Journal abstract The wars in Syria and Iraq attracted about 45,000 individuals from outside the arenas. Most joined the Islamic State, but interestingly, other prominent armed groups showed less interest[…]
Journal abstract The overwhelming percentage of the perpetrators of terrorism are male: is this noteworthy, or not? We believe that it is. More specifically, we believe there is a complex[…]
Journal abstract Identifying a criminal act as terrorism is a complicated task, influenced by strict legal definitions and public perceptions. While law enforcement must adhere to the criminal code in[…]
Publisher’s description This book explores the use of the internet by (non-Islamic) extremist groups, drawing together research by scholars across the social sciences and humanities. It offers a broad overview[…]
Journal abstract Recent interest in terrorist risk assessment and rehabilitation reveals the likelihood and risk factors for terrorist reengagement and recidivism are poorly understood. Informed by advances in criminology, this[…]
Journal abstract This paper sets out to consider Brendon Tarrant in the context of New Zealand terrorism. While Tarrant’s attack on 15 March 2019 was unprecedented in terms of its[…]
Journal abstract Progress in understanding and responding to terrorism and violent extremism has continued to stall in part because we often fail to adequately conceptualize the problem. Perhaps most notably,[…]
Publisher’s description This is an accessible and up to date text for students on police-related degree courses covering a highly topical area of policing. Terrorism has become a major issue[…]
Publisher’s description By drawing on social movement theories, this book explains how terrorist movements decline, using the case of Irish Republicanism. The continuity of terrorism and political violence from generation[…]
Publisher’s description Terrorism remains one of the major threats facing the world community. While literature on the subject is dominated by discussion of the factors leading individuals and groups to[…]
Processes of Radicalization and Polarization in the Context of Transnational Islamist Terrorism5 June, 2020
Impacts of the ‘War on Terror’ on the (De-)Humanization of Christians in Pakistan: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Media Reporting3 June, 2020Political Mobilisation as the Trigger of Xenophobic Violence in Post-Apartheid South Africa1 June, 2020
The Myth of Russian Exceptionalism: Russia as a Civilization and Its Uniqueness in Aleksandr G. Dugin’s Thought29 May, 2020