Interviewing Jihadists

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Bibliographic Data

ID12407145
AuthorsMarco Nilsson (0000-0002-1240-4323, Global Studies, Jönköping University, Jönköping, Sweden, corresponding author)
Year2017
Volume41
Issue6
Pages419-432
Publication date2017-05-02
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueStudies in Conflict and Terrorism (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1057-610X • E-ISSN: 1521-0731
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/1057610x.2017.1325649
OpenAlexW2611413799
LanguageEN
Citations received10

The field of terrorism research has arguably long been characterized by a separation of the scholars from their subject of inquiry. Interviews can be used to bridge this chasm, but making contact with potential interviewees, conducting interviews, and analyzing the data pose unique challenges when conducting research into jihadists, especially active ones. This article focuses on the author's experience of interviewing both former and active jihadi foreign fighters. It is specifically intended to contribute to a better methodological understanding of conducting first-hand empirical research into jihadi foreign fighters and builds on fieldwork conducted in Sweden, Iraq, and Lebanon

Computer security · Interview · Political science · Computer Science · Engineering · Law · Migration, Health and Trauma · Political Conflict and Governance · Psychology · Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence

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