Internal Dissidence and Radicalization into Violent Extremism in Kwale County, Kenya

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dc.contributor.authorKasimwa, Faith Analo
dc.contributor.authorXavier, Francis Ichani
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-14T07:44:34Z
dc.date.available2024-05-14T07:44:34Z
dc.date.issued2024-03
dc.descriptionArticleen_US
dc.description.abstractThis study sought to investigate the link between internal dissidence and the increased violent extremism in Kwale County, Kenya. Using factor analysis design, this study explores the factors driving internal dissent and the strategies used by listed extremists grouping to establish ties with internal dissenters in Kwale County, Kenya. This study reviewed related literature in internal dissidents, violent extremism, and radicalization to shed light on this study. The frustration aggression drive theory and social movement theory were in grounding the discussions of the two variables. This study established that a number of causal factors including lack of job opportunities, discontent with education system, the widening gap between the rich and the poor, and elitist social control of the economic system were driving internal dissent and radicalization in the region. Listed extremist groups use propaganda, extremist religious teachings, and direct recruit to establish affiliation with dissenters. Given that a large number of youth gangs that are supported by known extremist this study established a high correlation between internal dissent and existence violent extremism in the region. Therefore, this study recommends a shift from top-down government led multiagency approach to bottom-up strategy embodying improved public involvement as strategy for countering the spread of propaganda and misguided religious teachings driving internal dissent and radicalization leading to violent extremism in Kwale County, Kenya.en_US
dc.identifier.citationAnalo, F. K., & Ichani, F. X. (2024). Internal Dissidence And Radicalization Into Violent Extremism In Kwale County, Kenya. Journal of African Interdisciplinary Studies, 8(3), 60-74.en_US
dc.identifier.issn2523-6725
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/27868
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherJAISen_US
dc.subjectKenya Kwale Countyen_US
dc.subjectInternal Dissidenceen_US
dc.subjectViolent Extremismen_US
dc.subjectRadicalizationen_US
dc.subjectCounter-Violent Extremismen_US
dc.titleInternal Dissidence and Radicalization into Violent Extremism in Kwale County, Kenyaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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