Articles of the Week – 5/25-5/31

Tuesday May 28:

Unforced Errors: ISIS, The Baath Party, And The Reconciliation Of The Religious and The Secular – Megan K. McBride, Politics, Religion & Ideology: https://bit.ly/2Xgf7ru

A New Tunisian Preacher Rises in Huras al-Din – Aaron Y. Zelin, Tunisian Jihadism: https://bit.ly/2QBWhsc

Al-Qaeda softens its tone but still wants blood – Mina Al-Lami, Chatham House: https://bit.ly/2WACUW7

Wednesday May 29:

A Glimpse into the Islamic State’s External Operations, Post-Caliphate – Sam Heller, War on the Rocks: https://bit.ly/2Mo83rO

Terrorism on the Teardrop Island: Understanding the Easter 2019 Attacks in Sri Lanka – Amarnath Amarasingam, CTC Sentinel: https://bit.ly/2WzHNyy

Terrorist Attacks Against Jewish Targets in the West (2012-2019): The Atlantic Divide Between European and American Attackers – Mitchell D. Silber, CTC Sentinel: https://bit.ly/2W40ENZ

The Guerrilla ‘Caliph’: Speeches that Bookend the Islamic State’s ‘Caliphate’ Era – Haroro J. Ingram, Craig Whiteside, Charlie Winter, CTC Sentinel: https://bit.ly/2Kiuv2P

Does Terrorism Dominate Citizens’ Hearts or Minds? The Relationship between Fear of Terrorism and Trust in Government – Ramon Van Der Does, Jaroslaw Kantorowicz, Sanneke Kuipers, and Marieke Liem, Terrorism and Political Violence: https://bit.ly/2YSOGbU

Dynamic/Static Image Use in ISIS’s Media Campaign: An Audience Involvement Strategy for Achieving Goals – Carol Winkler, Lindsey Dewick, Yennhi Luu, and Wojciech Kaczkowski, Terrorism and Political Violence: https://bit.ly/2WxOYHt

‘TERRIBLY AND TERRIFYINGLY NORMAL’ POLITICAL VIOLENCE TARGETING WOMEN – ROUDABEH KISHI, MELISSA PAVLIK, AND HILARY MATFESS, ACLED: https://bit.ly/2wJUcBq

Thursday May 30:

Sociological perspectives on Islamist radicalization – bridging the micro/macro gap – Sune Qvotrup Jensen and Jeppe Fuglsang Larsen, European Journal of Criminology: https://bit.ly/2YVazak

Friday May 31:

A Framework for Understanding the Relationship between Radicalisation, Religion and Violence – H. A. Hellyer and Michele Grossman, GREASE: https://bit.ly/2wvIdaB

Are Moderates Better Representatives than Extremists? A Theory of Indirect Representation – APSR: https://bit.ly/2M1XFEs