Studying Terror Through My I's: autoethnographic Insider/Outsider Reflections of an Arab-Muslim Researcher

The phenomena referred to as terrorism and political violence have become a major object of academic interest over the past two decades. While the lack of first-hand data collection has been criticised, a growing number of researchers are conducting field research and interviews with individuals inv...

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Main Author: Ajil, Ahmed (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2023
In: Perspectives on terrorism
Year: 2023, Volume: 17, Issue: 2, Pages: 74-91
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