Bethan Johnson
Dr Bethan Johnson is an expert in the study of political violence, with an emphasis on right-wing terrorism and extremism. Now an Ernest May Fellow at Harvard University, she holds a PhD and MPhil in History from the University of Cambridge. Her doctoral thesis and current book project both study the role of intellectual leaders within terrorist circles, as well as the radicalisation process more broadly. Dr Johnson’s work on radicalisation methodologies and the endurance of radical right thought and organisations has been published in several journals, seen her invited to speak at international conferences and on various media platforms, and earned her the 2019 Terrorism Research Award.
Key ICCT Publications:
Johnson, B. and Feldman, M. Siege Culture After Siege: Anatomy of a Neo-Nazi Terrorist Doctrine. Research Paper, the International Centre for Counter-Terrorism – The Hague, 21 July 2021.
On the 9 year anniversary of the Westgate attack, this Perspective takes stock of recent political developments and the evolution of the threat from al-Shabaab within both Somalia and Kenya.
This perspective analyses the recent ECtHR ruling and explains its impact on the policy of European countries to repatriate children that are still in the Northeast Syria camps.
This Perspective will assess five common predictions of the Taliban’s rule in Afghanistan when they took over a year ago and consider whether things turned out as badly as many believed.