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Identity, Ideology, and Information: The Sources of Iraqi Public Support for the Islamic State

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  • Karl Kaltenthaler
  • Daniel Silverman
  • Munqith Dagher

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This article explores the amount and sources of support for the Islamic State among Iraqis. We argue that, in addition to shared identity and ideology, a neglected factor in debates about support for Islamist militancy is the messaging and information that individuals receive about a given group. We test these arguments using regression analysis on public opinion data collected in Iraq in April 2015. The analyses largely support our contentions, showing that exposure to news coverage of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant substantially reduces support for the group, even among alienated Sunnis or ideological Islamists.

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Handle: RePEc:taf:uterxx:v:41:y:2018:i:10:p:801-824
DOI: 10.1080/1057610X.2018.1433447
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