisationChapter 17 : Implications for research and policymakingConclusion

"A ground-breaking grievances-based analysis of engagement into extremist violence. Based on a fascinating field research, Dr. Ahmed Ajil sheds new light on the motives that drive individuals towards violent actions. A must-read for all scholars and students interested in political violence."-Professor Aurélie Campana, Department of Political Science, Université Laval"If the discipline of terrorism studies is to be redeemed from the propaganda and ineptitude that has plagued it since its inception, then works such as Ahmed Ajil’s will be essential. All in is sure to be a landmark text in the development of a richer and less biased account of political mobilization and violence in Arab contexts." - Professor Arun Kundnani, New York Univerity"A rich, clear-eyed, and thought-provoking text which makes a significant contribution to our understanding of political violence, its anchors and its manifestations. A timely book, of use to both the scholar and the policy-maker." - Professor Mohammad-Mahmoud Ould Mohamedou, Geneva Graduate Institute