Terrorism and Political Contention

Against the backdrop of terrorist activity and the emergence of new conflicts in the MENA region, this book identifies factors of political contestation and analyzes organizational forms and dynamics of terrorism and conflict in North Africa and the Sahel. Written by an international selection of authors from different fields, the book covers topics such as the radicalization of terrorist organizations operating in the region, the financing of terrorism, the role of migration, the radicalization of women, the influence and motives of great powers and external factors such as France in the region, and the impact of the war in Ukraine. The book appeals to scholars and students of politics and international relations as well as African and Middle Eastern studies.

Illustrates organizational forms of terrorism in the MENA and Sahel regions Examines the influence and motives of great powers and external actors Highlights the impact of the war in Ukraine

Autorentext

János Besenyö is a full professor in the Óbuda University, Donát Bánki Faculty of Mechanical and Safety Engineering (Hungary) and head of the Africa Research Institute. Between 1987 and 2018, he served as a professional soldier and served in several peace operations in Africa and Afghanistan. He received a PhD in military science from Zrínyi Miklós National Defense University (Hungary) and he received a habilitated doctorate at Eötvös Loránd University (Hungary). In 2014, he established the Scientific Research Centre of the Hungarian Defence Forces General Staff, and was its first leader from 2014 to 2018. His most recent publication is Conflict and Peace in Western Sahara: The Role of the UN's Peacekeeping Mission (MINURSO).

Leonid Issaev is an associate professor at the Department of Political Science and International Affairs and the vice director of the Center for Stability and Risks Analysis at the HSE University (Russia), and senior research fellow at the Institute for African Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

Andrey Korotayev is the Director of the Center for Stability and Risks Analysis of the HSE University (Russia), the senior research professor of the Oriental Institute and Institute for African Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences, the senior research professor of the International Laboratory for Political Demography of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration, and a professor at the Faculty of Global Studies of the Moscow State University.

Inhalt
Chapter 1. Introduction: Terrorism and Political Contention in North Africa and the Sahel Region (János Beseny).- Part I. Terrorism and Political Contention in North Africa and the Sahel Region: Factors, Patterns, Regularities.- Chapter 2. Migration and Terrorism in North Africa (Viktor Glied).- Chapter 3. Terrorist Financing from North Africa to the Sahel Region: Exhaustible or Inexhaustible Stream? (Szabolcs Pásztor).- Chapter 4. Female Vulnerabilities for Terrorist Activities in North Africa and the Sahel Zone (Nina Käsehage).- Chapter 5. Chasse Gardée or Faubourg?: Politico-Military Interventions of France in the Sahel Region (András István Türke).- Chapter 6. The Ukrainian Conflict's Impact on the Prevailing Causes for Radicalization in North Africa (János Beseny).- Chapter 7. Coupvolution as a Mechanism of Regime Change in the Sahel (Egor Fain).- Part II. Country Particularities of Terrorism and Political Contention in the Region