What IS defectors can tell us about 'radicalisation'

Although we have relatively limited data from which to develop an understanding of how and why people leave militant groups, some information is starting to emerge.

The ICSR has just published a short report based on the accounts of defectors. I've written a response in The Conversation trying to contextualise the findings in light of what we already know about how and why people defect.

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you can read the rest of the full piece over at the conversation