Table of Contents
1 Introduction Anthony Richards 1
Part 1 Motivations for Jihadist Terrorism 5
2 Drivers of Jihadist Terrorism: Understanding the Ideological Antecedents of Salafi-Jihadi Terrorism Shiraz Maher 7
3 The Impact of Jihadist Terrorist Narratives and How to Counter Them: A Research Synthesis Kurt Braddock 15
4 The Impact of Conspiracy Theories and How to Counter Them: Reviewing the Literature on Conspiracy Theories and Radicalization to Violence Amarnath Amarasingam 27
5 The international Context of UK Radicalization Trends: Developments Abroad That Inspire Terrorism within the UK Petter Nesser 41
6 Evidence for the Relationship Between Non-Violent Extremism and Violent Radicalization: Conveyor Belt or Firewall? Emman El-Badawy 53
7 A Demography of British Muslims: Cross-Sectional Understanding of Muslim Communities and Their Heterogeneity within the UK Tufyal Choudhury 67
8 Willingness to Engage and Discuss Issues across Muslim and Ethnic Minority Communities: Attitudes towards Muslims from Non-Muslims in the UK Maria Sobolewska 77
9 The Impact of Structural Inequalities, Integration, Otherness and Discrimination Tahir Abbas 87
10 The Role of Community Engagement and the Practical Role of Moderate and Non-Violent Extremist Movements in Combating Jihadist Terrorism Basia Spalek Salwa El-Awa 97
11 The Role and Impact of Women's Influence in Radicalization and Counter-Radicalization Katherine Brown 111
12 Psychological Dimensions of Terrorism: Profiling Impossible but Patterns Discernible Max Taylor 125
Part 2 Methods and Modalities of Jihadist Terrorism and Counter-Measures 135
13 Neighbourhood Effects - How Jihadist Recruitment Really Works Jytte Klausen 137
14 The Role and Impact of Encryption as Facilitator and Pros and Cons of the Encryption Intervention Debate Carl Miller 155
15 Physical Facilitating Environments - Prisons and Madrassas as Mechanisms and Vehicles of Violent Radicalization? Andrew Silke 169
16 Improved Terrorist Practical Learning Potentials from Internet-Based Platforms Anne Stenersen 179
17 Lone-Actor Terrorism: The Nature of the Threat and Responses Paul Gill 189
18 Returning Foreign Fighters: The Extent of the Threat to the UK and Prospects for Reintegration Richard Barrett 199
Part 3 Legislative and Intelligence Responses 209
19 Responding to Terrorism through Legislation Max Hill, QC 211
20 Assessing the legislative response to Terrorism: Adequacy, Gaps, What's Unnecessary or Counterproductive Lord David Anderson, KBE, QC 219
21 Independent Assessment of the Current Balance between Counter-Terrorism Legislation and Civil Liberties: The Role of the Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation Jessie Blackbourn Clive Walker 229
22 An Assessment of Prevent and the Challenges Ahead Therese O'Toole 245
23 Intelligence-Led Policing and Counter-Terrorism Michael Clarke 259
Part 4 General Perspectives on the Jihadist Terrorist Threat and Responses 269
24 Personal and Organizational Patterns of Known Terrorists and Related Groups in the UK since 1998 Raffaello Pantucci 271
25 Successes and Failures of the UK's Counter-Terrorism, Counter-Radicalization and Prevent Strategy against Jihadist Terrorism since 1998 John Gearson 285
26 An Independent Assessment of the UK's Capacity and Capabilities Devoted to Countering Jihadist Terrorism: Government, Policing, Intelligence Agencies and Civil Society Richard Walton 299
27 Comparison of Experiences and Best Practice Drawn from Research in Other Countries: Countering Violent Extremism in Europe Peter R. Neumann 313
28 Comparison of Experiences and Best Practice Drawn from Research in Other Countries: What Accounts for the Lack of a CVE Strategy in the USA? Lorenzo Vidino 323
29 Conclusions and Summary Anthony Richards 335
Index 340
