The International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation (ICSR) is a world-class and internationally acclaimed academic research centre based in the Department of War Studies at King’s College London.

ICSR’s latest paper identifies key factors that make de-radicalisation and counter-radicalisation programmes more effective. It can be accessed here. Written by…

3rd December 2024 ICSR Team. By ICSR Team. 3rd December 2024 In Insights, XCEPT. By Clara May. Sierra Leone’s civil war (1991-2002) was brutal. Reports of ‘savagery’ were not simply displays of rhetoric. Alongside an estimated 75,000 casualties, thousands were subjected to amputations, mutilations, and sexual violence.

The KCL component is operationally led by ICSR, but brings together colleagues from a variety of research centres and departments, including the Centre for the Study of Divided Societies (CDS) the Institute for Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN), and colleagues from the Department of War Studies.

ICSR Report Launch – Behind the Mask: Uncovering the Extremist Messages of a 3D-Printed Gun Designer, October 18th Where: King’s College London When: Wednesday October 18th, 6.15pm BST This new ICSR report reveals the digital footprint of the world’s most…

Dr. Shiraz Maher is Co-Director of the International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation (ICSR) and a member of the War Studies Department at King’s College London. He currently leads the Centre’s research on the Syrian and Iraqi conflicts and also researches Salafi-Jihadi soteriology.

Dr Meleagrou-Hitchens is Co-Director of the International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation (ICSR) and lecturer in Terrorism and Radicalisation in the Department of War Studies at King’s College London.

19th December 2024 ICSR Team. By ICSR Team. 19th December 2024 In Insights, XCEPT. By Mohamad El Kari. Thanks to the ceasefire deal agreed with Israel, Lebanon has recently entered a state of fragile peace – but the most recent conflict has reopened old wounds which may be difficult to heal. From 1975 to 1990, Lebanon endured a complex and ...

Rajan Basra is a Senior Research Fellow at ICSR and a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of War Studies at King’s College London. He researches how terrorists think and act, focusing on the terrorist threat in Europe, the relationship between regular crime and terrorism, and the role of prisons in radicalisation and recruitment.

Radicalisation and Political Violence (ICSR) is a unique partnership in which King’s College London, the University of Pennsylvania, the Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya (Israel), the Regional Center for Conflict Prevention Amman (Jordan) and Georgetown University are equal stakeholders. The aim and mission of ICSR is to bring together