Our Publications

2019

‘The enactment of the counter-terrorism “Prevent duty” in British schools and colleges: beyond reluctant accommodation or straightforward policy acceptance.’ Article in Critical Studies on Terrorism, by Joel Busher, Tufyal Choudhury and Paul Thomas.
‘The Internal Brakes on Violent Escalation: A Typology.’ Article in Behavioral Sciences of Terrorism and Political Aggression, by Joel Busher, Donald Holbrook and Graham Macklin.
The internal brakes on violent escalation: A descriptive typology. Research report published by CREST, by Joel Busher, Donald Holbrook and Graham Macklin.
‘Chicken Suits and Other Aspects of Situated Credibility Contests: Explaining Local Trajectories of Anti-Minority Activism.’ Article in Social Movement Studies, by Joel Busher, Gareth Harris and Graham Macklin.
‘Credibility Contests And The Ebb And Flow Of Anti-Minority Activism.’ CREST briefing, by Joel Busher, Gareth Harris and Graham Macklin
‘Safeguarding or Surveillance: Social Work, PREVENT and Fundamentalist Violence.’ Article in Feminist Dissent, by Stephen Cowden and Jonathan Picken.
‘Preventing Violent Extremism While Promoting Human Rights: Toward a Clarified UN Approach.’ International Peace Institute Brief, by Chuck Thiessen
‘The Strategic Ambiguity of the United Nations Approach to Preventing Violent Extremism.’ Article in Studies in Conflict & Terrorism, by Chuck Thiessen.

2018

‘Perceptions of justice and hierarchies of rape: Rethinking approaches to sexual violence in Eastern Congo from the ground up.’ Article in The International Journal of Transitional Justice, by Sahla Aroussi.
‘Why Even Misleading Identity Claims Matter: The Evolution of the English Defence League.’ Article in Political Studies, by Joel Busher.
‘Micro-Moral Worlds of Contentious Politics: A Reconceptualization of Radical Groups and their Intersections with One Another and the Mainstream.’ Article in Mobilization: An International Quarterly, by Joel Busher and John Morrison.
‘Introduction: The Emotional Dynamics of Backlash Politics beyond Anger, Hate, Fear, Pride, and Loss.’ Article in Humanity & Society, by Joel Busher, Philip Giurlando and Gavin Sullivan.
‘Understanding “reciprocal radicalisation” as a component of wider conflict dynamics.’ CREST briefing, by Joel Busher and Graham Macklin.
‘Hopes and Fears: Community Cohesion and the “White Working Class” in One of the “Failed Spaces” of Multiculturalism.’ Article in Sociology, by Paul Thomas, Joel Busher, Graham Macklin, Michelle Rogerson, and Kris Christmann.

2017

‘Women, Peace and Security and the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Time to Rethink Sexual Violence as Gender Based Harm?’ Article in Politics and Gender by Sahla Aroussi.
‘From Colombia to the Democratic Republic of Congo Exploring the Untapped Potential of Restorative Justice.‘ Article in Restorative Justice by Sahla Aroussi.
Rethinking National Action Plans (NAPs) on Women, Peace and Security. (NATO Science for Peace and Security Series, IOS Press), edited by Sahla Aroussi.
‘National Action Plans as Foreign Policy Tools: Reconsidering Gender Security in the West’. A book chapter by Sahla Aroussi.
Women, Peace, and Security: Repositioning Gender in Peace Agreements (Cambridge Core/Intersentia), edited by Sahla Aroussi.
‘Academics for Peace in Turkey: A Case of Criminalizing Dissent via Counterterrorism Discourse.’ Article in Critical Studies on Terrorism by Bahar Baser, Samim Akgonul and Ahmet Erdi Ozturk.
‘Tailoring Strategies According to Ever-Changing Dynamics: The Altering Image of the Kurdish Diaspora in Germany.’ Article in Terrorism and Political Violence by Bahar Baser.
‘Statenloose Diaspora-Das Beispiel der Kurdinnen and Kurden in Deutschland.’ Article for Bundeszentrale fur politische Bildung by Bahar Baser.
‘Turkey’s Domestic Policies Spill Over t Europe: Old Debates in New Frames.’ Article in ORIENT, III/ 2017 by Bahar Baser.
What the Prevent duty means for schools and colleges in England: An analysis of educationalists’ experiences. Research report published by the Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations, Coventry University, by Joel Busher, Tufyal Choudhury, Paul Thomas and Gareth Harris.

2016

‘Gender in the representations of an armed conflict: Kurdish female combatants in French and British medias.’ Article in Middle East Journal of Culture & Communication, by Bahar Baser and Mari Toivanen.
The Making of Anti-Muslim Protest: Grassroots Activism in the English Defence League(Routledge), by Joel Busher, winner of the British Sociological Association’s (BSA) Philip Abrams Memorial Prize.

2015

Diasporas and Homeland Conflicts: A Comparative Perspective (Routledge- Paperback and Hardback) by Bahar Baser.
‘Interpreting “Cumulative Extremism”: Six Proposals for Enhancing Conceptual Clarity.’ Article in Terrorism and Political Violence, by Joel Busher and Graham Macklin.
‘The Missing Spirals of Violence: Four Waves of Movement–Countermovement Contest in Post-War Britain.’ Article in Behavioural Science of Terrorism and Political Aggression, by Graham Macklin and Joel Busher.

2014