Emma Clark is a recent graduate of the University of Glasgow’s Global Security MSc program. Her work focuses primarily on explicating the ethical and moral narratives jihadist groups use in justifying their use of specific tactics, namely, human weapons. In 2018, she graduated with an MA (Hons) from the University of Edinburgh, reading International Relations. At Rise to Peace, Emma’s role is centred within the ‘Women and Extremism’ program, contributing to a much-needed, and under researched, topic in Terrorism Studies that is plagued by assumptions regarding women and their role in terrorist organisations. Through engagement with this program, Emma’s goal is to better understand the motivations women have for joining these groups, and to challenge strongly-held assumptions regarding these motivations. She believes it necessary to better engage, and understand, the narratives held and forwarded by these women to assist in de-radicalisation and the development of counter-narratives.
