Gill, Paul, Corner, Emily, Thornton, Amy and Conway, Maura ORCID: 0000-0003-4216-8592 (2015) What are the roles of the Internet in terrorism? Measuring online behaviours of convicted UK terrorists. Other. VOX-Pol. ISBN 978-1-873769-49-2
Abstract
Using a unique dataset of 227 convicted UK-based terrorists, this report fills a large gap in the existing literature. Using descriptive statistics, we first outline the degree to which various online activities related to radicalisation were present within the sample. The results illustrate the variance in behaviours often attributed to ‘online radicalisation’. Second, we conducted a smallest-space analysis to illustrate two clusters of commonly co-occurring behaviours that delineate behaviours from those directly associated with attack planning. Third, we conduct a series of bivariate and multivariate analyses to question whether those who interact virtually with like-minded individuals or learn online, exhibit markedly different experiences (e.g. radicalisation, event preparation, attack outcomes) than those who do not.
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Item Type: | Monograph (Other) |
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Refereed: | No |
Uncontrolled Keywords: | Extremism; Radicalisation; Social Media |
Subjects: | Social Sciences > Terrorism Social Sciences > Communication |
DCU Faculties and Centres: | Research Initiatives and Centres > Centre for International Studies (CIS) DCU Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Humanities and Social Science > School of Law and Government |
Publisher: | VOX-Pol |
Official URL: | http://voxpol.eu/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/DCUJ35... |
Copyright Information: | © The Authors |
Use License: | This item is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Share Alike 3.0 License. View License |
Funders: | European Framework Programme 7 |
ID Code: | 20897 |
Deposited On: | 04 Nov 2015 14:40 by Maura Conway . Last Modified 27 Aug 2018 13:38 |
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