39. Political Violence, Terrorism & Resistance

Hesam Rahmani, San Jose State University

Measuring Global Counterterrorism Policies: Building a Cross‑National Database Using Large Language Models and RAG (Retrieval Augmented Generation) - Yasutaka Tominaga, Hosei University; Chia-yi Lee, National Chengchi University

Narrative Power in Countering Violent Extremism Policy: Power Dynamics and Implications - Jamie Pratt, University of Colorado Denver; Benjamin Scanlan, University of Colorado Denver; Deserai Anderson, University of Colorado Denver; Annie B. Miller, University of Denver

Resilience from Below: Local Responses to Violent Extremism in Northern Nigeria - Ibrahim Machina Mohammed, University of Warwick

The Forgotten Front: Carceral Governance and the Strategic Failure of U.S. Counterinsurgency from Vietnam to Iraq - Hogr Tarkhani, Rogers State University

Jennifer Dumas, University of Louisiana at Monroe

Ayuk Yvan Etta-Nyoh, University of Buea