The Violent Extremist Lifecycle: Lessons from Northern Ireland
This guide draws on a reanalysis of interview data from the 1980s and 90s that explored the lifecycle phases among loyalist and republican paramilitaries…
Northern Ireland
Understanding Engagement in Violent Extremism in Northern Ireland
Professor Neil Ferguson draws on his work in Northern Ireland with former Loyalist and Republican combatants, to look at factors which occur regularly in…
The role of trust in deciding which terrorist faction to join
Research based on interviews with Irish Republican activists has shown that trust plays a greater role than ideology in how members pick sides when…