“Killed for the abominable crime of sodomy”: building legitimacy with public executions of sexual and gender minorities in the Islamic state

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Harry H. J. LehtolaaksoDiscipline of Political Science, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, FinlandHarry H. J. Lehtolaakso is a doctoral candidate in the Doctoral Programme for Political, Societal and Regional Change at the University of Helsinki. Their research focuses on legitimacy building through public violent spectacles, the Islamic State, and jihadist extreme violence.

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