Publisher’s description In 2011 the U.K. Government reviewed its counter terrorism Prevent Strategy to include “all forms of extremism” with an emphasis on right-wing extremism. This book – written by[…]
Journal abstract What determines the success or failure of far-right organisations? This article uses new qualitative data to explain the sudden rise and subsequent decline of the English Defence League,[…]
Islamophobia is widespread in the UK. A 2015 YouGov poll found that over half of British voters think there is a fundamental clash between the values of Islam and British[…]
Journal abstract How do dissident, far-right groups overcome the collective action problem inherent to political organisation in order to recruit sufficient activists willing to bear the costs of participation and[…]
Journal abstract Since the Second World War, Great Britain has witnessed a recurring escalation and de-escalation of confrontations between extreme right-wing or anti-minority protest groups on the one hand and,[…]
This briefing was one of six delivered as part of a special event ‘What have we learned about radicalisation?‘ organised by Professor Kim Knott and Dr Matthew Francis as part[…]
Journal abstract: The concept of “cumulative extremism”—described in 2006 by Roger Eatwell as “the way in which one form of extremism can feed off and magnify other forms [of extremism],”[…]
Standing up and Speaking Out? British Muslims’ Collective Action against Islamist Extremism17 January, 2020
The Role of Sensation Seeking in Violent Armed Group Participation15 January, 2020
Hollywood and Cinematic Representations of Far-Right Domestic Terrorism in the U.S13 January, 2020
Terrorism: An International Perspective8 January, 2020