Sarah Marsden
Research Assistant
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About
Sarah Marsden is a Research Assistant at the Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence (CSTPV) looking at the nature and effects of jihadist culture. She is also a doctoral candidate at St Andrews, developing a typology of groups which use terrorism through the lens of Social Movement Theory, and examining their organisational and political outcomes, supervised by Prof. Max Taylor and Prof. Ali Watson.
Sarah read English and Philosophy (BAHons) at the University of Liverpool, going on to study Psychology (DipPsych), specialising in Forensic Psychology (MSc). She has worked on a number of research projects, looking at organisations which engage with those convicted of terrorism offences; issues of disenfranchisement and socialisation to political violence in community contexts; and rehabilitation of politically-motivated offenders. She has recently finished working on 'The Eyes of the Beholders: Assessing Success and Failure in Terrorism and Counter-terrorism in the Global War on Terrorism/Global Jihad' at the CSTPV.
Book Chapters
2011
Marsden, S.V. & Schmid, A.P. Typologies of terrorism. In A.P. Schmid, (Ed.). Handbook of Terrorism Research: Research, Theories and Concepts. London & New York: Routledge. ISBN: 978-0-415-41157-8
http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415411578/
2010
Qureshi, T. & Marsden, S.V. Furthering the counter-narrative via educational and social grassroots projects. In E. Akerboom, (Ed.). Edited Volume on Counter-narratives, (pp. 132-143). Centre for Terrorism and Counterterrorism: The Hague.
http://www.campusdenhaag.nl/ctc/actueel/counter-narratives.html
Marsden, S.V. What role does punishment play in deterring crime? Practical, theoretical and ethical perspectives. In J. R. Adler and J. M. Gray, (Eds.). Forensic Psychology: Concepts, debates and practice, (2nd Ed.). Willan Publishers. ISBN: 978-1-84392-930-7
http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9781843924142/
Publications
2012
Marsden, S.V. Review of: Race and Probation. S. Lewis, P. Raynor, D. Smith, and A. Wardak (2006). (Eds.), Padstow, Cornwall: Wiley-Blackwell. Pp.256. £28.50. ISBN: 978-1-84392-143-X. Forensic Update, 105, 50-2
Marsden, S.V. (in press). Successful terrorism: framework and review. Behavioral Sciences of Terrorism and Political Aggression.
2011
Singh, R., & Marsden, S.V. The eye of the beholder: Assessing success and failure in terrorism and counter-terrorism and developing metrics on the Global War on Terror/Global Jihad. University of St Andrews: Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence.
Marsden, S.V. Strengthening Trans-national Approaches to Reducing Reoffending. London Probation: Managing Terrorism Act Offenders – Final Report. London: London Probation Trust & European Union.
Marsden, S.V. (in press). Al-Jihad; Harakat ul-Ansar; Harakat ul-Mujahidin; Lashkar I Jhangvi. Entries in: Counterterrorism: From the Cold War to the War on Terror. ABC-CLIO.
Marsden, S.V. Review of: The faces of terrorism: multidisciplinary perspectives. D. Canter, (2009). (Ed.), Singapore: Wiley-Blackwell. Journal of Applied Cognitive Psychology, 25(3), 510-1
2010
Marsden, S.V., Adler, J.R., & Ryan, L. Prevent project: A scoping of community provision and preparedness to engage with released Terrorism Act prisoners. London: Middlesex University.
Marsden, S.V. Review of: Race, ethnicity, crime and justice: and international dilemma. S. L. Gabiddon, (2010). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications. In-Spire Journal of Law, Politics and Societies, 5, (1), 93-94.
2008
Marsden, S.V. Hate crime. Runnymede Bulletin. Winter, pp.15-17.
Marsden, S.V. & Adler, J.R. Stockwell Green Community Services and the SEED and PROSEED projects: the response of a Muslim-led organisation in addressing social exclusion, economic disadvantage and radicalisation. London: London Probation Services.
Marsden S.V. Safer London Foundation Evaluation 2007-2008. London: Middlesex University.
Marsden, S.V. Hate Crime Symposium: review. London: Middlesex University.
Affiliations
Associate Researcher, The Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research
http://www.sccjr.ac.uk/associates/Ms-Sarah--Marsden/336
Research Associate, Middlesex University
http://www.mdx.ac.uk/fps
Associate Lecturer, The Open University
Editorial Positions
Member of the Editorial Board for the Journal of Terrorism Research, Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence, University of St Andrews
http://ojs.st-andrews.ac.uk/index.php/jtr
Invited Talks, Lectures and Seminars
2010
Linking operational needs and the evidence base: evaluating engagement with terrorism offenders. Paper presented at Engaging with Violent Extremist Offenders in Prison and on Probation. Ministry of Justice; London, 4-6 October, 2010. [Invited presentation]
Understanding the effectiveness of interventions with Terrorism Act offenders in grassroots contexts. Paper presented at Third Sector Research Group. University of St Andrews. 28 May, 2010.
The role of education in addressing radicalisation. Paper presented at The role of education in addressing extremism. Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan. 24 May, 2010.
Does society face one terrorism, or many terrorisms? Social Movement Theory as a foundation for the typological analysis of terrorism. Paper presented at International Studies Association Annual Convention. New Orleans, 17-20 February, 2010.
2009
The utility of multi-disciplinary models in the analysis of terrorism. The case of al-Qaeda. Paper presented at Terrorism from a multidisciplinary perspective. Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence, University of St. Andrews, 30 September, 2009.
‘Successful terrorism: what is it and how can it be identified?’ Paper presented at 3rd Annual CICA-STR international conference: Political Violence and Collective Aggression: considering the past, imagining the future. University of Ulster, 2-5 September, 2009.
‘How the education and third sectors can work together to tackle extremism’ Workshop facilitation at SGCS International Conference: The role of education in addressing extremism. London, 30 June 2009.
