Economic Symbolism
This project explores how economic messaging shapes perceptions of legitimacy and governance among various state and non-state actors.
On the left, IS Arabic economic topic clusters over Times (Lokmanoglu, 2021). Right, RT channel economic content ratio (Lokmanoglu et al., 2024).
Coin as Imagined Sovereignty: A Rhetorical Analysis of Coins as a Transhistorical Artifact and an Ideograph in Islamic State’s Communication
Lokmanoglu, A. (2020). Studies in Conflict & Terrorism, 44(1), 52–73.
[DOI]
Monetary Economics, Illicit Economies, and Legitimation: The Case of Islamic State
Lokmanoglu, A., & Phelan, A. (2023). In S. Maher & J. Cook (Eds.), The Rule is for None but Allah: Islamist Approaches to Governance. Oxford University Press & Hurst.
[Chapter PDF]
[Book]
Performative State Building in the Digital World
Lokmanoglu, A. D. (2024). In N. Stremlau & C. V. Casabó (Eds.), Technology and Governance Beyond the State: The Rule of Non-Law. Taylor & Francis.
[Chapter]
Islamic State’s Coins and the Power of Imagined Statehood
Lokmanoglu, A. (2020). The ISIS Reader (essay).
[Essay]