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Horn, Nouri (2022)

Fear and Loathing in Ar-Raqqah: How Emotional Framings of Jihadist Female Foreign Fighters affect Policy Preferences

Bachelor thesis | Security Studies (BSc)

Female foreign fighters joining ISIS and other Jihadist organisations are a complex topic, with a multitude of policies proposed to tackle the issue of how and whether to reintegrate them and their families in the societies of their home countries. The problem touches on threats from terrorism, but also on compassionate themes such as the children born in the Caliphate, now often residing in refugee camps. This study used a survey experiment (N = 55) to test whether framings evoking either fear or compassion influenced support for harsh or lenient policy aimed at female foreign fighters. Although the sample size only allows for tentative conclusions, no statistically significant ef ect was found, indicating that dif erent framings did not influence policy support.

framing

policy preferences

ISIS

female foreign fighters

Author

Horn, Nouri

Faculty

Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

Supervisors

Mazepus, H.

ECTS Credits

15

Language

en