Islamic State in Iraq and Syria and the World Order Cover Image

Państwo Islamskie w Iraku i Syrii (ISIS) a ład światowy
Islamic State in Iraq and Syria and the World Order

Author(s): Jerzy Zdanowski
Subject(s): Islam studies, International relations/trade, Politics and religion, Sociology of Religion
Published by: Oficyna Wydawnicza KA AFM
Keywords: Islamic State in Iraq and Syria; Islamism; sunnis; Iraq; Westphalian order; post-Westphalian order; deterritorialization;

Summary/Abstract: The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria is growing out of the ideology of Islamism, which was born at the beginning of the 20th century in Egypt and became very powerful throughout the Muslim world. On the other hand, the structure and functioning of this organization make it diff erent from many other Islamist organizations. Ideologists of the Islamic State undermined the principles of the Westphalian Order and began to propagate a vision of a new post-Westphalian world, based on principles different from those that form the foundations of contemporary international relations. First of all, ISIS the principle of territoriality of the state and borders of modern states has been questioned. The phenomenon of Islamic State should be analyzed in the context of the political situation in the Middle East related to the deprivation of Sunnis in Iraq after 2003, as well as global processes included in the form of deterritorialization and reterritorialization.

  • Issue Year: XV/2018
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 257-271
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Polish