Post-territorial insurgency: the online activism of the revolutionary association of women of Afghanistan (RAWA)

Author: Michael Dartnell

Source: Small Wars & Insurgencies, Volume 14, Number 2, June 2003 , pp. 151-176(26)

Publisher: Routledge, part of the Taylor & Francis Group

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Abstract:

In this article, the RAWA Website is analyzed as an example of the transformation of global security in a context in which globalization, fragmentation, and the rise of new technologies for global communication embody new forms of political behaviour. In particular, the article outlines how a marginalized group in a remote country has used the Web to wage a worldwide struggle for hearts and minds. The author contends that such conditions for new security are manifest in a range of areas, including the 9/11 attacks. In this model, new forms of conflict combine innovative tactics and weapons in unexpected ways.

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09592310412331300726

Publication date: 2003-06-01