ALBANIA: Radicalization and the Governance of Islam in Albania
ALBANIA: Radicalization and the Governance of Islam in Albania

Author(s): Arjan Dyrmishi
Subject(s): Civil Society, Governance, Islam studies, Politics and law, Studies in violence and power, Radical sociology , Penal Policy, Sociology of Religion, Peace and Conflict Studies
Published by: Atlantska inicijativa: Udruženje za promicanje euroatlantskih integracija BiH
Keywords: Albania; radicalization; Islam; ISIL; foreign fighters; government; policies; terrorism; Syria; Iraq; violent extremism;
Summary/Abstract: With some hundred or more Albanian citizens having now joined the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), radicalization has become a salient issue in both policy and scholarly domains in Albania. Given the Albanian tradition of religious tolerance and moderation, the quest to understand and explain the foreign fighter phenomenon has sparked extensive debate – in media, among the public, and within academia. Explanations for this trend have focused mainly on the socioeconomic factors affecting certain local communities and individuals, and on the failure of state institutions in some sectors, including in security, intelligence, and education. In general, academic researchers and pundits alike argue in favor of a more robust response by the government. [...]

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