Publisher’s description The term ‘jihad’ has come to be used as a byword for fanaticism and Islam’s allegedly implacable hostility towards the West. But, like other religious and political concepts,[…]
Publisher’s description Osama bin Laden’s demise in May 2011 marked only the symbolic end of an era. By the time of his killing, he no longer represented the Robin Hood[…]
This chapter is part of an edited collection, ‘Jihadi Terrorism and the Radicalisation Challenge‘, which is also included on this site. The reason for including this chapter separately is that[…]
Journal abstract Since 2004, the term ‘radicalisation’ has become central to terrorism studies and counter-terrorism policy-making. As US and European governments have focused on stemming ‘home-grown’ Islamist political violence, the[…]
Journal abstract Social network analysis (SNA) is believed to be capable of revealing significant insights into crime and terror groups, including identifying important individuals and unique approaches to disruption. However,[…]
Journal abstract Academic interest in Muslim youth, Islam, radicalisation and Islamic-inspired terrorism exploded in the aftermath of 9/11, aimed at discovering the connection between Islam and terrorism, radicalisation and terrorism[…]
Journal abstract I attempt to identify the central conceptual and methodological challenges that must be overcome if the risk assessment of terrorism is to make the same progress that in[…]
Publisher’s description The Psychology of Criminal Conduct, Fifth Edition, discusses the psychology of criminal behavior, drawing upon general personality, as well as cognitive-behavioral and cognitive social learning perspectives. The book[…]
This article focuses on the concept ‘religious terrorism’ and assesses its validity and some of the effects of its usage. The authors argue that ‘religious terrorism’ is both conceptually suspect as well as empirically problematic.
This post originally appeared on the blog of the International Center for the Study of Terrorism. It was written by Professors John Horgan and Max Taylor and is reproduced here[…]
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