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Graig Klein awarded an ERC Starting Grant 05 September 2023
Graig Klein, assistant professor at the Institute of Security of Global Affairs (ISGA), has been awarded a Starting Grant by the European Research Cou...
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Two ISGA research projects receive NWO Open Competition grant 13 February 2023
A total of 21 Leiden researchers have successfully applied for the NWO SGW Open Competition XS. Two of the rewarded projects come from FGGA researcher...
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‘Radicalisation is the logical consequence of how we live together’ 31 January 2023
With radicalisation, most people will think of individuals who carry out terrorist attacks as part of a certain ideology. Professor of Radicalisation ...
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Photo report: Book launch 'Ruminations' by Tahir Abbas 20 December 2022
Tahir Abbas, Professor of Radicalisation Studies at the Institute of Security and Global Affairs, organised a book launch for his new book: 'Ruminatio...
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Six questions about the book 'Ruminations' by Tahir Abbas 28 November 2022
Tahir Abbas, Professor of Radicalisation Studies at the Institute of Security and Global Affairs, is organising a book launch for his new book: 'Rumin...
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Over 3 million euros in funding for Surveillance & Protection research project 28 September 2022
A research team from the Institute of Security and Global Affairs (ISGA) has received over 3 million euros in funding from the Knowledge Centre Survei...
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Becoming a terrorist provides income, safety and identity 06 May 2022
How do people become involved in terrorist organisations? Liesbeth van der Heide sought the answer to this question in a Malian prison, where she inte...
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Identifying vulnerabilities and stigmas of children from parents in violent extremist networks 14 February 2022
Five questions about PREPARE, the new research project funded by the EU and led by Joana Cook. Cook is Assistant Professor of Terrorism and Political ...
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Tahir Abbas promoted to full professor of Radicalization Studies: ‘I consider myself blessed to have this opportunity’ 26 January 2022
Tahir Abbas was named full professor of radicalization studies by the Executive Board. This chair, according to Abbas, is an excellent opportunity for...
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In the aftermath of an attack, everyone claims a piece, except the terrorists 30 August 2021
Terrorism is not a successful communication strategy. After an attack, the attention quickly shifts from the terrorists to authorities and citizens. T...
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A study on the transmission of extremism within a family context 28 June 2021
What happens to children of extremist parents? Commissioned by the Scientific Research and Documentation Center (WODC) of the Ministry of Justice and ...
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Terrorism is created in a social context: ‘We need to talk about context far more often’ 07 June 2021
‘Countering violent extremism – the international deradicalization agenda’ is the name of the book Tahir Abbas published last month. In this interview...
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Research project on countering extremism in NATO militaries 14 April 2021
A team led by Dr. Yannick Veilleux-Lepage (Institute of Security and Global Affairs) and Joris Larik (Leiden University College The Hague) have secure...
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DRIVE: A radical shift in understanding how extremism works 27 January 2021
‘We want to say something very different from the norm. We are the radicals now.’ Tahir Abbas is lyric about the DRIVE project he will be leading from...
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Flashpoints: an interactive game on counter-terrorism 09 December 2020
Have you ever wondered what your choices would be, facing a major crisis? Had your thoughts about the course of action taken bij authorities, media, l...