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100			_aB. SKRETTING Vidar _eAuthor
245			_aPragmatism and Purism in Jihadist Governance: _bThe Islamic Emirate of Azawad Revisited/ _cVider B. Skretting
520			_aThe Islamic Emirate established in northern Mali in 2012 was brought down less than a year later by a French military intervention, provoked by the Emirate’s belligerent posture. This article explains why the leaders of the Emirate appeared to govern in a way that jeopardized the state’s survival, despite AQIM’s leadership calling for a cautious approach. Based on novel primary sources, this article provides a detailed view of governance practices in the Emirate, showing that they were in fact considerably more pragmatic than hitherto assumed. Furthermore, it argues that both AQIM and the leaders of the Emirate in the end were more concerned with the long-term prospects of jihadist expansion in the region than with the survival of the Emirate itself.
598			_aPRAGMATISM, PURISM, JIHADIST, ISLAMIC EMIRATE
650			_aPRAGMATISM
650			_aPURISM
650			_aISLAMIC
650			_aJIHADIST
773			_gStudies in Conflict & Terrorism, Volume 47, Issue 7, 2024, Page: 725-749
856			_uhttps://doi.org/10.1080/1057610X.2021.2007562 _zClick here for full text
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