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Critical Extremism Studies

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Dr Richard McNeil-Willson

Dr Richard McNeil-Willson

Dr Richard McNeil-Willson

Lecturer (Asst. Professor) of Global Muslim Studies, researching state violence, Islamic activism and critical terrorism studies.

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Dr Richard McNeil-Willson

Dr Richard McNeil-Willson

Richard McNeil-Willson is involved in several UK, EU and international research projects, based at the University of Edinburgh.

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Current Research

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Latest Downloadable Publications

Open-access academic papers by Richard McNeil-Willson, available for download:

Acute to Chronic Islamophobia: the impact and mitigation of counterextremism on young Muslims (2026) (pdf)Download
The Dynamics of Islamophobia & Islamism: A cross national inquiry in four European societies (2026) (pdf)Download
Resilience and resistance: how young European Muslims confront pedagogical Islamophobia (2025) (pdf)Download
Beyond the Crisis Frame: Muslim Agency and the Contestation of European Identity (2025) (pdf)Download
Humiliation and perceived power loss as drivers of radicalisation in Northwestern Europe (2025) (pdf)Download
Digital Masculinities in Crisis: Understanding virtual pathways to male extremism (2025) (pdf)Download
From Margins to Extremes: Economic Factors, Integration and Radicalisation in European Youth (2025) (pdf)Download
Echoes of Fascism? Social Exclusion and Radicalisation in Northwestern Europe (2025) (pdf)Download
Beyond the Urban-Rural Binary: Spatial dynamics of integration, segregation & radicalisation (2025) (pdf)Download
Framing in times of crisis: Responses to COVID-19 amongst Far-Right movements & organisations (2020) (pdf)Download
Polarisation, Violent Extremism and Resilience in Europe today: An analytical framework (2019) (pdf)Download

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