Publisher’s description Developing a knowledge of the Spanish-Italian connection between right-wing extremist groups is crucial to any detailed understanding of the history of fascism. Transnational Fascism in the Twentieth Century[…]
Journal abstract Whether upheld as heroic or reviled as terrorism, throughout history people have been willing to lay down their lives for the sake of their groups. Why? Previous theories[…]
Journal abstract: How do we make sense of a movement like the Islamic State, where violence and religion seem to be inextricably intertwined? Though observers sometimes accuse religion as causing[…]
Journal abstract Under what conditions did the first Islamist movements organize? Which social and institutional contexts facilitated such mobilization? A sizable literature points to social and demographic changes, Western encroachment[…]
Journal abstract Wilson’s article examines how apocalyptic thinking converges with the use of conspiracy theory in white nationalist world-views at a time of crisis. Apocalyptic thinking is, typically, a religious[…]
Journal abstract Online social media platforms such as Twitter have been found to be misused by extremist groups, including Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), who attract and recruit[…]
Journal abstract Working with people convicted of extremist offences who have either offended, or are perceived to have offended, for ideological reasons − whether supportive of a political or religious[…]
Chapter summary Terrorism: Premeditated, politically motivated violence perpetrated against noncombatant targets by subnational groups or clandestine agents. The above definition, originally taken from a piece of US legislation, is often[…]
Chapter summary In this chapter, I do not try to provide an historical overview of all terror and all violence as it appears on our screens in relation to religion[…]
Chapter summary On July 16, 2015, the usual routine of the day was disrupted by sounds of a fierce firefight and explosions on one of the central streets of Bishkek,[…]
Unholy Alliance: The Connection between the East German Stasi and the Right-Wing Terrorist Odfried Hepp22 June, 2018
Evaluating counter-terrorism strategies in Asia21 June, 2018
The Threat of Returning Foreign Fighters: Finnish State Responses to the Volunteers in the Spanish and Syria-Iraq Civil Wars20 June, 2018China’s Uyghur problem after the 2009 Urumqi riot: repression, recompense, readiness, resistance19 June, 2018