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ATS1701 Terrorism and Political Violence Aisha's Tutorial AISHA ISMAIL JUL 26, 2021 02:04AM

To what extent did IS mirror a state? -created their own currency -collected taxes -controlled oil to gain wealth -set up waste collection systems -punishing those that go against their rules

What was IS trying to accomplish by establishing a state like entity? What does this tell us about the nature of insurgency and how they try to challenge state authority and legitimacy?

- Utility (water, power) - Currency - Exports (oil, amphetamines, weapons) - Taxation - Justice system (Sharia Courts) - Day-to-day mundane activity (street signs, schools)

-providing security and stability in ways the government does it makes them more legitimate -allows them to consolidate power -tend last long because they hold power and territory for a long time -allows them to gain popular support of the people

What other infrastructure did IS establish that is typically the purview of the state? -attempted to set up their own state with their own laws -set up own courts -initially had a bureaucratic system similar to a state government

- Estabishment of a caliphate based on Islamic irridentist claims - Limit authority of the government in order to expand local legitimacy of IS - Challenge authority and legitimacy by establishing a parallel state - Territorial claims in Iraq and Syria delegitimising multiple internationally recognised institutions - Destroy self condence of other actors in order to further delegitimise existing power structure

-had thier own healthcare and education systems

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Does what the IS did conform to competitive control theory discussed in the lecture? Does this t into the notions as outline Mao’s protracted war theory discussed in week 5? -methods align with Competitive theory as they attempted to create a normative system of rules to enforce stability

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within their territories

Punishment

-by creating a stable system they ensured the theory suggests that regardless of what rules they enforce they are more likely to be able to gain control -Mao's theory emphasised the importance of political strategy -All three stages of Mao's theories lead to gaining territories and support from the people, this is similar to what Isis did

Yes, IS does t the competetive control theory. - Persuasion Propaganda, political and ideological mobilisation, social pressure, identity manipulation - Administrative tools Justice systems, mediation and dispute resolution, essential services, social and economic institutions - Coercion

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