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THE EUROPEAN IMMIGRATION CRISIS: AN ANALYSIS OF HOW TERROR ATTACKS HAVE AFFECTED IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE POPULATIONS IN WESTERN EUROPE
Title
THE EUROPEAN IMMIGRATION CRISIS: AN ANALYSIS OF HOW TERROR ATTACKS HAVE AFFECTED IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE POPULATIONS IN WESTERN EUROPE.
Creator
Scimeca, Taylor M, Reynolds, Ted, University of Central Florida
Abstract / Description
The 2015 European Immigration Crisis brought an unprecedented number of immigrants to parts of Western Europe as millions of people fled war-torn and politically unstable countries. Similar to the increase in immigrants, Western European countries have also been combatting the rise of terror attacks throughout Europe. The increase in immigration coupled with an increase in terror attacks has caused anti-refugee sentiments among some Europeans and demands for stricter immigration policies....
Show moreThe 2015 European Immigration Crisis brought an unprecedented number of immigrants to parts of Western Europe as millions of people fled war-torn and politically unstable countries. Similar to the increase in immigrants, Western European countries have also been combatting the rise of terror attacks throughout Europe. The increase in immigration coupled with an increase in terror attacks has caused anti-refugee sentiments among some Europeans and demands for stricter immigration policies. This paper examines how terrorism has impacted refugee and immigrant populations throughout Western Europe with a focus on Germany, France, and Belgium following the 2015 European Immigration Crisis. In order to determine the effects, the analysis focuses on recent terror attacks in the three nations. The claim that refugees are responsible for the increase in terror attacks is examined along with the impact of foreign terrorist fighters in each nation. Following this, the responses from right-wing groups are discussed. This includes the rise of right-wing political leaders, the organization of right-wing movements, and right-wing terror attacks. The resulting policy implications regarding both terrorism policies and immigration policies are also discussed. From these three areas of impact, the overall effects of the European Immigration Crisis are better understood.
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Date Issued
2017
Identifier
CFH2000202, ucf:45939
Format
Document (PDF)
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFH2000202
GOVERNMENT AND THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY: A CASE STUDY ON RUSSIA AND THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT'S EFFECT ON INTELLIGENCE SYSTEMS
Title
GOVERNMENT AND THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY: A CASE STUDY ON RUSSIA AND THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT'S EFFECT ON INTELLIGENCE SYSTEMS.
Creator
Lago, Jessica M, Knuckey, Jonathan, Reynolds, Ted, University of Central Florida
Abstract / Description
The United States and Russia are two major superpowers with governments that are run in different manners. Central to a government's and country's defense is their intelligence systems. The intelligence systems of these two countries are run as part of the government and are integral to its functioning. The purpose of this thesis is to discuss how both the governments and intelligence systems are structured and do they coincide with their respective systems. Using a case study on the United...
Show moreThe United States and Russia are two major superpowers with governments that are run in different manners. Central to a government's and country's defense is their intelligence systems. The intelligence systems of these two countries are run as part of the government and are integral to its functioning. The purpose of this thesis is to discuss how both the governments and intelligence systems are structured and do they coincide with their respective systems. Using a case study on the United States and Russia, their intelligence systems and governments a comparison was drawn. While looking at the history of both governments and communities and what they are like in the present day it was determined that there exist similarities in structures. As the countries grew and modernized so did their intelligence community. The history of how the intelligence community developed in their respective country and interacted with citizens both foreign and domestic showed striking similarities to the governments own workings. Another important find was the rules and restrictions that were involved in the government's evolution was also paralleled in the intelligence communities evolution. In the United States there are regulations against intruding into the lives and properties of citizens and the intelligence community reflects this in executive order 12333 that states intelligence communities cannot collect information on citizens unless it is imperative to the safety and security of the country.
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Date Issued
2018
Identifier
CFH2000368, ucf:45832
Format
Document (PDF)
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFH2000368
A CONTENT ANALYSIS OF JIHADIST MAGAZINES: THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES
Title
A CONTENT ANALYSIS OF JIHADIST MAGAZINES: THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES.
Creator
Udani, Catalina M, Matusitz, Jonathan, Neuberger, Lindsay; Reynolds, Ted, University of Central Florida
Abstract / Description
During its violent spread across the Middle East, the Islamic State of Iraq and Sham (ISIS) amassed both a local and international following in large part due to its usage of emergent media distribution. Beginning in 2014, ISIS's Ministry of Media published an English-language magazine, Dabiq, disseminating its issues through online platforms. Dabiq and its successor Rumiyah both serve as propagandistic recruitment material for ISIS's international community as well as broadcasting the...
Show moreDuring its violent spread across the Middle East, the Islamic State of Iraq and Sham (ISIS) amassed both a local and international following in large part due to its usage of emergent media distribution. Beginning in 2014, ISIS's Ministry of Media published an English-language magazine, Dabiq, disseminating its issues through online platforms. Dabiq and its successor Rumiyah both serve as propagandistic recruitment material for ISIS's international community as well as broadcasting the message of the jihadist movement to ISIS's enemies. This study analyzed ISIS's publications using a qualitative content analysis in order to identify jihadist recruitment strategies through the perspectives of agenda-setting theory, the diffusion of innovations, symbolic convergence theory, and speech codes theory. These communication theories characterize the roles that civilizational conflict, population demographics, narrative themes, and emergent media play in the diffusion of the jihadist movement. This study samples the textual content and imagery of issues of Dabiq and Rumiyah, using thematic analysis to procedurally code the data by recognizing shared characteristics and concepts. The fundamental goal of this study is to gain a greater understanding of the way ISIS, its members, and the jihadist movement communicate their intentions, with the hope of preventing further recruitment and radicalization. The two following research questions drive this study: (1) What themes are present in the ISIS publications of Dabiq and Rumiyah? (2) How do the themes of these publications vary over time?
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Date Issued
2018
Identifier
CFH2000351, ucf:52905
Format
Document (PDF)
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFH2000351