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- Creators: Carradini, Stephen
- Creators: Ali, Souad T.
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This dissertation explores the various online radicalization and recruitment practices of groups like al-Qaeda and Hezbollah, as well as Salafi Jihadists in general. I will also outline the inadequacies of the federal government's engagement with terrorist / Islamist ideologies and explore the ways in which early 20th century foundational Islamist theorists like Hasan al-Banna, Sayyid Qutb, and Abul ala Mawdudi have affected contemporary extremist Islamist groups, while exploring this myth of the ideal caliphate which persists in the ideology of contemporary extremist Islamist groups. In a larger sense, I am arguing that exploitation of the internet (particularly social networking platforms) in the radicalization of new communities of followers is much more dangerous than cyberterrorism (as in attacks on cyber networks within the government and the private sector), which is what is most often considered to be the primary threat that terrorists pose with their presence on the internet. Online radicalization should, I argue, be given more consideration when forming public policy because of the immediate danger that it poses, especially given the rise of microterrorism. Similarly, through the case studies that I am examining, I am bringing the humanities into the discussion of extremist (religious) rhetorics, an area of discourse that those scholars have largely ignored.
ContributorsSalihu, Flurije (Author) / Ali, Souad T. (Thesis advisor) / Miller, Keith (Thesis advisor) / Corman, Steven (Committee member) / Gee, James P (Committee member) / Arizona State University (Publisher)
Created2014
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This Creative Thesis is a popularization on the subject of Dark Patterns. Dark Patterns are deceptive functionality implemented online by developers seeking to manipulate users and benefit from their misfortune. They work by using psychological techniques to influence a user’s behavior, like by toying with a user’s emotion. I hope to spread the knowledge of Dark Patterns to as many people as possible. Once people know how Dark Patterns work, Dark Patterns will not be effective on them anymore.
ContributorsEaton, Conor (Author) / Meloy, Elizabeth (Thesis director) / Carradini, Stephen (Committee member) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor) / Aviation Programs (Contributor)
Created2022-05
ContributorsEaton, Conor (Author) / Meloy, Elizabeth (Thesis director) / Carradini, Stephen (Committee member) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor) / Aviation Programs (Contributor)
Created2022-05
ContributorsEaton, Conor (Author) / Meloy, Elizabeth (Thesis director) / Carradini, Stephen (Committee member) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor) / Aviation Programs (Contributor)
Created2022-05
ContributorsEaton, Conor (Author) / Meloy, Elizabeth (Thesis director) / Carradini, Stephen (Committee member) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor) / Aviation Programs (Contributor)
Created2022-05