Abstract The term “jihadism” is popular, but difficult. It has narrow senses, which are generally valuable, and wide senses, which may be misleading. This article looks at the derivation and[…]
Journal abstract The article argues that categories such as ‘Islamophobic’ and ‘Right Wing’ are inadequate and even misleading descriptors of reactions to Islam in Europe, and should be replaced by[…]
An interview with Professor Mark Sedgwick from Aarhus University, on the problems associated with the term ‘radicalisation’.
Westminster Faith Debates On 7th March, 2012 the AHRC/ESRC Religion & Society Programme, which funds this website, held an event entitled ‘What have we learned about Radicalisation?’ This debate was one[…]
This post was written for the Westminster Faith Debates for their debate on ‘What have we learned about radicalisation?‘ and is reproduced here with their permission. Until 2007, I was[…]
Although the three Scandinavian countries of Denmark, Norway and Sweden have much in common socially, culturally and linguistically, they have diverged politically in recent years over issues connected with immigration[…]
Journal abstract This article examines the nature of religious terrorism, principally with reference to al-Qaeda. It argues that a distinction must be made between the ultimate aims and the immediate[…]
This article discusses the concept of radicalisation.
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