Remainers and leavers: Foreign fighters after the Islamic State

Timothy Holman; Cerwyn Moore

Remainers and leavers: Foreign fighters after the Islamic State

Timothy Holman
, Cerwyn Moore

Political Science and International Studies

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Abstract

While much has been written about ‘foreign fighters’, less attention has been paid to what happens to activists who have travelled to participate in different conflicts when hostilities wither and end. What drives decisions to remain and fight, or leave for home? And what options are available to those who choose or are forced to leave?

Original language	English
Pages	18-19
Number of pages	2
Volume	4
Specialist publication	CREST Security Review
Publisher	Centre for Research and Evidence on Security Threats (CREST)
Publication status	Published - 11 May 2017

Bibliographical note

This is a short co-authored article as part of a new issue of the CREST Security Review - a quarterly magazine.

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Foreign Bodies: Transnational Activism, the Insurgency in the North Caucasus and “Beyond”
Moore, C., 26 May 2015, In: Terrorism and Political Violence. 27, 3, p. 395-415 21 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Interview with Ces Moore on Foreign Fighters
Moore, C. (Photographer), 2015
Research output: Non-textual form › Digital or Visual Products
Foreign Fighters and the Case of Chechnya: A Critical Assessment
Moore, C. & Tumelty, P., 1 May 2008, In: Studies in Conflict and Terrorism. 31, 5, p. 412-433 22 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
72 Citations (Scopus)

CREST: Centre for Research and Evidence on Security Threats (ES/N009614/1)
Moore, C. (Principal Investigator) & Lloyd, M. (Co-Investigator)
Economic & Social Research Council
1/10/15 → 30/09/18
Project: Research Councils

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Remainers and leavers: Foreign fighters after the Islamic State

Abstract

Bibliographical note

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Research output

Foreign Bodies: Transnational Activism, the Insurgency in the North Caucasus and “Beyond”

Interview with Ces Moore on Foreign Fighters

Foreign Fighters and the Case of Chechnya: A Critical Assessment

Projects

CREST: Centre for Research and Evidence on Security Threats (ES/N009614/1)

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