Qualitative Analysis
Qualitative analysis
TSAS WP16-14: Talking to Foreign Fighters: Socio-Economic Push versus Existential Pull Factors
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
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 – …
Deception in Speeches of Candidates for Public Office
Sentiment Crawling: Extremist Content Collection through a Sentiment Analysis Guided Web-Crawler
The ecology of trust among hackers
Abstract: Malicious hackers profit from the division of labour among highly skilled associates. However, duplicity and betrayal form an intrinsic part of their daily operations. This article examines how a – …
Voices of the Caucasus Emirate: Mapping and analyzing North Caucasus insurgency websites.
Abstract: This article looks at Internet use by insurgent groups in the North Caucasus in the context of a regional diffusion of violence. Using a mixed methods research design that – …
TSAS WP16-09: Social impacts of the securitized arrival experiences of in-Canada refugee claimants
This multi-sited research included qualitative interviews with 19 in-Canada refugee claimants declared convention refugees under the new (since Dec 1, 2012) immigration legislation. The research sought to answer two questions: – …
TSAS WP16-07: Cheering on the Jihad: An Exploration of Women’s Participation in Online Pro-jihadist Networks
This paper poses the following questions: 1. Can identifiable patterns of engagement by female posters be discerned based on content of posts? 2. Does the type of the jihadist group – …
This is Not Your Mother’s Terrorism: Social Media, Online Radicalization and the Practice of Political Jamming
Questions about Dawlah. DM me, plz.’ The Sock Puppet Problem in Online Terrorism Research
Using video observation and photo elicitation interviews to understand obscured processes in the lives of resilient youth
TSAS WP14-07: The Process of Radicalization: Right-Wing Skinheads in Quebec
This research studies the radicalization process of right-wing skinheads in the province of Quebec by identifying the mechanisms that shape pathways toward extremism and violence.