Mechanisms of Hegemonization of Salafist Jihadi-Takfiri Discourse: Analyzing the Role of Political Actors within the Framework of Laclau and Mouffe's Theory
In recent decades, the jihadi-takfiri Salafi discourse has emerged as one of the dominant violent discourses in the Islamic world. By exploiting religious concepts, regional crises, and semantic gaps, this discourse has managed to attain a significant level of hegemony in conditions marked by political and social instability The present study, drawing on Laclau and Mouffe's discourse theory, analyzes the mechanisms behind the hegemonicization of this discourse through the role of political actors. The theoretical framework of the article is based on concepts such as "hegemony," "floating signifier," "chain of equivalence," and "discursive subject." This framework enables a multilayered analysis of the process of meaning-making In this regard, the roles of various actors have been examined at four levels: psychological, political, media, and economic. The findings indicate that the personality traits of Takfiri leaders, the structural weaknesses of regional governments, the interference of trans-regional powers, and the exploitation of media and weapons have all contributed to the production of violent narratives and the establishment of central signifiers within Takfiri discourse .The research concludes that confronting this discourse requires the reorganization of Islamic concepts, the production of alternative meanings, and the design of discourse-oriented policies in the areas of media, religious education, and regional security
میرزایی, Ù. (2026). Mechanisms of Hegemonization of Salafist Jihadi-Takfiri Discourse: Analyzing the Role of Political Actors within the Framework of Laclau and Mouffe's Theory. Defense Policy, 34(133), -.
MLA
ÙˆØید میرزایی. "Mechanisms of Hegemonization of Salafist Jihadi-Takfiri Discourse: Analyzing the Role of Political Actors within the Framework of Laclau and Mouffe's Theory", Defense Policy, 34, 133, 2026, -.
HARVARD
میرزایی, Ù. (2026). 'Mechanisms of Hegemonization of Salafist Jihadi-Takfiri Discourse: Analyzing the Role of Political Actors within the Framework of Laclau and Mouffe's Theory', Defense Policy, 34(133), pp. -.
VANCOUVER
میرزایی, Ù. Mechanisms of Hegemonization of Salafist Jihadi-Takfiri Discourse: Analyzing the Role of Political Actors within the Framework of Laclau and Mouffe's Theory. Defense Policy, 2026; 34(133): -.
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