Recent advances in communications technology are providing a medium for individuals or groups to subscribe to extremist worldviews and form networks, access training and obtain information, whilst remaining virtually undetected in the online world. Whilst the Internet is facilitating global virtual communities like Second Life, MySpace and Facebook it is…

Overall the research reaffirms the importance to cohesion of many policy strands well documented in previous literature, but also provides specific creative and effective examples of successful approaches in practice. We hope that the individual projects and policy approaches reported on in this document will provide a lasting resource of…

In 2006 the Greater London Authority (GLA) commissioned a study of media coverage of Islam and Muslims in the UK media. The study was co-ordinated by the Insted consultancy and involved a review of recent opinion polls, study of recent books and articles, a survey of the news in one…

This document captures the proceedings at a OSCE High-Level Meeting on Victims of Terrorism that took place in Vienna in September 2007. The meeting covered four topics: the victim him/herself,victims’ assistance programs, victims in criminal proceedings, and victims in civil society. With regards to victims’ narratives, little is said here.

The events of 9/11 and the subsequent US-led war on terror have created a new level of awareness about security in the international arena. The invasion of Iraq and the attempts to reconstruct that state have also focused the world’s attention on the link between development and security. In this…

This article examines the factors that may lead previously radical and militant Islamist movements to de-radicalize, and in so doing alter their ideologies, strategies, and objectives. In particular it will focus on the process of de-radicalization of the Egyptian Islamic Group, a former ally of al-Qa’ida. It will conclude with…

Producing large-scale victimization is one of the prime goals of terrorists worldwide. A regular characteristic not only of the unparalleled attacks of 9/11, with its more than 3,000 direct fatalities, is to provoke maximum public attention by producing as many casualties as possible. Victims fall prone to such events due…

This lecture outlines the challenges and dangers of inadequate education opportunities in Pakistan. The lecturer suggests that lack of education is one driver to radicalization and recruitment. The lecturer argues that a strong and effective education system in Pakistan, achieved through political reform, should be a top priority in terms…

This paper looks at how terrorism is linked to education and poverty in the context of Palstine. The source material for this study is Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad documentary soruces. Between the late 1980s and May 2002, it was found that both a higher standard of living and higher…

In recent years, associations formed by the victims of terrorist acts, their families, friends, and colleagues have emerged as an influential voice in government counterterrorism policy, in the passage of terrorism-related legislation, in civil court cases, and in other private-sector activi-ties, ranging from input in the design of the World…

The study presents Palestinian women’s involvement in terrorism and the way in which their security violations are processed by the Israeli justice system. The study is based on in-depth interviews of three groups involved in Palestinian terrorism or responses to it: first, Palestinian women who were arrested for security offenses;…

This manual is one of the results that have emerged from the mandate given to the ODIHR. It aims to familiarize states’ senior policy makers with the fundamental human rights standards they are obliged to adhere to under international law when devising efforts to combat terrorism and extremism. Although it…