Repression, factionalism, and radicalization: understanding the shift toward extremism in MENA
Zhou, Lizhi (A.A. 2024/2025) Repression, factionalism, and radicalization: understanding the shift toward extremism in MENA. Tesi di Laurea in Social and economic development of the Mediterranean countries, Luiss Guido Carli, relatore Mohammed Hashas, pp. 73. [Master's Degree Thesis]
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Theoretical and conceptual framework. Definitions and features of separatist movements. Radicalization and terrorism: conceptual distinctions. Repression strategies under hybrid regimes. Factionalism in separatist movements. Construction of the “repression-factionalism-radicalization” analytical model. Methodology and case selection. Research design: comparative case study method. Process tracing and mechanism verification. Rationale for case selection. Data sources and research limitations. Case study I—the Kurdish Movement. Historical context and movement evolution. State repression and political exclusion. Organizational fragmentation: PKK, YPG, TAK and PJAK. From autonomy demands to terrorist strategies. Case study II— South Yemen. Historical origins and the 1990 unification. The rise of the STC and fragmentation of the Southern Movement. Confrontation with the central government and state repression mechanisms. Case study III- Western Sahara. Colonial legacy and the rise of the Polisario front. Moroccan repression policies and sovereignty dispute. Organizational discipline and internal restraints against radicalization. The role of organizational coherence. Comparative analysis. Comparison of core variables across cases. Conditions for the ascendancy of radical factions. Differences in radicalization outcomes and explanations. Theoretical implications of the “repression–factionalism–radicalization” model.
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Bibliografia: pp. 70-72.
| Thesis Type: | Master's Degree Thesis |
|---|---|
| Institution: | Luiss Guido Carli |
| Degree Program: | Master's Degree Programs > Master's Degree Program in International Relations (LM-52) |
| Chair: | Social and economic development of the Mediterranean countries |
| Thesis Supervisor: | Hashas, Mohammed |
| Thesis Co-Supervisor: | Montalbano, Pierluigi |
| Academic Year: | 2024/2025 |
| Session: | Summer |
| Deposited by: | Alessandro Perfetti |
| Date Deposited: | 23 Oct 2025 14:47 |
| Last Modified: | 23 Oct 2025 14:47 |
| URI: | https://tesi.luiss.it/id/eprint/43526 |
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