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[…]
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Ostracism promotes a terroristic mindset20 May, 2019A “Lunatic Fringe”? The Persistence of Right Wing Extremism in Australia17 May, 2019