Jihad & Co : Black Markets and Islamist Power
Publisher’s description The rise of militant jihadist groups is one of the greatest international security crises in the world today. In civil wars across the modern Muslim world, Islamist groups[…]
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Benevolent Radicalization: An Antidote to Terrorism
Journal abstract Most political activism occurs within social norms and the democratic consensus, but a minority mobilize in a consciously perilous manner. When this is premised upon sacred values, one[…]
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Transnational Organized Crime and Jihadist Terrorism
Publisher’s description This book describes and analyzes the convergence of transnational organized crime and jihadist terrorism that has taken place within Russian-speaking social networks in Western Europe. Studies have shown[…]
The Dark Tetrad and radicalization: personality profiles in young women
Journal abstract Women’s religious radicalization and the specific factors at play in this process remain largely understudied. Psychopathic, narcissistic, Machiavellian, and sadistic traits constitute the Dark Tetrad of personality, which[…]
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Routledge Handbook of Critical Terrorism Studies
Publisher’s description This new handbook is a comprehensive collection of cutting-edge essays that investigate the contribution of Critical Terrorism Studies to our understanding of contemporary terrorism and counterterrorism. Terrorism remains[…]
Is It Terrorism?: Public Perceptions, Media, and Labeling the Las Vegas Shooting
Journal abstract When a mass casualty event occurs, why do some people label it terrorism while others do not? People are more likely to consider an attack to be terrorism[…]
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Terrorist assassinations and societal unrest in Africa: a research brief
Journal abstract This exploratory research brief examines social unrest in Africa in the aftermath of terrorist assassinations. Assassination is a tactic of violence in modern terrorist campaigns and assassinations are[…]
Linguistic analysis of pro-ISIS users on Twitter
Journal abstract The present study analyzed the differences in the language usage between pro-ISIS users and random users on Twitter. Based on the literature, it was expected that, when comparing[…]
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The impact of the Prevent duty on schools: A review of the evidence
Journal abstract The UK has emerged as an influential global player in developing policy to counter violent extremism, and therefore it is important to consider the emerging evidence about the[…]
Psychoanalytic Perspectives on Fundamentalism, Radicalisation and Terrorism
Publisher’s description Terrorism is no longer woven into the backdrop of our daily lives, but rather it has been pushed to centre stage – an ongoing tragedy in which comprehension[…]
