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The Caucasus Emirate: Ideology, Identity, and Insurgency in Russia's North Caucasus

The Caucasus Emirate: Ideology, Identity, and Insurgency in Russia's North Caucasus

Youngman, Mark

Hardcover

Series: New Directions in Terrorism Studies

General Political ScienceInternational RelationsSocial Movements

ISBN10: 152618544X
ISBN13: 9781526185440
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Published: May 20 2025
Pages: 264
Weight: 1.19
Height: 0.63 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
Insurgency has plagued the North Caucasus since the collapse of the Soviet Union. Between 2007 and 2015, rebels waged their struggle under the banner of the Caucasus Emirate (Imarat Kavkaz, IK). This book systematically examines the IK's ideology to explain what the group claimed to be fighting for and against and how it sought to mobilise people behind its cause. It reveals a group with a weakly developed political programme, which aligned itself with global jihadism but consistently prioritised local concerns. It demonstrates the priority rebel leaders afforded to shaping local identities, but also their failure to forge a unified movement or revitalise armed struggle. Re-evaluating the IK's ideology helps us better understand the past and future of armed struggle in the North Caucasus.

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