Journal abstract We compare two recent psychological theories of violent extremism that share substantial commonalities: (1) The life psychology model that underwrites the mentoring tool in the Aarhus/Danish model of[…]
Journal abstract This study investigates defections from the Al-Shabaab insurgency in Somalia. Thirty-two disengaged Al-Shabaab combatants were interviewed about their motivations, grievances, needs, and challenges in relation to the recruitment,[…]
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 The literature recognises that the evaluation of interventions to counter violent extremism (CVE) has been neglected. This paper fills this gap by providing results from a study of[…]
Journal abstract Purpose Serious organised crime (SOC) costs the UK billions of pounds every year and is associated with significant negative health, social and well-being outcomes. The purpose of this[…]
Journal Article The growing threat of right-wing extremism (RWE) creates challenges for countering violent extremism (CVE) strategies. For countries like Australia with little historical background in countering RWE, there is[…]
Journal abstract Though the study of deradicalization is relatively new, in the last several decades many countries have undertaken the task of building programs within the space to address the[…]
Journal abstract De-radicalisation programmes in Indonesia often feature ideological conversion and general inadequacies in human and material resources to carry out the technical aspects of the de-radicalisation programme. Worldwide, civil[…]
Journal abstract The article reports on the findings of an experimental survey which was conducted to ascertain the level of support and perceived effectiveness of using de-radicalisation programmes to re-integrate[…]
Journal abstract The increasing importance of establishing an Islamic state (a Caliphate) among religious terrorist groups has drawn the attention of academics and policymakers towards the benefits and pitfalls of[…]
Introducing a Dataset of Multi-Scale Geographies of ISIS Ideology from ISIS Sources9 March, 2021
Normalisation, party politics and vigilantism: Why the next terrorist wave will not be right-wing extremist9 March, 2021
Systematic Review of Mental Health Problems and Violent Extremism9 March, 2021
Is Youth Unemployment Related to Domestic Terrorism?8 March, 2021