MAKING SENSE OF EXTREMISM IN THE BOSNIAN FOOTBALL TERRACES: AN INITIAL ANALYSIS

  • Alberto Testa University of West London

Abstract

Original Scientific Paper

DOI: https://doi.org/10.37458/ssj.1.1.2

This paper presents an initial assessment of the results of a four-month research project studying Ultras in BiH. This research contributed to the Bosnia & Herzegovina Resilience Initiative (BHRI) Programme (implemented by the International Organization for Migration - United Nations, funded and closely coordinated with the U.S. Agency for International Development -USAID) aiming to reduce the threat of violent extremism in BiH and to counter extremist efforts to deepen or exploit communal tensions.

Author Biography

Alberto Testa, University of West London

Professor of Applied Criminology (University of West London);

Certified Forensic Interviewer (CFI-CISA, USA);

Registered Security Consultant (ASC-RISC)

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Published
2020-07-31