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Global Terrorism Research Centre - Conference 2008

Radicalisation Crossing Borders: New Directions in Islamist and Jihadist Political, Intellectual and Theological Thought and Practice

26 and 27 November, 2008 Parliament House, Victoria

The Global Terrorism Research Centre (GTReC, Monash University) is hosting a conference that will address the political, theological and ideological developments of Islamism and other emerging radicalisms, to be held in the Assembly Chamber of Parliament House, Victoria on November 26 and 27, 2008. The conference seeks to generate new understandings of the complexities of jihadist and other extremisms, and the role of violence and terrorism by exploring the theological and ideological foundations of jihadist and other groups’ political tactics, as well as the long-term objectives beyond terrorist activities. It is intended to investigate the geographic contours of these groups’ political strategies. It is hoped that this conference will ultimately contribute to establishing a new and challenging framework for discussing jihadist and other extremist movements within contemporary political science and international relations, as well as other disciplines and sub-fields within Islamic studies, comparative religious studies, history, sociology and anthropology and related areas. Therefore, we welcome participation from scholars from a broad range of disciplines who are actively researching these topics.

Call for Papers

We have received many quality submissions, though the deadline for the call for papers has now passed. To still participate in the conference, please register.

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Conference Program

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In particular, we will be seeking contributions to panels that will address the following themes:

  • Jihadist Groups’ Ideologies and Their Theological Origins;
  • The Nature of al-Qa‘ida and other Jihadist Groups’ Threats, Their Geographic Contours and Implications for International Relations;
  • Defining Political Islam, and New Directions in Political Islam;
  • How Islamic Political Thought can be used to contain Jihadist Groups’ Ideologies;
  • Methods of Financing and Recruitment;
  • The Rise of Anti-American sentiment in the Muslim world and its implications for Radicalization and Recruitment tactics;
  • The Present Standpoint of Islamic Activism;
  • Emerging trends within al-Qa‘ida and other Jihadist Groups;
  • Islamists’ and Jihadists’ use of the media and propaganda;
  • The Regional Dimensions of Jihadist Activities;
  • Learning from other forms of terrorism and extremism: What knowledge can students of the jihad movements gain from examining other political and theological militants’ processes of radicalisation and de-radicalisation, and vice versa?