Radicalization and Recruitment
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Engineering the Virtual Caliphate: Islamic State's Exploitation of Gen-Z Culture
This article examines how the Islamic State has adapted to target Gen-Z youth through digital platforms following its 2018 territorial defeat, constructing …
Mapping the margins: A decolonial exploration of Kenyan women's encounters with violent e…
This article explores violent extremism (VE) through an embodied, bottom-up lens, using body-mapping with Muslim women in Kenya. Drawing on two selected …
The Feed That Shapes Us: Extremism and Adolescence in the Age of Algorithms
This Insight was published as part of GIFCT’s Working Group on Addressing Youth Radicalization and Mobilization (AYRM). GIFCT Working Groups bring together …
Ethical Conundrums: Hacked Data in the Study of Far-Right Violent Extremism
Ethical conduct in digital research is full of grey areas. Disciplinary, institutional and individual norms and conventions developed to support research are …
What fuels terrorism in Somalia? Perspectives from the jihadist group Al-Shabaab
Terrorism has remained a big international threat to worldwide security with Somalia being amongst the most hit nations owing to the consistent …
The Nexus of Grievance, Pragmatism, and Ideology: Unpacking the Drivers of Women's Violen…
The role of women in terrorist activities has grown, even with increased efforts to counter terrorism in Kenya. The common view of …
Adverse Childhood Experiences and Susceptibility to Violent Extremism
Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are harms that affect children directly (e.g. physical abuse, emotional abuse, and neglect) and indirectly through their living …
Children, Young People and the Emerging Terrorism Threat Landscape
This paper examines the concerning rise in children and young people's involvement in violent extremism across Five Eyes nations, arguing that ideology-centric …
Predicting the Descent into Extremism and Terrorism
This paper proposes an approach for automatically analysing and tracking statements in material gathered online and detecting whether the authors of the …
Contemporary Terrorism in Kenya: Evolving Definitions, Debates, and Strategic Implications
This paper critically explores the evolving definitions, discursive constructions, and strategic responses to contemporary terrorism in Kenya. Drawing on securitisation theory and …
PROTOCOL: Interventions to Prevent Cognitive and Behavioural Violent Radicalisation: A Sy…
This is a protocol for a Campbell systematic review. This review aims to systematically evaluate the available evidence on the effectiveness of …
Digital Platforms, Angry Youth, and a Nation at Risk: Time for a New Approach
This article examines the growing risk of political extremism and radicalization in Kenya driven by digital platforms, youth anger, and widening generation …