Dr. Elizabeth Pearson
Dr. Elizabeth Pearson is a lecturer in the School of Law at Swansea University, where she focuses on gender and extremism. She writes on gender and extremism and from 2017-2019 was the Lake Chad Basin Conflict Analyst for the International Institute of Strategic Studies (IISS). Her ESRC-funded PhD explored gender in movements of both radical right and al-Muhajiroun activists in the United Kingdom. Follow @lizzypearson
Keywords: right-wing extremism, female veterans, hypermasculinity, military, culture As we reflect on the one-year anniversary of the 06 January riots at the US Capitol, it is important to acknowledge who participated in the event, including members of the US Armed Forces, to gain understanding that can help us better prevent its repetition. Out of those, […]
Children returning to Europe from the conflict zone in Iraq and Syria under ISIS regime need gender- and age-sensitive rehabilitation and reintegration interventions.
Keywords: Taliban; Afghanistan; recognition; counter-terrorism; constitutional; international law; human rights; conditionality No country has “recognised” the Taliban as Afghanistan’s new government since it took power in August 2021. There has been much speculation about the preconditions and consequences of recognition. One important question is whether and how recognition or non-recognition may affect counter-terrorism efforts. Governments under […]