Below you can find a complete list of my peer-reviewed academic publications, my publicly accessible policy briefs, my podcast appearances, and my publications for wider audiences. Almost all of the material is open access, but if you cannot view any of it, please contact me and I would be happy to send you a copy.
Peer-reviewed academic articles
‘Evaluating the impact of insurgency: The case of the Caucasus Emirate,’ under review.
‘Replacing the standard bearer: Leadership transition in insurgent social movements,’ under review. Co-authored with Cerwyn Moore.
‘Crossing the Rubicon: The Limits of Insurgent Violence in Kabardino-Balkaria,’ Perspectives on Terrorism, Vol. 14, No. 6 (2020), pp. 106-121.
‘Violent Mobilization and Non-Mobilization in the North Caucasus,’ Perspectives on Terrorism, Vol. 14, No. 2 (2020), pp. 2-10. Co-authored with Julie Wilhelmsen.
‘Ideology Along the Contours of Power: The Case of the Caucasus Emirate,’ Perspectives on Terrorism, Vol. 14, No. 2 (2020), pp. 11-26.
‘Broader, vaguer, weaker: The evolving ideology of the Caucasus Emirate leadership,’ Terrorism and Political Violence, Vol. 31, No. 2 (2019), pp. 367-389.
‘Building “terrorism studies” as an interdisciplinary space: Addressing recurring issues in the study of terrorism,’ Terrorism and Political Violence, 2018.
‘Between Caucasus and caliphate: The splintering of the North Caucasus insurgency,’ Caucasus Survey, Vol. 4, No. 3 (2016), pp. 194-217.
Policy briefs
‘“Russian-Speaking” Fighters in Syria, Iraq and at Home: Consequences and Context,’ Centre for Research and Evidence on Security Threats Policy Brief, 2017. Co-authored with Cerwyn Moore.
PhD
‘Interpreting the ideological evolution of an insurgency: Lessons from the North Caucasus, 2007-2015,’ PhD thesis, University of Birmingham (2019).
Media and other publications
‘Displaced Conflict: Russia’s Qualified Success in Combatting Insurgency,’ Russia Matters, 2021. Co-authored with Cerwyn Moore.
‘Learning From Ideological Variance And Change,’ Centre for Research and Evidence on Security Threats, 2017.
‘Guide: The Caucasus Emirate,’ Radicalisation Research, 2017. Co-authored with Cerwyn Moore.
‘Explainer: The Chechen Conflict,’ Radicalisation Research, 2017. Co-authored with Cerwyn Moore.
‘Lessons From The Decline Of The North Caucasus Insurgency,’ Crest Security Review, 4, 2017.
‘After St Petersburg: Russia and the Threat from Central Asian Terror Networks,’ Royal United Services Institute, 2017. Co-authored with Dr Cerwyn Moore.
‘Russia’s domestic terrorism threat is serious, sophisticated and complex,’ The Conversation, 2017. Co-authored with Dr Cerwyn Moore.
‘The North Caucasus Insurgency’s Syrian Balancing Act,’ Jihadology, 2013.
Mark Youngman 