Journal abstract The Channel programme is part of the Prevent Strategy, one of the four strands of the UK counter-terrorism strategy known as CONTEST. While the programme has been running[…]
Journal abstract This article provides an in‐depth assessment of lone actor terrorists’ attack planning and preparation. A codebook of 198 variables related to different aspects of pre‐attack behavior is applied[…]
Journal abstract The threat posed by lone actors ranks high on the list of terrorism-related security concerns. In recent years especially, discussions about these perpetrators have focused primarily on those[…]
Journal abstract To move beyond current aggregate and static conclusions regarding radicalisation and subsequent terrorist behaviour, empirical research should look to criminological models which are influenced by the life-course perspective.[…]
Journal abstract Terrorists from a wide array of ideological influences and organizational structures consider security and risk on a continuous and rational basis. The rationality of terrorism has been long[…]
Journal abstract This research note argues that the “lone wolf” typology should be fundamentally reconsidered. Based on a three-year empirical research project, two key points are made to support this[…]
Chapter summary Although the years since 9/11 have seen an significant increase in the contribution of criminologists to the study of terrorist events, efforts to apply major criminological theories to[…]
This is not primary research, but is included on RadicalisationResearch.org for two reasons (1) it is a summary of contemporary research on al Qaeda influenced radicalisation, which readers will find[…]
Variations within the Norwegian far right: from neo-Nazism to anti-Islamism14 October, 2020
The battle for truth: How online newspaper commenters defend their censored expressions12 October, 2020
The Eco-Terrorist Wave9 October, 2020
The Three Ps of Radicalization: Push, Pull and Personal. A Systematic Scoping Review of the Scientific Evidence about Radicalization Into Violent Extremism7 October, 2020