Publisher’s description How extremism is going mainstream in Germany through clothing brands laced with racist and nationalist symbols The past decade has witnessed a steady increase in far right politics,[…]
Publisher’s description This article examines how the Islamic State has framed its extraordinary losses of manpower by analyzing the role of early-Islamic traditions in the martyr biographies included in its[…]
Publisher’s description Bringing together both classic and contemporary research, The Politics of Terror provides a systematic introduction to the theory, politics, and practice of terrorism. In addition to offering a[…]
Publishers description Samuel Helfont draws on extensive research with Ba’thist archives to investigate the roots of the religious insurgencies that erupted in Iraq following the American-led invasion in 2003. In[…]
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[…]
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