Rethinking Political Islam
Publisher’s description For years, scholars hypothesized about what Islamists might do if they ever obtained power. Now, academics and Islamists alike finally have answers. And they are confusing. In the[…]
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Jihad & Co : Black Markets and Islamist Power
Publisher’s description The rise of militant jihadist groups is one of the greatest international security crises in the world today. In civil wars across the modern Muslim world, Islamist groups[…]
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The Three Pillars of Radicalization: Needs, Narratives, and Networks
Publisher’s description What fuels radicalization? Is deradicalization a possibility? The Three Pillars of Radicalization: Needs, Narratives, and Networks addresses these crucial questions by identifying the three major determinants of radicalization[…]
An Examination of the Structural Properties of the Extremism Risk Guidelines (ERG22+): A Structured Formulation Tool for Extremist Offenders
Journal abstract This paper explores the construct validity and structural properties of the ERG22+ formulation tool, used in the assessment of risk and need in extremist offenders. The ERG22+ was[…]
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The Genealogy of Terror: How to distinguish between Islam, Islamism and Islamist Extremism
Publisher’s description In the first two decades of the twenty-first century, the events of 9/11, 7/7, the War on Terror and the Caliphate and atrocities of the so-called Islamic State[…]
Islamist Terrorism in Europe
Publisher’s description Europe is still facing an increase in terrorist plotting. This has led to growing security concerns over the fallout of the Syrian conflict, and the sizeable contingents of[…]
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Why Terrorists Quit: The Disengagement of Indonesian Jihadists
Publisher’s description Why do hard-line terrorists decide to leave their organizations and quit the world of terror and destruction? This is the question for which Julie Chernov Hwang seeks answers[…]
Social and Institutional Origins of Political Islam
Journal abstract Under what conditions did the first Islamist movements organize? Which social and institutional contexts facilitated such mobilization? A sizable literature points to social and demographic changes, Western encroachment[…]
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Transitional Journeys Into and Out of Extremism. A Biographical Approach
Journal abstract This article describes an empirical study into processes of homegrown radicalization and de-radicalization of young people. Researchers in Denmark and the Netherlands set out to answer the question[…]
What Does the “Terrorist” Label Really Do? Measuring and Explaining the Effects of the “Terrorist” and “Islamist” Categories
Journal abstract Many scholars and practitioners claim that labeling groups or individuals as “terrorists” does not simply describe them but also shapes public attitudes, due to the label’s important normative[…]
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, 2020- Killing 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