| ID | 180658 |
| Title Proper | Framing insurgency and the rebel proto-state |
| Other Title Information | Al-Shabaab’s media and information operations |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Anzalone, Christopher |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This article traces the foundations, development, and evolution of Al-Shabaab’s multi-tiered media and information operations through a historical lens from proto and early Al-Shabaab media in 2006 and early 2007 up to the beginning of 2021. Arguing that the group’s media campaign is an integral part of its broader proto-state governance operations and kinetic actions, the article pays particular attention to central narrative frames aimed at domestic Somali, regional East African, and international audiences – both friendly and non-friendly – as well as to the role of media and information operations as part of the group’s domestic governance operations. |
| `In' analytical Note | Journal of Middle East and Africa Vol. 12, No.3; Jul-Sep 2021: p.343-360 |
| Journal Source | Journal of Middle East and Africa Vol: 12 No 3 |
| Key Words | Civil Wars ; Africa ; Somalia ; Political Islam ; African security ; Islamism ; Rebellion ; African Studies ; Jihadism ; Rebel Organizations ; Al-Shabaab ; East Africa |