Theory-Testing Uyghur Terrorism in China
Journal abstract Analysis of terrorism perpetrated by Uyghurs inside China and the presence of Uyghur fighters in the warzones from Afghanistan to Syria has been divided as to whether such[…]
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Militant Right-Wing Extremism in Putin’s Russia: Legacies, Forms and Threats
Publisher’s description Militancy continues to be characteristic of many supporters of the Russian far right, encompassing a belligerent rhetoric, a strong perception of participants as political warriors and often the[…]
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What a difference two years make: patterns of radicalization in a Philippine jail
Journal abstract Recent high-profile terrorist attacks have led to attempts by social scientists to investigate the processes behind radicalization. Prisons have been identified as possible breeding grounds for radical extremism.[…]
The Derna Mujahideen Shura Council: A Revolutionary Islamist Coalition in Libya
Journal abstract The Derna Mujahideen Shura Council (DMSC) – later renamed the Derna Protection Force – was a coalition of Libyan revolutionary Islamist groups in the city of Derna in[…]
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Gender and the Radical and Extreme Right: Mechanisms of Transmission and the Role of Educational Interventions
Publisher’s description Gender and the Radical and Extreme Right takes up an important and often-overlooked across scholarship on the radical right, gender, and education. These subfields have mostly operated independent[…]
Islamic Fundamentalism
Publisher’s description The phenomenon of political Islam continues to dominate the political and social map of the Arab world, with the increasingly open struggle between ruling elites and Islamists becoming[…]
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Leaving Christian Fundamentalism and the Reconstruction of Identity
Publisher’s description There is an increasing interest in the influence of religious fundamentalism upon people’s motivation, identity and decision-making. Leaving Christian Fundamentalism and the Re-construction of Identity details the stories[…]
Can we forgive a militant outgroup member? The role of perspective‐taking
Journal abstract Whereas previous research has commonly studied the effects of perspective‐taking for harmless targets, we examined whether the effect of perspective‐taking might extend to a violent outgroup target. That[…]
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An Introduction to Religion and Politics: Theory and Practice
Publisher’s description This fully revised edition offers a comprehensive overview of the many theories of religion and politics and provides students with an accessible, in-depth guide to the subject’s most[…]
Why People Radicalize: How Unfairness Judgments are Used to Fuel Radical Beliefs, Extremist Behaviors, and Terrorism
Publisher’s description Why People Radicalize, Kees van den Bos argues that if we want to truly understand radicalization and prevent, attenuate, and fight violent extremism and terrorism, we must pay[…]
Theory-Testing Uyghur Terrorism in China14 December, 2018
Militant Right-Wing Extremism in Putin’s Russia: Legacies, Forms and Threats12 December, 2018
What a difference two years make: patterns of radicalization in a Philippine jail10 December, 2018
The Derna Mujahideen Shura Council: A Revolutionary Islamist Coalition in Libya7 December, 2018