Amarasingam Amarnath
Amarasingam-- Amarnath
TSAS WP16-14: Talking to Foreign Fighters: Socio-Economic Push versus Existential Pull Factors
Year: 2016
Subjects: Foreign fighters, ISIS/ISIL, Jihad, National security, Qualitative analysis, Recruitment, Religious extremism
Description:
The research acquired primary data through interviews with foreign fighters in Syria and Iraq, the families and friends of such fighters, and other online supporters of jihadism, to better understand – …
TSAS WP16-13: Trying to Talk to Terrorists: Ethical and Methodological Challenges in Canada
Author(s): Amarasingam-- Amarnath | Dawson-- Lorne
Publisher: TSAS
Geography: Canada
Year: 2016
Subjects: Anti-terrorism legislation, Qualitative analysis, Risk management, Social media, Terrorism
Description:
Scholars have long shied away from talking to terrorists. This is because there are significant methodological and ethical problems posed by such research. How can we manage those challenges and – …