A Rostami
Biographic Data
| ID | 71395 |
|---|---|
| NAME | A Rostami |
| GIVEN NAMES | A |
| FAMILY NAME | Rostami |
| SIGNATURE | ROSTAMI A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Gävle |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0973-3481 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 15 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Gang involvement among adolescents in nine Nordic cities: A comparative study on associated risk factors
Rising youth gang involvement in the Nordic countries has become a growing concern, particularly due to its association with crime and other problem behaviours. This study is the first to examine the prevalence and risk factors of street gang involvement among adolescents from nine cities in five Nordic countries. Using comparative, cross-national probability city samples from the fourth wave of the International Self-Reported Delinquency Study (…
Strengths and Weaknesses of Using Register Data to Study Extremism and Terrorism
In recent years, the study of terrorism and violent extremism has increasingly benefited from the use of register data such as population data and judicial data. The use of this type of data brings with it many advantages, such as the ability to study complete populations, to combine different sources of data, and, often, it enables researchers to take on a longitudinal and comparative approach. However, the use of register data also brings with …
A comparative analysis of Canadian and Swedish foreign fighters
While there is a substantial research literature on Western 'foreign fighters' – those young men and women from Europe, North America, Australia and elsewhere who traveled to Syria and Iraq, from around 2011–2017, to join jihadist groups engaged in combat – there is a dearth of comparative studies examining the backgrounds of these fighters. National variations in the levels of recruitment have been measured and samples examined to determine the …
Special Issue: Violent extremism in the hinterland of the ‘War on Terror’: comparative studies of Canada and Sweden
Lone threats: A register-based study of Swedish lone actors
This study investigates 30 lone actors in Sweden with a register-based design using a group of male lone actors and two reference groups: same-sex siblings and other male violent extremists. We compare lone actors to the reference groups along social background, criminal background, and co-offending relations (1995 –2016), and mental health (1980–2016). Our results show that lone actors are primarily born in Sweden to two Swedish-born parents. Th…
Criminal nomads: The role of multiple memberships in the criminal collaboration network between Hells Angels MC and Bandidos MC
Outlaw motorcycle gangs (OMGs) have received increased attention from both law enforcement agencies and the research community. This study investigates the criminal collaboration patterns of two OMGs with a long history of hostilities. We use government data on individuals registered as belonging to Hells Angels MC, Bandidos MC and individuals with multiple OMG memberships, and suspicion data from 2011 to 2016 to build co-offending networks. Our …
State Surveillance of Violent Extremism and Threats of White Supremacist Violence in Sweden
The Swedish Mujahideen: An Exploratory Study of 41 Swedish Foreign Fighters Deceased in Iraq and Syria
This study analyzes the demographics, criminality, and network relations of forty-one deceased Swedish foreign fighters. Our results show that most of the deceased Swedish foreign fighters were on average just under 26 years old when they died. Concerning network relations, nineteen out of the forty-one foreign fighters had at least one relationship (next-of-kin or friend) with another deceased foreign fighter. Two thirds were previously suspecte…
The Swedish Mujahideen: An Exploratory Study of 41 Swedish Foreign Fighters Deceased in Iraq and Syria
This study analyzes the demographics, criminality, and network relations of forty-one deceased Swedish foreign fighters. Our results show that most of the deceased Swedish foreign fighters were on average just under 26 years old when they died. Concerning network relations, nineteen out of the forty-one foreign fighters had at least one relationship (next-of-kin or friend) with another deceased foreign fighter. Two thirds were previously suspecte…
State Surveillance of Violent Extremism and Threats of White Supremacist Violence in Sweden
Criminal nomads: The role of multiple memberships in the criminal collaboration network between Hells Angels MC and Bandidos MC
Outlaw motorcycle gangs (OMGs) have received increased attention from both law enforcement agencies and the research community. This study investigates the criminal collaboration patterns of two OMGs with a long history of hostilities. We use government data on individuals registered as belonging to Hells Angels MC, Bandidos MC and individuals with multiple OMG memberships, and suspicion data from 2011 to 2016 to build co-offending networks. Our …
The Swedish Mujahideen: An Exploratory Study of 41 Swedish Foreign Fighters Deceased in Iraq and Syria
This study analyzes the demographics, criminality, and network relations of forty-one deceased Swedish foreign fighters. Our results show that most of the deceased Swedish foreign fighters were on average just under 26 years old when they died. Concerning network relations, nineteen out of the forty-one foreign fighters had at least one relationship (next-of-kin or friend) with another deceased foreign fighter. Two thirds were previously suspecte…
State Surveillance of Violent Extremism and Threats of White Supremacist Violence in Sweden
Criminal nomads: The role of multiple memberships in the criminal collaboration network between Hells Angels MC and Bandidos MC
Outlaw motorcycle gangs (OMGs) have received increased attention from both law enforcement agencies and the research community. This study investigates the criminal collaboration patterns of two OMGs with a long history of hostilities. We use government data on individuals registered as belonging to Hells Angels MC, Bandidos MC and individuals with multiple OMG memberships, and suspicion data from 2011 to 2016 to build co-offending networks. Our …
Strengths and Weaknesses of Using Register Data to Study Extremism and Terrorism
In recent years, the study of terrorism and violent extremism has increasingly benefited from the use of register data such as population data and judicial data. The use of this type of data brings with it many advantages, such as the ability to study complete populations, to combine different sources of data, and, often, it enables researchers to take on a longitudinal and comparative approach. However, the use of register data also brings with …
A comparative analysis of Canadian and Swedish foreign fighters
While there is a substantial research literature on Western 'foreign fighters' – those young men and women from Europe, North America, Australia and elsewhere who traveled to Syria and Iraq, from around 2011–2017, to join jihadist groups engaged in combat – there is a dearth of comparative studies examining the backgrounds of these fighters. National variations in the levels of recruitment have been measured and samples examined to determine the …
Special Issue: Violent extremism in the hinterland of the ‘War on Terror’: comparative studies of Canada and Sweden
Lone threats: A register-based study of Swedish lone actors
This study investigates 30 lone actors in Sweden with a register-based design using a group of male lone actors and two reference groups: same-sex siblings and other male violent extremists. We compare lone actors to the reference groups along social background, criminal background, and co-offending relations (1995 –2016), and mental health (1980–2016). Our results show that lone actors are primarily born in Sweden to two Swedish-born parents. Th…
Gang involvement among adolescents in nine Nordic cities: A comparative study on associated risk factors
Rising youth gang involvement in the Nordic countries has become a growing concern, particularly due to its association with crime and other problem behaviours. This study is the first to examine the prevalence and risk factors of street gang involvement among adolescents from nine cities in five Nordic countries. Using comparative, cross-national probability city samples from the fourth wave of the International Self-Reported Delinquency Study (…
Criminology (7 works) · Political science (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence (6 works) · Law (5 works) · Law (5 works) · Political Conflict and Governance (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Terrorism (4 works) · Crime Patterns and Interventions (3 works)