70 interview records with Lebanese militants who died fighting for ISIS and other radical organizations in Syria and Iraq. The dataset was created by Hicham Bou Nassif and harvested by QDR Dataverse. It was last updated on October 20, 2025.
Use Cases
- Test socioeconomic theories of radical recruitment based on interview data.
- Evaluate cultural-religious theories of radicalization based on interview data.
- Analyze sectarian-based theories of militant recruitment based on interview data.
- Investigate socio-psychological theories of radicalization based on interview data.
Strengths
- Dataset is based on 70 interviews with militants and their associates.
- Includes interviews with Imams and Lebanese Military Intelligence officers, providing multiple perspectives.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Freshness should be verified as the last update was in 2025.
Provenance
- Source
- Hicham Bou Nassif, QDR Harvested Dataverse
- Collection Method
- Micro-data based on interviews.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2025-10-20 19:59:49
- Geography
- Lebanon, Syria, Iraq