Dilemmas of fundamentalist non-state actors in international relations
Abstract
This chapter addresses fundamentalism by placing it within international relations broadly and the interactive strategic environment more narrowly. By comparing the role played by fundamentalism within two ethno-nationalist groups and the development of their campaigns, this chapter challenges some of the long running assumptions around the topic of fundamentalism, including the role of religion and the simplistic answers which have been offered on the topic in the past. We present fundamentalism as a strategic choice which brings positive and negative consequences to those who embrace it. Arguing that adopting and maintaining, or eventually abandoning, a fundamentalist position is a strategic choice, we reposition the topic of fundamentalism away from a simplistic label of non-state actors and towards a more nuanced position within the wider strategic environment.
Citation
Finnegan , P & Rauta , V 2022 , Dilemmas of fundamentalist non-state actors in international relations . in M Charountaki & D Irrera (eds) , Mapping non-state actors in international relations . Non-state actors in international relations , vol. 1 , Springer Nature Switzerland AG , Cham , pp. 53-71 . https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-91463-9_4
Publication
Mapping non-state actors in international relations
Status
Peer reviewed
ISSN
2730-9924Type
Book item
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