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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 – …
Retweeting the Caliphate: The Role of Soft-Sympathizers in the Islamic State’s Social Media Strategy
Paradigmatic Shifts in Jihadism in Cyberspace: The Emerging Role of Unaffiliated Sympathizers in the Islamic State’s Social Media
This is Not Your Mother’s Terrorism: Social Media, Online Radicalization and the Practice of Political Jamming
Abstract: It is commonly recognized that social media presents vast new opportunities for terrorist groups seeking to radicalize audiences. However, few scholars have studied the actual mechanisms by which radicalizing – …
#IS_Fangirl: Exploring a New Role for Women in Terrorism
Abstract: In this paper we present initial results from an ongoing study of women affiliated with pro-IS networks on Twitter and other social media. Our particular focus is on 20 – …
(Dés)organisation et dynamiques identitaires du mouvement skinhead au Québec : une étude exploratoire
High Visibility Policing: Policing on Camera and the Crisis of Police Legitimacy
The public now expects that police work will be video recorded. This challenges the foundational axiom that police work is a “low-visibility” occupation. Technological and social developments are rapidly making – …
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 – …
TSAS WP15-04: No Sandwiches Here: Representations of Women in Dabiq and Inspire Magazines
How, and to what extent, are women represented within Dabiq and Inspire magazines? As we know from a wealth of mass media reporting, women are increasingly the focus of recruiters – …
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
Sectarianism and the Arab Spring: Framing the popular protests in Bahrain
Framing the Online Women’s Movements in the Arab world
Cyber Warriors in the Middle East: The Case of the Syrian Electronic Army
This paper investigates the online hacking group, the Syrian Electronic Army (SEA), and examines its goals. (Source: Publication).
Growing Threat of European Fighters in Syria Highlights Need for EU Cooperation
Almost all European Union member states have seen some of their young citizens, often Muslims between the ages of 18-29, leave their countries to join the jihad against the Assad – …
New Terrorism and New Media
This report examines how Al-Qaeda, its affiliates and other terrorist organizations have moved their online presence to YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and other social media outlets, posing challenges to counter-terrorism – …