Michael Kenney is Associate Professor of International Affairs at the University of Pittsburgh. He is the author of From Pablo to Osama: Trafficking and Terrorist Networks, Government Bureaucracies, and Competitive Adaptation (2007), among other publications. His new book, The Islamic State in Britain, is based on extensive fieldwork on al-Muhajiroun, an outlawed activist network in the UK. His research has been supported by the National Science Foundation, the Office of Naval Research, the National Institute of Justice, and other institutions.
Introduction: meeting the Emigrants
1. Al-Muhajiroun's small-world solution
2. Joining the Emigrants
3. A community of true believers
4. Resilient activism
5. Leaving al-Muhajiroun
Conclusion: ending the Emigrants.