Homegrown Islamic Terrorism: A Case Study of India

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dc.contributor.advisorCameron, Gavin
dc.contributor.authorPanwar, Nidhi
dc.contributor.committeememberCochrane, Regina
dc.contributor.committeememberHiebert, Maureen
dc.date.accessioned2017-08-17T17:40:57Z
dc.date.available2017-08-17T17:40:57Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.date.submitted2017en
dc.description.abstractThis study investigates explanations behind the rise of Homegrown Islamic Terrorism (HIT) in India. It questions the externalizing discourse of the security literature and locates reasons for HIT in domestic political events, guided by a Critical Terrorism Studies approach. To explore the emergence of HIT, this study focuses on a parallel trend in Indian politics- the rise of right-wing Hindu nationalism or the Hindutva movement and its targeting of the Muslim minority. The research question guiding this study is: How can the emergence of homegrown Islamic terrorism in India be explained as a consequence of political Hindutva? Using the methodology of process-tracing, this study establishes a positive relationship between Hindutva and HIT, operationalized through a mechanism of communal politics and Hindu-Muslim riots.en_US
dc.identifier.citationPanwar, N. (2017). Homegrown Islamic Terrorism: A Case Study of India (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/26377en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/26377
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11023/4017
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.facultyGraduate Studies
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subjectPolitical Science
dc.subjectPolitical Science--International Law and Relations
dc.subject.otherHomegrown Islamic Terrorism
dc.subject.otherCase Study
dc.subject.otherHindutva
dc.subject.otherCommunalism
dc.subject.otherHindu Muslim Riots
dc.subject.otherCritical Terrorism Studies
dc.titleHomegrown Islamic Terrorism: A Case Study of India
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplinePolitical Science
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts (MA)
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