Discovering bin-Laden’s Replacement in al-Qaeda, using Social Network Analysis: A Methodological Investigation
<p><em>The removal of Osama bin-Laden created a leadership void within al-Qaeda. Despite the group’s autonomous cell structure, an authorative figure remains essential for promoting and disseminating al-Qaeda’s ideology. An appropriate replacement should exhibit trait...
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| author | Edith Wu Rebecca Carleton Garth Davies |
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| description | <p><em>The removal of Osama bin-Laden created a leadership void within al-Qaeda. Despite the group’s autonomous cell structure, an authorative figure remains essential for promoting and disseminating al-Qaeda’s ideology. An appropriate replacement should exhibit traits comparable to bin-Laden and have similar positioning within the structure of the group. Using a media-based sample and social network analysis, this study attempts to uncover the most probable successor for bin-Laden by examining the dynamics within al-Qaeda. The results indicate how the differential embeddedness of al-Qaeda members affects social capital, which in turn provides insights for leadership potiential.</em></p><div><em><br /></em></div> |
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| spelling | doaj-art-3276dbabb4af487797a46292ffb05a192025-08-20T00:55:33ZengInternational Centre for Counter TerrorismPerspectives on Terrorism2334-37452334-37452014-02-0181319Discovering bin-Laden’s Replacement in al-Qaeda, using Social Network Analysis: A Methodological InvestigationEdith WuRebecca CarletonGarth Davies<p><em>The removal of Osama bin-Laden created a leadership void within al-Qaeda. Despite the group’s autonomous cell structure, an authorative figure remains essential for promoting and disseminating al-Qaeda’s ideology. An appropriate replacement should exhibit traits comparable to bin-Laden and have similar positioning within the structure of the group. Using a media-based sample and social network analysis, this study attempts to uncover the most probable successor for bin-Laden by examining the dynamics within al-Qaeda. The results indicate how the differential embeddedness of al-Qaeda members affects social capital, which in turn provides insights for leadership potiential.</em></p><div><em><br /></em></div>http://www.terrorismanalysts.com/pt/index.php/pot/article/view/325Keywords: social networkAl-Qaedaleadershipmethodology |
| spellingShingle | Edith Wu Rebecca Carleton Garth Davies Discovering bin-Laden’s Replacement in al-Qaeda, using Social Network Analysis: A Methodological Investigation Keywords: social network Al-Qaeda leadership methodology |
| title | Discovering bin-Laden’s Replacement in al-Qaeda, using Social Network Analysis: A Methodological Investigation |
| title_full | Discovering bin-Laden’s Replacement in al-Qaeda, using Social Network Analysis: A Methodological Investigation |
| title_fullStr | Discovering bin-Laden’s Replacement in al-Qaeda, using Social Network Analysis: A Methodological Investigation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Discovering bin-Laden’s Replacement in al-Qaeda, using Social Network Analysis: A Methodological Investigation |
| title_short | Discovering bin-Laden’s Replacement in al-Qaeda, using Social Network Analysis: A Methodological Investigation |
| title_sort | discovering bin laden s replacement in al qaeda using social network analysis a methodological investigation |
| topic | Keywords: social network Al-Qaeda leadership methodology |
| url | http://www.terrorismanalysts.com/pt/index.php/pot/article/view/325 |
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