1st Edition
Understanding Violent Radicalisation Terrorist and Jihadist Movements in Europe
Introduction Magnus Ranstorp Part 1: Understanding Radicalization as a Process 1. Background Contributing Factors to Terrorism: Radicalisation and Recruitment Rem Kortweg with Sajjan Gohel, Francois Heisbourg, Magnus Ranstorp and Rob de Wijk 2. Where does the Radicalisation Process Lead? Radical Community, Radical Networks and Radical Subcultures Peter Waldmann, Matenia Sirseloudi and Stefan Malthaner 3. The Physiology of Al-Qaeda: From Ideology to Participation Christina Hellmich 4. Joining Jihadi Terrorist Cells in Europe – Exploring Motivational Aspects of Recruitment and Radicalization Petter Nesser Part 2: Understanding Radicalization in Context 5. Radicalization and Recruitment in Europe: The UK Case Mark Huband 6. An Overview of Violent Jihad in the UK: Radicalisation and the State Response Lindsay Clutterbuck 7. Islamism, Radicalisation and Jihadism in the Netherlands: Main Developments and Counter Measures Edwin Bakker 8. The Jihadists and Anti-Terrorist Challenges in France: An Overview Jean-Luc Marret 9. Radicalization and Recruitment Among Jihadist Terrorists in Spain: Main Patterns and Subsequent Counterterrorist Measures Rogelio Alonso 10. Salafi-Jihadi Terrorism in Italy Carl Björkman
Biography
Magnus Ranstorp is Research Director of the Center for Asymmetric Threat Studies at the Swedish National Defence College and a Member of EU Expert Groups on (Violent) Radicalisation. He has twenty years of experience in research on counterterrorism issues and testified at the 9/11 Commission Hearing.
