Huge thanks owed to @johnhorgan.bsky.social & Max Taylor for including our work in the special issue, and to James Forest in the publication process. Highly recommend checking out the whole special issue, it's a fantastic line-up, so grateful to be part of it! www.tandfonline.com/toc/ftpv20/3...

These framings feed #safeguarding vs. #securitisation responses that fail to adequately respond to the nuanced realities of children's #radicalisation pathways: e.g. children can be informed AND ignorant, or self-initiated AND susceptible to influence /4

We identified 6 key framings at sentencing: maturity, ideological commitment, thrill-seeking, intentionality, socialisation, and adverse childhood experiences & neurodiversity. All of these draw on youth stereotypes to either over- or under-ascribe agency and terroristic motivation /3

We analyse the mitigating and aggravating factors at sentencing for 43 cases of #children convicted of #terrorism offences in England & Wales. Key finding: the exceptionalism of the "child terrorist" as either unknowingly naive victims or monstrous perpetrators /2

This case highlights crucial gaps in the UK's #counterterrorism apparatus, which is ineffective to prevent and respond to non-ideological risks. But, any broader violence prevention approach must take care to balance national security with children's #safeguarding needs /end.

Like #Rudakubana, the prosecution found no evidence that the Cwmbran boy had an ideology that would fit the legal definition of #terrorism. Thus he cannot be charged with preparing an act of terrorism. He pleaded guilty to one charge (possession of AQ doc) & awaits sentencing /3.

The 17-year-old boy from Cwmbran openly praised #Rudakubana, possessed the same #alQaeda training manual, researched knives, and claimed to have tried to make ricin (since denied). He planned to attack the first #Oasis reunion concert & a dance school near his home /2

L'article de Gina Vale (@ginavale.bsky.social) porte sur la place des femmes présente dans l'État islamique, mais aussi dans la société civile afin de mettre en avant la domination qu’elles subissent.
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