Understanding Suicide Terrorism: Psychosocial Dynamics
Publisher’s description The book is a comprehensive compilation of articles by experts in the field of suicide terrorism from across the world and across disciplines with a focus on suicide[…]
Tagged: jihadism
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Social context, interpersonal network, and identity dynamics: A social psychological case study of terrorist recidivism
Journal abstract The existing literature on jihadist terrorism has extensively documented the importance of networks, yet the interpersonal element of the networks and how this links to the social identity[…]
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Radicalization Trajectories: An Evidence-Based Computational Approach to Dynamic Risk Assessment of “Homegrown” Jihadists
Journal abstract The research aimed to develop and test a new dynamic approach to preventive risk assessment of violent extremists. The well-known New York Police Department four-phase model was used[…]
ISIS: A History
Publisher’s description The Islamic State has stunned the world with its savagery, destructiveness, and military and recruiting successes. What explains the rise of ISIS and what does it portend for[…]
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Why They Join: Pathways into Indonesian Jihadist Organizations
Journal abstract Why do Indonesian Muslims join Islamist extremist groups? This article explores four pathways to entry into Indonesian militant groups: study sessions, local conflict, kinship, and schools. It argues[…]
Bangladeshi Militants: What Do We Know?
Journal abstract Although militant groups have been present in Bangladesh since the 1990s, the country catapulted to international media attention on July 1, 2016, after an attack on a café[…]
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Young Blood: Understanding the Emergence of a New Cohort of Australian Jihadists
Journal abstract The overwhelming majority of jihadists identified in Australia across the last two decades form an interconnected network which transcends time and geographic locations. Close peer relationships appear key[…]
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[…]
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Becoming a European Homegrown Jihadist
Publisher’s description A Multilevel Analysis of Involvement in the Dutch Hofstadgroup, 2002-2005 How and why do people become involved in European homegrown jihadism? This book addresses this question through an[…]
Why Beliefs Always Matter, But Rarely Help Us Predict Jihadist Violence: The Role Of Cognitive Extremism As A Precursor For Violent Extremism
Journal abstract Much of the rhetoric spread by jihadist organisations seems to indicate a strong commitment towards a set of religious and political ideas. But does cognitive extremism really lead[…]
