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Sarah Louise Carthy

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About

I am a counter-terrorism researcher with an interest in the process and experience of radicalisation. I currently work as a Postdoctoral Researcher at Leiden University's Institute of Security and Global Affairs (ISGA). My strategic focus typically rests on Pillars One and Two of the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy, seeking to develop a deeper understanding of terrorist organisations, as well as the process(es) by which an individual comes to legitimise and/or perpetrate an act of violent extremism or terrorism. Through a psychological lens, I have co-ordinated a number of projects in this domain, including qualitative research with former perpetrators (right-wing, separatist, and Islamic groups), evaluation-based fieldwork with NGOs in the West Bank, as well as experimental research on the social cognitive processes of violent radicalisation through violent extremist narratives. In the last number of years, I have concurrently worked as a consultant with the International Police Association, delivering training seminars on the psychological aspects of violent radicalisation, as well as analyses of current trends and best-practice in intervention development, implementation and evaluation. I am also one of a number of counter-terrorism experts who consult with the Radicalisation Awareness Network (RAN), as managed by the European Commission. My most recent publication evaluated a variety of targeted counter-narrative programs, and is published by the Campbell Collaboration. My research has been funded by the Irish Research Council, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Canadian government's Community Resilience Fund (CRF).

Research Interests

Extremism, Terrorism, Narratives

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