Links between extremism and terrorism

Background

Crimes such as homicide and theft, and drugs such as heroin and cocaine have always been of public concern, and there has been a recent focus on areas such as child sexual abuse, modern slavery, new psychoactive substances, online fraud, and online indecent images of children.

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This question was published as part of the set of ARIs in this document:

Areas of research interest relevant to the Home Office GOVUK

Related UKRI funded projects


  • 'Extremism and Its Support: Developing More Effective Policy Responses'

    Recent years have seen a resurgence of interest in extremism, though mainly al-Qaeda or 'AQ'-inspired terrorism. This emphasis on preventing violent extremism (PVE), and countering processes of radicalization within Musl...

    Funded by: ESRC

    Lead research organisation: University of Nottingham

    Why might this be relevant?

    The project directly addresses the question by focusing on the understanding of right-wing extremism and developing effective policy responses.

  • Reframing Muslim 'Radicalism'

    This study aims to assess Western policy responses to the threat of global jihadi ideology, and to develop a suitable methodology for making them more effective. Since 9/11, the ideological threat from global jihadism...

    Funded by: ESRC

    Lead research organisation: University of Oxford

    Why might this be relevant?

    The project aims to assess Western policy responses to global jihadi ideology, which is partially relevant to the question on links between extremism and terrorism.

  • From ISIS to (US) Insurrection: Exploring the Sociology of Knowledge on Extremism and Political Violence through Struggles for Expert Authority

    As major recent events, from Brexit to COVID-19 have revealed, the social and political construction of 'experts' and their 'expert knowledge' is pivotal in shaping outcomes and ways of understanding global challenges. H...

    Funded by: ESRC

    Lead research organisation: Aberystwyth University

    Why might this be relevant?

    The project explores the sociology of knowledge on extremism and political violence, specifically focusing on the transition towards new terrorism threats in the Anglo-American context.

  • 'The Crime-Terror Nexus: Investigating the overlap between criminal and extremist practices, narratives and networks in Tripoli, Lebanon

    THE RELEVANCE OF OUR RESEARCH Tripoli, Lebanon's second city, has over the past eight years witnessed a significant increase in levels of violence. This mainly stems from the progressive merger of criminal and terrorist...

    Funded by: ESRC

    Lead research organisation: University of Bristol

  • Constructing the illiberal citizen? Radicalisation prevention, counter-terrorism, and the media in the UK

    Counter-terrorism and radicalisation prevention policies are not peripheral discourses and practices that affect only certain individuals and spheres, but should be understood as instruments that have serious implication...

    Funded by: ESRC

    Lead research organisation: Loughborough University

  • Understanding and explaining terrorism: Expertise in practice

    Because terrorism and counter-terrorism are highly significant issues in international relations and domestic politics, terrorism expertise is a valued asset in public policy, the criminal justice system in media institu...

    Funded by: ESRC

    Lead research organisation: University of Bath

  • Youth Extremisms: Understanding across Ideological and Religious Contexts (Research Seminar Series)

    The proposed seminar series builds on the experience of the co-investigators in organising the ESRC Research Seminar Series on Right Wing Extremism in Europe (2014-2015). It arises from the recognition of the potential b...

    Funded by: ESRC

    Lead research organisation: University of Manchester

  • Predicting online radicalisation

    RESEARCH CONTEXT An estimated 25,000 foreign fighters have been recruited to Islamic State (IS) from over 100 counties around the world. While shocking in itself, this reflects only the militant end-product of the radic...

    Funded by: AHRC

    Lead research organisation: University of Bath

  • Ending Terrorism as Told by Former Italian Terrorists

    Building on previous work by the Applicant, the research innovatively undertakes a comparative analysis of the self-narratives of different types of terrorists. Drawing on the Italian case study but also through a compar...

    Funded by: AHRC

    Lead research organisation: University of Bath

  • Islamic Reformulations: Belief, Violence, Governance

    In this project, two fundamental research areas within the Global Uncertainties Programme (GU) are investigated. First, how might ideologies and beliefs contribute to "global uncertainty", and what response is ...

    Funded by: ESRC

    Lead research organisation: UNIVERSITY OF EXETER