Social-Psychological Predictors of Support for Terrorism, 2009-2011

Using a social-psychological approach that views terrorism as a violent manifestation of intergroup behaviour, this project aims to identify contextual and psychological predictors of support for (and opposition to) political violence among British Muslims. <br> This mixed-methods research was conducted in four interrelated phases: <ol><li>Qualitative interviews of British Muslims.</li><li>An online pilot survey of British Muslims.</li><li>A multi-level face-to-face survey conducted by a professional survey company. Interviews were conducted in 66 Double Output Areas with a Muslim penetration of 10 per cent or more, which were randomly drawn from a sample frame stratified by Muslim penetration, Government Office Region, and Index of Multiple Deprivation. </li><li>A follow-up telephone survey. Respondents in Wave 1 who had agreed to be contacted again (48 per cent) were approached approximately five months after the first interview. </li></ol>Further information is available on the ESRC <a class="external" href="http://www.researchcatalogue.esrc.ac.uk/grants/RES-000-22-3251/read" title="Social-psychological Predictors of Support for Terrorism: A Multi-level Analysis">Social-psychological Predictors of Support for Terrorism: A Multi-level Analysis</a> webpage.<br> <br>