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Journal of International Security Studies

weakening the conceptual foundation of the international order by eroding
mainstream values. Therefore, it is imperative for the international community to
include into its basic scope of counter-terrorism governance the social
deconstruction, aiming at assessing and tackling the issue of terrorism. The
behavioral strategies adopted by terrorist forces represented by the “Islamic State” to
conduct social deconstruction can be divided into three parts. The first part aims to
shake contemporary territory politics, overturn mainstream bioethics and create
alternative political orders. The second part aims to plot terrorist attacks, foster an
atmosphere of terror, and breed enmity and hatred. The last part aims to make full
use of black economy, illegal propaganda and advanced technology. At present, the
counter-terrorism practices of the international community focus on the combination
of inward defensive logic to prevent terrorism and outward offensive logic to
combat terrorism. Sticking to this line of thinking, the international community can
take a comprehensive approach to strengthening the reverse strategy in
counter-terrorism practices, correcting the hostile discourse in counter-terrorism
narratives and enhancing interconnection between different sub-systems of
counter-terrorism governance to cope with the social deconstruction of terrorism.
[Keywords] terrorism, social deconstruction, counter-terrorism governance, world
order
[Author] LIU Le, Assistant Research Fellow, National Institute of International
Strategy, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (Beijing, 100007).

51 The “Islamic State” and Salafi Jihadism: Inheritance and Transformation
ZHOU Ming and LEI Huanrui

[Abstract] As part of the Salafi Jihadism movement, the ideology of the “Islamic
State” requires further exploration and understanding of the relationship between
Salafi jihadism and the “Islamic State”. The religious ideology behind
Salafi-jihadism has left the academia’s discussions on this issue fairly inadequate.
While inheriting the ideological essence and the action system of Salafi Jihadism,
the “Islamic State”: has also absorbed other Islamic thoughts and formed its own
characteristics, but it hasn’t made any significant theological innovation. The
“Islamic State” has achieved considerable success in building its international
mobilization capabilities and expanding its impact on the internet. However, its split
with Al-Qaeda and its attempts to challenge the latter’s leadership have also
demonstrated the existing tensions and conflicts among terrorist organizations. The
rapid rise of the “Islamic State” may make it an example to be followed by other
terrorist organizations, giving rise to even more fierce competition among them and
thus seriously weakening Salafi jihadism by plunging it into factional struggles and
making it increasingly extreme.
[Keywords] the “Islamic State”, ideology, Salafi jihadism
[Authors] ZHOU Ming, Associate Professor of School of Politics and International
Relations, Vice dean of Institute for Afghanistan Studies, Lanzhou University; LEI

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