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Over the last decade, the Society for Terrorism Research (STR) has been created a space for emerging scholars to exchange knowledge, network, and shape the future of Terrorism Studies.
In 2026, the 10th Anniversary of the Annual Postgraduate Conference of STR goes to Manchester. The home to our host - The University of Manchester - offers an environment for exploring how terrorism affects urban space, culture and resilience.
This anniversary welcomes reflections on how these conversations have evolved and how they might continue to respond to shifting social, political, and cultural landscapes. From Manchester’s industrial and political heritage to the trauma of the 2017 Manchester Arena bombing, the scenario provides an opportunity to situate postgraduate debates in a city where urban identity, cultural space, and collective memory intersect directly with experiences of terrorism.
We welcome submissions for papers from M.A./M.Sc. and Ph.D. Researchers on all areas of Terrorism Studies. Including but not exclusive to:
Permanent Themes
- Conceptual & Definitional Debates
- Causes, Development & Consequences of Terrorism
- (De-)Radicalization
- Psychology of Terrorism
- Ideologies of Terrorism
- Single-Issue Terrorism
- Age & Terrorism
- Gender & terrorism
- Race & Terrorism
- Religion & Terrorism
- (Pro-)State Terrorism
- Lone-Actor Terrorism
- Cyber-Terrorism
- Emerging Threats
- Crime-Terror Nexus
- Warfare & Terrorism
- Counter-Terrorism
Manchester's Special Themes
- Visual Politics of Terrorism
- Terrorism & Emotions
- Terrorism & Memory
- Terrorism, Urban Space, Vulnerability & Resilience