Using Media to Legitimize Terrorism- Dabiq and Islamic State

Abstract

Nowadays terrorism has become more and more important. Differently from the traditional terrorist organizations the new types have new tools that help them to reach their purposes. The thesis is mainly divided in four chapters. The first one is a short introduction to terrorism, history and different definitions of the term. The second chapter describes how media and social-networks are at the basis of the Islamic State’s propaganda. The third chapter presents the legitimate domination theory theorized by Weber. The core chapter is the last and forth one, it analysis mainly the first issue of the Dabiq magazine. The chapter also applies Weber’s theory to the Islamic State and how thanks to its media propaganda it legitimates its power. After the examination of different texts the thesis concludes that Islamic State is reaching its legitimate purpose and it is emerging more and more on the international scenario.