Journal abstract In recent years there has been an upsurge in violent attacks conducted by pairs of individuals who have undergone a shared process of radicalisation. Violent dyads remain a[…]
Journal abstract In both the United States and Europe, explanations of homegrown radicalization emphasize the power of Salafi-jihadist ideology and Muslim experiences of discrimination and socioeconomic deprivation in Western countries.[…]
Journal abstract This article explores the “counter-jihad”, a transnational field of anti-Muslim political action that emerged in the mid-2000s, becoming a key tributary of the recent far-right insurgency and an[…]
Journal abstract The present special issue brings together papers that focus on relevant theoretical perspectives and empirical research concerning individual and collective processes of radicalization, and social dynamics and conflicts[…]
Journal abstract Religious minorities have been persecuted in Pakistan since the country’s creation in 1947. However, the rise of Islamization in the 1970s and 1980s added to the intensity of[…]
Journal abstract What triggers xenophobic violence in South Africa? By answering this deceivingly simple but critical question, this paper high-lights an often-missed empirical factor and key element in the xenophobic[…]
Journal abstract The conviction of Russia’s uniqueness, both in the past as well as at present, is widespread among Russian conservative intellectuals and currently enjoys the support of President Putin.[…]
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 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[…]
Journal abstract Individual ‘radicalisation’- extremism- and terrorism-related risk assessment tools have become increasingly central instruments of counter-terrorism. The scholarship on such tools, however, is still its infancy, and remains concentrated[…]
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