Studying the Formation of Psychology of Violence in ISIS

Document Type : Original Article

Author

Faculty member and assistant professor of political science at Payame Noor University

Abstract

The growth of terrorist groups in the Middle East in recent years represents a new
chapter on the security problems in the region. In some ways, the rapid expansion of
the ISIS terrorist group in Iraq and Syria suggests that the terrorist movement is not
a traditional one anymore, and the development of the communication system
facilitates its expansion all around the world. Due to the fact that other critical
psychological factors have had a significant impact on ISIS, the predominantly
Sunni group in Iraq, Syria and elsewhere, the study of the psychological factors of
ISIS expansion and development is of great importance. The purpose of this study is
to investigate the psychological background of expanding the ISIS and its attraction
to people. The main question of this research is that what are the main psychological
factors in the formation of ISIS? The research hypothesis is that the reaction to the
feeling of frustration caused by social, administrative, and political discrimination is
the primary factor behind the formation of ISIS. The present study has concluded
that Sunni Muslims joined ISIS to gain individual integrity, fight for their crushed
identity, and against their humiliation, As a result, they prefer ISIS's blind violent
methods over civil and non-violent campaigns. The author has used a descriptiveanalytical
method and secondary sources.
This article also looks at the detailed propaganda of the ISIS and its methods for
recruiting forces as well as its methods of psychological warfare. One of ISIS unique
features among radical religious terrorist groups is the use of women in a very
organized way by their media to attract more soldiers.

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  • Receive Date: 02 June 2017
  • Revise Date: 19 August 2017
  • Accept Date: 07 October 2017

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