Aaron Y Zelin
Biographic Data
| ID | 1493836 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Aaron Y Zelin |
| GIVEN NAMES | Aaron Y |
| FAMILY NAME | Zelin |
| SIGNATURE | ZELIN A Y |
| AFFILIATIONS | The Washington Institute for Near East Policy |
| ORCID | 0009-0002-6130-0229 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Explaining Recruitment to Extremism
Who joins extremist movements? Answering this question is beset by methodological challenges as survey techniques are infeasible and selective samples provide no counterfactual. Recruits can be assigned to contextual units, but this is vulnerable to problems of ecological inference. In this article, we elaborate a technique that combines survey and ecological approaches. The Bayesian hierarchical case–control design that we propose allows us to i…
“Highly nuanced policy is very difficult to apply at scale”
Since 2019, researchers examining, archiving, and collecting extremist and terrorist materials online have increasingly been taken offline. In part a consequence of the automation of content moderation by different technology companies and national governments calling for ever quicker takedowns. Based on an online survey of peers in the field, this research highlights that up to 60% of researchers surveyed have had either their accounts or conten…
The Case of Jihadology and the Securitization of Academia
This paper goes to the heart of this special issue by exploring the case of the web site, Jihadology, which the author founded and has managed for the past ten-plus years. It explores various issues including why such a site is necessary and/or useful, questions about dissemination and open access, lessons learned about responsibility and interaction with jihadis online, the evolution of the website that has the largest repository of jihadi conte…
Isis
In the summer of 2014, the perceived growth of the Islamic State (IS, ISIS, ISIL, Da’ish) out of nowhere onto the scene in Iraq and Syria caught many by surprise. Fawaz Gerges hopes in his book ISI
The Case of Jihadology and the Securitization of Academia
This paper goes to the heart of this special issue by exploring the case of the web site, Jihadology, which the author founded and has managed for the past ten-plus years. It explores various issues including why such a site is necessary and/or useful, questions about dissemination and open access, lessons learned about responsibility and interaction with jihadis online, the evolution of the website that has the largest repository of jihadi conte…
Explaining Recruitment to Extremism
Who joins extremist movements? Answering this question is beset by methodological challenges as survey techniques are infeasible and selective samples provide no counterfactual. Recruits can be assigned to contextual units, but this is vulnerable to problems of ecological inference. In this article, we elaborate a technique that combines survey and ecological approaches. The Bayesian hierarchical case–control design that we propose allows us to i…
Isis
In the summer of 2014, the perceived growth of the Islamic State (IS, ISIS, ISIL, Da’ish) out of nowhere onto the scene in Iraq and Syria caught many by surprise. Fawaz Gerges hopes in his book ISI
The Case of Jihadology and the Securitization of Academia
This paper goes to the heart of this special issue by exploring the case of the web site, Jihadology, which the author founded and has managed for the past ten-plus years. It explores various issues including why such a site is necessary and/or useful, questions about dissemination and open access, lessons learned about responsibility and interaction with jihadis online, the evolution of the website that has the largest repository of jihadi conte…
“Highly nuanced policy is very difficult to apply at scale”
Since 2019, researchers examining, archiving, and collecting extremist and terrorist materials online have increasingly been taken offline. In part a consequence of the automation of content moderation by different technology companies and national governments calling for ever quicker takedowns. Based on an online survey of peers in the field, this research highlights that up to 60% of researchers surveyed have had either their accounts or conten…
Explaining Recruitment to Extremism
Who joins extremist movements? Answering this question is beset by methodological challenges as survey techniques are infeasible and selective samples provide no counterfactual. Recruits can be assigned to contextual units, but this is vulnerable to problems of ecological inference. In this article, we elaborate a technique that combines survey and ecological approaches. The Bayesian hierarchical case–control design that we propose allows us to i…
Computer Science (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence (4 works) · Political science (3 works) · Internet privacy (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Public relations (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works) · Ancient history (1 work)