Executive Summary The 'radicalisation','de-radicalisation'and 'counter-radicalisation'are
used widely, but the search for what exactly 'radicalisation'is, what causes it and how to 'de …

This report consists of a literature review and analysis of the existing research concerning
'countering violent extremism'. This multifaceted report demonstrates the complexity of …

No topic has captured the public imagination of late quite so dramatically as the specter of
global jihadism. While much has been said about the way jihadists behave, their ideology …

Does political violence leave a lasting legacy on identities, attitudes, and behaviors? We
argue that violence shapes the identities of victims and that families transmit these effects …

On 25 January 2011, Egyptian police shot and killed Mustafa Ragab Mahmoud, a nineteen-
year-old high school dropout, in the Arbayeen district of the Suez. Mahmoud, one of several …

Why do Muslim-majority countries exhibit high levels of authoritarianism and low levels of
socio-economic development in comparison to world averages? Ahmet T. Kuru criticizes …

The violent actions of a few extremists can alter the course of history, yet there persists a
yawning gap between the potential impact of these individuals and what we understand …

Over the last decade, pious Muslims all over the world have gone through contradictory
transformations. Though public attention commonly rests on the turn toward violence, this …

Recent years have seen a surge of studies that examine the inclusion-moderation
hypothesis with reference to political Islam: the idea that political groups and individuals may …