| ID | 152024 |
| Title Proper | Awakening movement |
| Other Title Information | a narrative-level study of mobilization |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Newton, Allen |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This essay analyzes the link between mobilization and tribalism that developed in the Anbar Awakening. The Anbar Awakening exposed the Anbari tribal structure as a deeply entrenched and complex network deployed to mobilize support and generate behavior that would achieve the most advantageous strategy and position in a fight against al-Qaeda. Although this description supports David Kilcullen’s tribal society model, the rules of the Awakening movement that restored the tribal network were hardly explored by counter-insurgents for value and opportunity. The essay therefore draws on narratives from Anbari sheikhs to analyze the properties of tribalism (culture, identity, and problem-solving) as a non-linear social network, and demonstrates a paradigm in which mobilization of Anbari tribesmen is a valid indicator of security. The link between mobilization and tribalism in the Anbar Awakening therefore strategically develops to intervene in social life and address security locally. |
| `In' analytical Note | Small Wars and Insurgencies Vol. 28, No.2; Apr 2017: p.267-290 |
| Journal Source | Small Wars and Insurgencies Vol: 28 No 2 |
| Key Words | Iraq ; Al-Qaeda ; Mobilization ; Social Network ; Tribes ; Anbar Awakening ; Counter-Insurgency |