Writing

Here's a selection of my recent publications.

Book

A Social Movement Theory typology of militant organisations: Contextualising terrorism. Terrorism and Political Violence, 28 (2016).
Leaderless Global Jihadism: The paradox of discriminate violence. Journal of Strategic Studies, 38 (2015). With G. Ramsay.
Conceptualising 'success' with those convicted of terrorism offences: Aims, methods and barriers to reintegration, 7 (2015) Behavioral Sciences of Terrorism and Political Aggression.

Forest jihad: Assessing the evidence for ‘popular resistance terrorism’. Studies in Conflict and Terrorism, 37 (2014). With D. Marino and G. Ramsay.

Media metrics of success and failure in the Global War on Terror: A comparison of Western and Arab media perspectives. Perspectives on Terrorism, 7 (2013).
Radical distinctions: A comparative study of two jihadist speeches. Critical Studies on Terrorism, 6 (2013). With G. Ramsay.
‘Successful terrorism’: A framework and review. Behavioral Sciences of Terrorism and Political Violence, 4 (2012).

How terrorism ends. In Terrorism and Political Violence, ed. C. Kennedy-Pipe, G. Clubb & S. Mabon. (Croydon: Sage, 2015).

Typologies of terrorism. In Handbook of Terrorism Research: Research, Theories and Concepts, ed. A.P. Schmid. (London & New York: Routledge, 2011). With A.P. Schmid.

Furthering the counter-narrative via educational and social grassroots projects. In Edited Volume on Counter-narratives, ed. E. Akerboom. (Centre for Terrorism and Counterterrorism: The Hague, 2010). With T. Qureshi.

Explainer: What happens to people who are suspected of being 'radicalised'? The Conversation. February 2016
Little evidence to show that prisons have become ‘universities of terror’. The Conversation. November, 2015
Defecting jihadists help reveal why they signed up to Islamic State. The Conversation. September, 2015
'Terrorist recidivism': 'Deradicalisation' and reintegration. RadicalisationResearch.org. September, 2015
Cameron's counter extremism plan rests on shaky foundations. LSE Politics and Policy blog. July, 2015
Preventing 'violent extremism': Creating safe spaces for negotiating difference. Political Insight. July, 2015.
What constitutes successful 'deradicalisation'? Policy and Politics Journal blog. March, 2015
Can we reintegrate extremists into society? Political Insight. January, 2015

Everyday resistance: Repertoires of anti-fascist contention. International Dissidence. Rule and Resistance in a Globalized World, Frankfurt, March, 2017.
An oral history of jihad: How ‘foreign fighters’ experience reintegration. Society for Terrorism Research, The Hague, November 2016.
Understanding Reintegration Experiences through the Life Histories of Former Jihadists. European Consortium on Political Research, Prague, September 2016.
Extremist reintegration: ‘Deradicalisation’ and desistance. Terrorism and Political Violence Association Conference, Leeds, July 2016.
Reintegrating extremists: A strengths-based approach to ‘deradicalisation’.International Society for Political Psychology, Warsaw, July 2016.
‘Deradicalisation’, desistance and the successful resettlement of politically motivated ex-prisoners. Understanding Terrorism and Political Violence: The Role of Victims and Perpetrators, University College Cork, Ireland: 30 March, 2015.

Kahane Chai? Understanding the legacy of Israel’s early radical right. University of Edinburgh, Islamic & Middle Eastern Studies: March 16, 2015.