This chapter reviews research fundamentals, from formulating a research question to research ethics, which are easy to overlook in applied research conducted to understand countering violent…
It is often argued that a limitation to studying and challenging violent extremism (VE) is a lack of data--extremists are a difficult research population to engage in primary research. However,…
The study of violent extremism is entering a new phase, with shifts in academic focus and policy direction, as well as a host of new and continuing practical and ethical challenges. This chapter will…
How do we measure terrorists' exposure to extremist narratives and what that suggests about their own worldviews and perspectives? While some degree of engagement with politically or religiously…
This chapter explores three key challenges that arise in the context of research on violent extremist propaganda. While this chapter is focused specifically on research on violent extremist materials…
Campuses and Conflict in the Lake Chad Basin is the first in a series of RESOLVE Network research studies investigating violent extremism and the politics of religion on university campuses in the…