Journal abstract The relationship between religion and protest participation has long been of interest to sociologists, however few cross-national, quantitative studies have examined this relationship in a robust methodological way.[…]
Publisher’s description In recent years, terrorism has become closely associated with martyrdom in the minds of many terrorists and in the view of nations around the world. In Islam, martyrdom[…]
Publisher’s description The phenomenon of political Islam continues to dominate the political and social map of the Arab world, with the increasingly open struggle between ruling elites and Islamists becoming[…]
Publisher’s description There is an increasing interest in the influence of religious fundamentalism upon people’s motivation, identity and decision-making. Leaving Christian Fundamentalism and the Re-construction of Identity details the stories[…]
Publisher’s description From an esteemed scholar of American religion and sexuality, a sweeping account of the century of religious conflict that produced our culture wars Gay marriage, transgender rights, birth[…]
Publisher’s description Some of the world’s most lethal terrorist organizations have become media-centric enterprises, while also hijacking a major world religion, holding large swathes of physical territory, and governing their[…]
Publisher’s description This book examines de-radicalisation policy in the UK and addresses the contradictions evident in the conceptualisation and practice of de-radicalisation. It explores three main themes that touch upon[…]
Journal abstract Fundamentalism has a very specific meaning in the history of American Christianity, as the name taken by a coalition of mostly white, mostly northern Protestants who, in the[…]
Journal abstract Since the Tea Party Movement (TPM) emerged, observers have drawn parallels between this movement and the Religious Right (RR). This article deepens our understanding of this relationship by[…]
Journal abstract Despite recent attention to issues of religious diversification, mobility, and multiplicity, few sociologists have attended to the socio-cognitive dimensions of multiple religious participation. Sociologists have long suggested that[…]
Do Machines Replicate Humans? Toward a Unified Understanding of Radicalizing Content on the Open Social Web14 October, 2019
Auditing Radicalization Pathways on YouTube11 October, 2019
Rethinking Political Islam9 October, 2019
Credibility contests and the ebb and flow of anti-minority activism7 October, 2019