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Journal Abstract This study explores whether social roles mentioned in jihadist literature can be used linguistically to profile the behavior of its consumers. It seeks to empirically understand extremist forums,[…]
“Radicalisation” recently started appearing as an explanation for US high school shootings in my newsfeeds. In an article titled “Call the Florida shooting what it is: terrorism”, Teen Vogue explores[…]
Journal abstract Are certain ethnic cleavages more conflict-prone than others? While only few scholars focus on the contents of ethnicity, most of those who do argue that political violence is[…]
From research into public discourses about Irish and Muslim communities this report provides an important insight into the effects of constructions of ‘suspect’ communities.
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