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This site brings together a diverse body of research into one place. How you use this work is for you to decide however, we have tried to make it easier for you to find the research relevant to your interests. In addition to the categories on the left-hand side of this screen, you can also use the search option, below, to search all the text on the site, including the research summaries and the tags we have applied to them. There are many perspectives and approaches to the subject of radicalisation and we hope that you find the research we have gathered informative. We are constantly adding new research and if you are aware of work which you feel should be included on the site, please email the editor.

    • in Case studies · Online Terrorist Recruitment · Radicalisation · Research · World

    Recruitment and Incitement to Violence in the Islamic State’s Online Propaganda: Comparative Analysis of Dabiq and Rumiyah.

    Journal abstract This article attempts to fill a gap in research on the propaganda methods exploited in the Islamic State’s flagship online magazines, Dabiq and Rumiyah. Its major objective is to[…]

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    Studies in Conflict & Terrorism
    • in Causes of radicalisation · Radicalisation · Research

    Former Extremist Interviews Current Extremist: Self-Disclosure and Emotional Engagement in Terrorism Studies

    Journal Abstract In this article I describe how recognizing elements from my own extremist past made me emotional while interviewing a jailed terrorist about his motivations for joining Islamic State.[…]

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    • in Research

    Kinder, Gentler, Safer? A Re-Examination of the Relationship between Consensus Democracy and Domestic Terrorism

    Journal Abstract Can inclusive institutions tame the threat of domestic terrorism? In a series of recent publications, the political scientists Arend Lijphart and Matt Qvortrup claim that consensus democracies are[…]

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    Critical Studies on Terrorism
    • in Groups · Research

    “This Barbaric Terrorist Organization”: Orientalism and Barack Obama’s Language on ISIS

    Journal Abstract This article explores US foreign policy discourse surrounding the rise of ISIS, from 2014 to 2016. Specifically, it asks how Obama constructed ISIS as a threatening Other at[…]

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    • in Groups · Research

    Empty Threats: How Extremist Organizations Bluff in Terrorist Campaigns

    Journal Abstract Why do extremist organizations issue terrorist bluffs? According to previous research, empty threats against civilians are likely to negatively influence assessments of groups’ strength and credibility, thus making[…]

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    Studies in Conflict & Terrorism
    • in Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) · Groups · Ideologies · Online Terrorist Recruitment · Prevention · Research

    “I Will Tell You a Story about Jihad”: ISIS’s Propaganda and Narrative Advertising

    Journal Abstract This article further broadens the understanding of ISIS propaganda and its effectiveness by looking at the group’s social media through the prism of marketing. The group was found[…]

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    Let’s Not Put A Label On It: Right-Wing Terrorism in the News

    Journal Abstract Media portrayals of terrorism, particularly right-wing terrorism, have been understudied. In response, this study focuses on understanding how right-wing terrorism is portrayed by the New York Times and[…]

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    • in Groups · Research

    Intra-Jihadist Conflict and Cooperation: Islamic State–Khorasan Province and the Taliban in Afghanistan

    Journal Abstract The proliferation of jihadist groups raises intriguing questions about their internal relationship. Drawing on Resource Mobilization Theory we explore this question by examining the relationship between the Taliban[…]

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    • in Causes of radicalisation · Pathways to radicalisation · Radicalisation · Research

    Shifts in the Visual Media Campaigns of AQAP and ISIS after High Death and High Publicity Attacks

    Journal Abstract Extreme militant groups use their media campaigns to share information, recruit and radicalize followers, share worldviews, and seek public diplomacy ends. While previous research documents that various on-the-ground[…]

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    • in Europe · Groups · Regions · Research

    International Links and the Role of the Islamic State in the Barcelona and Cambrils Attacks in 2017

    Journal Abstract Barcelona and Cambrils were the latest Spanish cities hit by jihadist terrorism. The attacks that occurred on August 17 and 18, 2017 have been brought back to the[…]

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