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This research was originally submitted to and published in the online journal, Perspectives on TerrorismLarge Pool of PublicationsStaying aware of research on terrorism can be challenging for both academic and non-academic researchers, with a multitude of books, articles and reports of varying degrees of quality being produced on a yearly basis. Andrew Silke notes that the publication of books on terrorism nearly jumped tenfold after 9/11, from 150 titles in 2000 to 1108 the following year, and 1767 in 2002 [1]. As a part of this larger trend, research on terrorist radicalization has seen a spike in interest as a result of the aftermath of 9/11 and the 7/7 attacks. The London bombings in 2005 also muddied the waters further by generating interest in the phenomenon of “homegrown terrorism”, where self-starter cells of radicalized individuals mobilize against their host countries with little or no material support from foreign terrorist entities. This has created a whole new area of…
