@article{2016:gnther:beyond_mer,
title = {Beyond Mere Terrorism: The Islamic State’s Authority as a Social Movement and as a Quasi-State},
year = {2016},
note = {This paper provides an analysis of the sources of authority that the
Islamic State employs locally and globally in order to further the
establishment of a worldwide caliphate. To allow for a more
comprehensive understanding of the propositions the Islamic State
makes towards its audiences, we argue it can be regarded as a
sociopolitical movement and a quasi-state with different sources of
authority and means of power pertaining to each. Both realms of
authority are hybridized by the Islamic State, thus providing the
Islamic State with a stability that is often overlooked in public
debates about its prospects.},
journal = {S&F Sicherheit und Frieden},
pages = {134--140},
author = {Günther, Christoph and Kaden, Tom},
volume = {34},
number = {2}
}