Search Results - "Terrorism and political violence"

Research on Terrorism, 2007-2016: A Review of Data, Methods, and Authorship by Schuurman, Bart

“…Research on terrorism has long been criticized for its inability to overcome enduring methodological issues. These include an overreliance on secondary sources…”
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From "Incel" to "Saint": Analyzing the violent worldview behind the 2018 Toronto attack by Baele, Stephane J., Brace, Lewys, Coan, Travis G.

“…This paper combines qualitative and quantitative content analysis to map and analyze the "Incel" worldview shared by members of a misogynistic online community…”
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Conspiracy Beliefs and Violent Extremist Intentions: The Contingent Effects of Self-efficacy, Self-control and Law-related Morality by Rottweiler, Bettina, Gill, Paul

“…This study analyzes the effects of conspiracy beliefs on violent extremist intentions. More specifically, we investigate whether the relationship between…”
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Radicalization to Violence: A Pathway Approach to Studying Extremism by Jensen, Michael A., Atwell Seate, Anita, James, Patrick A.

“…Prior research on extremism has identified a host of psychological, emotional, material, and group-based mechanisms that are potentially important drivers of…”
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The Attitudes-Behaviors Corrective (ABC) Model of Violent Extremism by Khalil, James, Horgan, John, Zeuthen, Martine

“…Progress in understanding and responding to terrorism and violent extremism has continued to stall in part because we often fail to adequately conceptualize…”
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The Role of the Internet in Facilitating Violent Extremism: Insights from Former Right-Wing Extremists by Gaudette, Tiana, Scrivens, Ryan, Venkatesh, Vivek

“…While a growing body of evidence suggests that the Internet is a key facilitator of violent extremism, research in this area has rarely incorporated former…”
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What Explains the Flow of Foreign Fighters to ISIS? by Benmelech, Efraim, Klor, Esteban F.

“…This paper provides the first systematic analysis of the link between countries' economic, political, and social conditions and the global phenomenon of ISIS…”
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The Stagnation in Terrorism Research by Sageman, Marc

“…Despite over a decade of government funding and thousands of newcomers to the field of terrorist research, we are no closer to answering the simple question of…”
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Nostalgia, Entitlement and Victimhood: The Synergy of White Genocide and Misogyny by Wilson, Chris

“…Western countries are experiencing a wave of violent attacks against places of worship, stores, schools and other crowded locations. The perpetrators of these…”
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From Myths of Victimhood to Fantasies of Violence: How Far-Right Narratives of Imperilment Work by Marcks, Holger, Pawelz, Janina

“…Why is far-right rhetoric so dangerous? In recent years, scholars and policy makers alike have striven to unpack the black box of extremists' online…”
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Social Media Mechanisms for Right-Wing Political Violence in the 21st Century: Discursive Opportunities, Group Dynamics, and Co-Ordination by Wahlström, Mattias, Törnberg, Anton

“…This article maps mechanisms by which online social media activities may contribute to right-wing political violence. High-impact studies on the wave of…”
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Vaccinating Against Hate: Using Attitudinal Inoculation to Confer Resistance to Persuasion by Extremist Propaganda by Braddock, Kurt

“…Research in several domains has shown that attitudinal inoculation effectively promotes resistance to persuasion. Despite its proven efficacy, inoculation has…”
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Defining Ecofascism: Historical Foundations and Contemporary Interpretations in the Extreme Right by Campion, Kristy

“…The terrorist attacks in Christchurch in March 2019 and El Paso five months later emphasised the renewed relevance of ecofascism to the extreme right. This…”
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Social Network Analysis of German Foreign Fighters in Syria and Iraq by Reynolds, Sean C., Hafez, Mohammed M.

“…Why do Westerners become foreign fighters in civil conflicts? We explore this question through original data collection on German foreign fighters in Syria and…”
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Interpreting Text and Image Relations in Violent Extremist Discourse: A Mixed Methods Approach for Big Data Analytics by O'Halloran, Kay L., Tan, Sabine, Wignell, Peter, Bateman, John A., Pham, Duc-Son, Grossman, Michele, Moere, Andrew Vande

“…This article presents a mixed methods approach for analysing text and image relations in violent extremist discourse. The approach involves integrating…”
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Countering Violent Extremism: A Realist Review for Assessing What Works, for Whom, in What Circumstances, and How? by Gielen, Amy-Jane

“…Scientific knowledge on what works in countering violent extremism remains limited. This article argues that we should move away from the "what works?"…”
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The Truth Is Out There: The Prevalence of Conspiracy Theory Use by Radical Violent Extremist Organizations by Rousis, Gregory J., Richard, F. Dan, Wang, Dong-Yuan Debbie

“…This project examined conspiracy theory use across three types of groups: radical violent extremists (RVE), nonviolent extremists, and moderates. Using the…”
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The Ideology of Incels: Misogyny and Victimhood as Justification for Political Violence by Zimmerman, Shannon

“…A new group of socio-political actors has emerged from the depths of the internet. Thriving in the online Manosphere, the involuntary celibates, or "Incels,"…”
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Disaggregating Lone-actor Grievance-fuelled Violence: Comparing Lone-actor Terrorists and Mass Murderers by Clemmow, Caitlin, Gill, Paul, Bouhana, Noémie, Silver, James, Horgan, John

“…Research suggests that lone-actor terrorists and mass murderers may be better conceptualized as lone-actor grievance-fueled violence (LAGFV) offenders, rather…”
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A Diachronic Cross-Platforms Analysis of Violent Extremist Language in the Incel Online Ecosystem by Baele, Stephane, Brace, Lewys, Ging, Debbie

“…The emergence and growth of incel subculture online has triggered a considerable body of research to date, most of which analyzing its worldview or mapping its…”
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