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 …

We know a great deal more about the process of radicalization leading to violence than
when the term entered the popular lexicon a few years after 9/11. Yet fundamentally, it …

This article identifies, assesses and synthesises existing literature on deradicalisation,
disengagement, rehabilitation and reintegration (DDRR) in conflict-affected states through a …

While a plethora of previous studies have described extremist propaganda content that
seeks to radicalize individuals, there has been a lack of research on how individuals who …

An unusual feature of the social scientific study of religious terrorism is the erasure of
religiosity as a significant motivational factor. This article delineates and criticizes the …

This study is the first to explore the twin influences of online propaganda and news media on
Islamists. We conducted 44 in-depth interviews with cognitively and behaviorally radicalized …

The field of terrorism has long suffered from a data deficit, particularly when it comes to
primary data derived from interviews with violent extremists. This deficit reflects more than …

This report provides an overview of Social Identity Theory (SIT) and its utility as an
integrative framework for the qualitative study of terrorism and violent extremism. SIT is a …

The presence of women and girls within the Al-Shabaab is viewed as a security threat within
the changing dynamics of recruitment in Kenya. Recruitment of women and girls may be …

Brotherhood members profiled, one should not draw generalizations. It is difficult to
determine if they constitute outliers or if their stories are indicative of a larger phenomenon of …