Date of Award
10-3-2015
Document Type
Masters Research Paper
Degree Name
M.S. in Geographic Information Science
Organizational Unit
College of Natural Science and Mathematics, Geography and the Environment
Keywords
Islamic State (IS), Dabiq magazine, IS narrative elements
Abstract
The Islamic State (IS) declared the establishment of a Caliphate on June 29, 2014 in Mosul, Iraq. Since that declaration, IS has communicated a four-part narrative to the global community through Dabiq magazine, its e-publication. Each of the ten editions of Dabiq has provided insight into IS’s aspirations and reinforced its message of rejecting post-colonial structures. Critical to realizing its objective is establishing a foothold for the Caliphate through jihad (holy war), establishing legitimacy through jamaah (governance), achieving tawhid (unity), and expanding through hijrah (immigration). Each publication contains these narrative elements to document IS’s progress. Classifying, visualizing, and mapping will provide the analytical insight necessary to quantify the prioritization of IS narrative elements and identify the organization’s motivation.
Copyright Date
10-3-2015
Copyright Statement / License for Reuse
All Rights Reserved.
Publication Statement
Copyright is held by the author. User is responsible for all copyright compliance.
Rights Holder
Steven D. Bixler
Provenance
Received from author
File Format
application/pdf
Language
English (eng)
Extent
55 pgs
File Size
990 KB
Recommended Citation
Bixler, Steven D., "Classification, Visualization, and Analysis of the Islamic State’s Narrative" (2015). Geography and the Environment: Graduate Student Capstones. 60.
https://digitalcommons.du.edu/geog_ms_capstone/60