Journal abstract Reciprocal radicalisation is the theory that extremist organisations are connected and feed on one another’s rhetoric and actions to justify violent escalation. Recent empirical work has suggested that[…]
Journal abstract This review presents the existing research on the role of the Internet in radicalization processes. Using a systematic literature search strategy, our paper yields 88 studies on the[…]
Journal abstract The advent of the Internet inadvertently augmented the functioning and success of violent extremist organizations. Terrorist organizations like the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) use the[…]
Publisher’s description Exploring the ‘dark side’ of digital diplomacy, this volume highlights some of the major problems facing democratic institutions in the West and provides concrete examples of best practice[…]
Journal abstract This article studies media material which individuals who planned or carried out acts of terrorism in the United Kingdom between 2004 and 2017 collected before their involvement in[…]
Journal abstract We examined whether and how social media play a role in the process of radicalization, and whether and for what purposes extremists use social media after they become[…]
Journal abstract We examined whether and how social media play a role in the process of radicalization, and whether and for what purposes extremists use social media after they become[…]
Journal abstract During the Westgate terrorist attack of 2013, al-Shabaab used Twitter to claim responsibility for and live tweet throughout the attack. This article analyzes 556 of these tweets to[…]
Journal abstract The Internet has emerged as a key technology for Al Qaeda and other jihadist movements waging their so-called electronic jihad across the Middle East and globally, with digital[…]
Journal abstract The self-proclaimed Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and its supporters take measured steps to ensure the group’s survival in the virtual sphere, despite continued efforts to[…]
Combating Violent Extremism: Voices of Former Right-Wing Extremists3 August, 2020
The Prevent Duty in Education: Impact, Enactment and Implications31 July, 2020
Lessons from September 11 about the post-conflict threat posed by foreign terrorist fighters29 July, 2020
Reporting threats of terrorism: stigmatisation, procedural justice and policing Muslims in Australia27 July, 2020