From 2005 to 2011, at least 41 Americans joined, or attempted to join, al-Shabaab, Somalia's preeminent terrorist organization. This thesis examines the radicalization process for al-Shabaab's American recruits by dividing the sample into two groups: non-Somali and Somali. The a…
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This thesis examines why young Western Muslim women from the UK are drawn to join and support ISIS in its established territories in Syria and Iraq and identifies their role within these territories. The critical role of technology, specifically social media, in facilitating the…
This dissertation studies the radicalization of the traditionalist Islamic milieu in Iran since the middle of the twentieth-century. The historical period is divided into two distinct segments separated by the 1979 Islamic Revolution: the first when the radicalization emerged in…
Since 9/11, the rise of non-state actors and the threat of Islamic terrorism have become primary security concerns for Western nations. Recently, attention has shifted from a focus on threats posed by external actors to that posed by “homegrown” terrorists. Counterterrorism effo…
This study is a comparative study of the Turkish Islamist movement Milli Görüs (IGMG) in Germany and the Netherlands. It is a qualitative and a quantitative inquiry about the nature (whether it is moderate or radical) of the Milli Görüs movement in these two countries. The centr…
Students have been an important force for social change throughout the world. Various socio-psychological and structural explanations have been advanced to account for the rise and radicalization of student-based social movements. They are found to be insufficient. Global politi…
This thesis argues that there is a discursive construction of Muslim identity in the United States which is implicit and informs our understanding without being critically examined. I utilize the theoretical construction of Edward Said which he called Orientalism to argue that t…
This project uses a quantitative approach to conduct a preliminary analysis of Muslim student radicalization at universities in the United State. Radicalization and terrorism are topics not associated with Education, and a goal of this project is to carve out a space for Compara…
This thesis will explain how social disorganization leads to the radicalization. During the process of rapid change (e.g. abrupt democratization of previously authoritarian Bosnian society) new situations cause development of new desires (e.g. a need for greater independence fro…
Jihadi terrorism in Europe is a growing and ever-changing threat. Radicals embracing a militant brand of Islam were once an external threat, planning missions abroad before traveling to their Western targets. Jihadi terrorism has since evolved into an internal threat with the em…
Ever since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the United States has been awakened to the threat that extremist organizations pose to our national security. The greatest transnational terrorist threat to the United States right now comes primarily from extremist groups …
This essay examines preventative counter radicalization efforts as a response to violent extremism in Islamic cultures. It argues for the prudence of a counter radicalization strategy and explores the means through which it be implemented most effectively. It emphasizes the accu…
Why do people in the United States become radicalized to Sunni militant terrorism? Are the mechanisms and processes which lead to radicalization different for Muslim converts and those who were born and raised as Muslims? Between September 11, 2001 and December 2010 there were n…
Since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, global jihadists have continued to target American businesses and, in some cases, jihadists have used their legitimate business affiliations to facilitate terrorist activity. Terrorism has therefore shifted the business paradigm…
Khilaphah is at the heart of IS’s strategy to lure Muslims to their ideology and it is one of the most important factors that are conducive to the migration of western young Muslims to fight for this self-declared state. Given the fact that Muslims in the Western countries are e…
Countries across the globe have faced numerous challenges arising from Al-Qaida affiliated terrorist groups. One such challenge is in how to address the threats posed by the growing number of terrorists in their custody. Accordingly, a handful of countries have responded by deve…
The United States national strategy for Countering Violent Extremism is broadly written and currently does not provide the framework necessary to combat homegrown violent extremism and the foreign fighter phenomenon. The threat of foreign terrorist organizations targeting the Un…
Current efforts at mapping how women engage in violent extremism and terrorist activities highlight a lack of contemporary understanding regarding women’s motivation to support and participate in extremist activity. Traditionally, terrorism studies have focused on men, in large …
There is a lack of research on the relationship between dehumanization of minority religious groups and affiliation with terrorism, which suggests a need to consider the consequences of dehumanization perceptions beyond promoting aggression. This qualitative case study addresses…