Journal abstract Over the past decade, radicalisation has emerged as perhaps the most pervasive framework for understanding micro-level transitions towards violence. However, the concept has not only become a dominant[…]
Journal abstract This study analyzes how Inspire and Dabiq seek to appeal to and radicalize English-speaking Muslims. It examines how each magazine strategically designs ingroup, Other, crisis, and solution constructs[…]
Journal abstract This paper uses open-source periodicals in Arabic, English, French, and Urdu to examine how authors from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and the Taliban construct[…]
Journal abstract Scientific knowledge on what works in countering violent extremism remains limited. This article argues that we should move away from the “what works?” question and towards: “what works,[…]
Journal abstract With the rise of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), the issue of radicalisation has loomed large in Western policy debates. Recent summits on countering violent[…]
Journal abstract The 2015 Charlie Hebdo attacks warrant a detailed profile of the French approach to countering Jihadi terrorism. Much has been written about the tough French counterterrorism regime, which[…]
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[…]
Publisher’s description This book offers a wide-ranging and critical examination of recent counter-radicalisation policies, using case studies from several countries. Counter-radicalisation policies, such as the UK ‘Prevent’ strategy, have been[…]
Publisher’s description This accessible new book looks at how and why individuals leave terrorist movements, and considers the lessons and implications that emerge from this process. Focusing on the tipping[…]
This collection of articles and the introduction below were commissioned by and originally appeared on the website Public Spirit and are reproduced here with the kind permission of the editors[…]
The Extreme Right in Interwar France: The Faisceau and the Croix de Feu23 August, 2019
Muslim Youth in the Diaspora: Challenging Extremism through Popular Culture21 August, 2019
A Turn to Violence: The Escalation of Nonviolent Movements19 August, 2019
Countering Insurgencies and Violent Extremism in South and South East Asia16 August, 2019