Journal abstract Despite decades of scholarship, historians have struggled to explain the decision made by the tens of thousands of volunteers who joined the International Brigades during the Spanish Civil[…]
Journal abstract The present study analyzed the differences in the language usage between pro-ISIS users and random users on Twitter. Based on the literature, it was expected that, when comparing[…]
Journal abstract The UK has emerged as an influential global player in developing policy to counter violent extremism, and therefore it is important to consider the emerging evidence about the[…]
Journal abstract Pola Roupa’s arrest in 2016 was the final nail in the coffin of Revolutionary Struggle, the first guerrilla group to emerge on Greece’s terrorist landscape after the 2002[…]
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 article argues that social network analyses of the online communications and structures of right-wing extremist groups can allow researchers to obtain otherwise hard-to-get insights into the ideology,[…]
Publisher’s description This book offers a detailed examination of the counter-insurgency operations undertaken by the Nigerian military against Boko Haram between 2011 and 2017. Based on extensive fieldwork conducted with[…]
Publisher’s description The primary objective of this book is to understand the nature of the Boko Haram insurgency in northeast Nigeria. Boko Haram’s goal of an Islamic Caliphate, starting in[…]
Journal abstract Drawing on leaked documents and other original sources in Arabic, this article examines the internal struggles over defining the Islamic State’s ideology during the period 2014 to the[…]
Journal abstract Terrorism represents a major threat to global security; however, psychosocial risk factors for terrorism are insufficiently explored in the literature. Using a cross-sectional design, we examined group differences[…]
The Power of a Good Story: Narrative Persuasion in Extremist Propaganda and Videos against Violent Extremism19 June, 2020
The Radical’s Journey: How German Neo-Nazis Voyaged to the Edge and Back17 June, 2020Killing in Pairs: Radicalisation Patterns of Violent Dyads15 June, 2020
Life psychology and significance quest: a complementary approach to violent extremism and counter-radicalisation12 June, 2020