Violent Extremism: To Persist or Disengage?
Note sull'episodio
Join us for the first episode of Bunker’s Cable as we talk to Dr. Michael Kenney and Dr. Julie Chernov-Hwang about their innovative research on why salafi-jihadi extremists choose to disengage as well as persist. Their research findings are based on individual interviews conducted with current and former members of Al-Muhajiroun and Jemaah Islamiyah. Listen to this episode to hear their key finding that could help people leave a life of extremism.
Guests:
Wesley W. Posvar Chair in International Security Studies, Director of the Matthew B. Ridgway Center, and Professor of International Affairs at the University of Pittsburgh
Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science and International Relations at Goucher College
Background Reading:
Authors: Michael Kenney, Julie Chernov Hwang
For more information on the Matthew B. Ridgway Center for International Security Studies please visit https://www.ridgway.pitt.edu.