Neil Krishan Aggarwal is an assistant professor of clinical psychiatry at Columbia University, a cultural psychiatrist in private practice, and a research psychiatrist at the New York State Psychiatric Institute. He is also the author of the Columbia University Press books Mental Health in the War on Terror: Culture, Science, and Statecraft (2015) and The Taliban’s Virtual Emirate: The Culture and Psychology of an Online Militant Community (2016).

Aggarwal creates a complete and engaging analysis of the material, providing a wealth of diverse academic theory and making a series of innovative and intriguing links between the functioning of terrorist organizations and nonterroristic counterparts. He brings a unique perspective to the area and expertise that allows him to understand and investigate the role that the materials play in a nuanced and theoretical manner.

• Acknowledgments1. Studying Islamic State Discourse as Mediated Disorder2. The Organization of Monotheism and Jihad: Constructing a Militant Cultural Identity3. Al Qaeda in Iraq: OMJ, Al Qaeda, and Militant Acculturation4. The Assembly of the Mujahideen Council: Common Group Identity Formation5. The Islamic State of Iraq, 2006–2013: A Shift in Militant Identity6. The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria: Militant Cultural Diffusion7. The Islamic State: The Transmission of Militancy in Families8. Toward a Science, Policy, and Practice of Militant Counter-MessagingNotesReferencesIndex

Neil Krishan Aggarwal is an assistant professor of clinical psychiatry at Columbia University, a cultural psychiatrist in private practice, and a research psychiatrist at the New York State Psychiatric Institute. He is also the author of the Columbia University Press books Mental Health in the War on Terror: Culture, Science, and Statecraft (2015) and The Taliban’s Virtual Emirate: The Culture and Psychology of an Online Militant Community (2016).

Aggarwal creates a complete and engaging analysis of the material, providing a wealth of diverse academic theory and making a series of innovative and intriguing links between the functioning of terrorist organizations and nonterroristic counterparts. He brings a unique perspective to the area and expertise that allows him to understand and investigate the role that the materials play in a nuanced and theoretical manner.

• Acknowledgments1. Studying Islamic State Discourse as Mediated Disorder2. The Organization of Monotheism and Jihad: Constructing a Militant Cultural Identity3. Al Qaeda in Iraq: OMJ, Al Qaeda, and Militant Acculturation4. The Assembly of the Mujahideen Council: Common Group Identity Formation5. The Islamic State of Iraq, 2006–2013: A Shift in Militant Identity6. The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria: Militant Cultural Diffusion7. The Islamic State: The Transmission of Militancy in Families8. Toward a Science, Policy, and Practice of Militant Counter-MessagingNotesReferencesIndex

Neil Krishan Aggarwal is an assistant professor of clinical psychiatry at Columbia University, a cultural psychiatrist in private practice, and a research psychiatrist at the New York State Psychiatric Institute. He is also the author of the Columbia University Press books Mental Health in the War on Terror: Culture, Science, and Statecraft (2015) and The Taliban’s Virtual Emirate: The Culture and Psychology of an Online Militant Community (2016).

Aggarwal creates a complete and engaging analysis of the material, providing a wealth of diverse academic theory and making a series of innovative and intriguing links between the functioning of terrorist organizations and nonterroristic counterparts. He brings a unique perspective to the area and expertise that allows him to understand and investigate the role that the materials play in a nuanced and theoretical manner.

• Acknowledgments1. Studying Islamic State Discourse as Mediated Disorder2. The Organization of Monotheism and Jihad: Constructing a Militant Cultural Identity3. Al Qaeda in Iraq: OMJ, Al Qaeda, and Militant Acculturation4. The Assembly of the Mujahideen Council: Common Group Identity Formation5. The Islamic State of Iraq, 2006–2013: A Shift in Militant Identity6. The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria: Militant Cultural Diffusion7. The Islamic State: The Transmission of Militancy in Families8. Toward a Science, Policy, and Practice of Militant Counter-MessagingNotesReferencesIndex