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Journal abstract This article contributes to the growing literature on dark networks through an analysis on the Australian neojihadist network (ANN). Through analysis of Australian terrorist cells, we present a[…]
Journal abstract Over the past decade, radicalisation has emerged as perhaps the most pervasive framework for understanding micro-level transitions towards violence. However, the concept has not only become a dominant[…]
Journal abstract Correlations between terrorism and the religious commitments of terrorist organizations and actors have been the subject of extensive scholarly investigation. Whilst the focus has often been on extreme[…]
Journal abstract Backes’s article discusses the judgement of the Second Senate of the German Bundesverfassungsgericht (Federal Constitutional Court) of 17 January 2017—not to ban the right-wing extremist party Nationaldemokratische Partei[…]
Journal abstract This article examines the factions, leadership, and internal organization of Boko Haram, the terrorist group which has operated to devastating effect in parts of northern Nigeria, Niger, Chad,[…]
Journal abstract This study examines recidivism rates of offenders convicted of terrorism-related offenses post-9/11 in the United States (N=561). In total, nine offenders recidivated while incarcerated or upon release. Of[…]
Journal abstract This article draws on critical scholarship on (counter-)terrorism as well as the authors’ long-term fieldwork (conducted in Xinjiang from 2005 to 2017) to explore not only the securitizing[…]
Journal abstract The purpose of this study is to contribute to the oral history of disengagement processes of former neo-Nazis in Sweden. The main aim is to take a holistic[…]
Journal abstract The role of religious seminaries (madrassas) and mainstream schools in developing religious extremism and sympathy toward Taliban (the most dangerous militant group in Pakistan) has received little, if[…]
Journal abstract This article examines the financial life of 131 jihadi travellers (JTs), also known as foreign terrorist fighters, from the Netherlands. For the purpose of the underlying research, access[…]
Mapping Connections: A Dark Network Analysis of Neojihadism in Australia17 July, 2019
‘Radicalisation: the journey of a concept’, revisited15 July, 2019Terrorism, religion and self-control: An unexpected connection between conservative religious commitment and terrorist efficacy12 July, 2019
Banning political parties in a democratic constitutional state: the second NPD ban proceedings in a comparative perspective10 July, 2019