Neil Ferguson: Disengagement from Loyalist Paramilitary Violence - a podcast by John F. Morrison

Happy new year from all at Talking Terror!

In the first episode of 2018 John talks to Prof. Neil Ferguson, a Professor of Political Psychology at Liverpool Hope University and a Visiting Research Fellow to the Changing Character of War Programme at Pembroke College, Oxford. His research has focused on political conflict and its psychological implications since he studied towards his PhD at the University of Ulster. His research focuses on processes of engagement, involvement and disengagement from politically motivated violence focusing on paramilitary groups based in Northern Ireland. He has published in psychological and politics journals, contributed to a number of edited volumes and offered critical advice to various governments, security agencies and NGOs on issues around radicalization, terrorism and counter-terrorism.

In this episode he speaks about the following publications which he has produced, and those which have influenced him.
Some research that has influenced Neil's career
Andrew Silke (1998). Cheshire-cat logic: The recurring theme of terrorist abnormality in psychological research.

Jerold M. Post, Ehud Sprinzak, and Laurita M. Denny (2003). The terrorists in their own words:Interviews with 35 incarcerated Middle Eastern terrorists.

Jeff Victoroff (2005). The Mind of the Terrorist: A Review and Critique of Psychological Approaches.

Some of Neil's key research
Understanding Radicalization and Engagement in Terrorism through Religious Conversion Motifs. With Eve Binks (2015)

Leaving violence behind: Disengaging from politically motivated violence in Northern Ireland. With Mark Burgess and Ian Hollywood (2015)

Crossing the Rubicon: Deciding to Become a Paramilitary in Northern Ireland. With Mark Burgess and Ian Hollywood (2008)

(Apologies for the, at times, poor sound quality in this episode)

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