Yesterday, during our class on 'Far-Right Terrorism,' in my 'Social Movements and Political Violence' course at @ISGA_Hague, I talked briefly about the potential #mentalhealth impact of terrorism research/intelligence work on scholars and practitioners. 1/

This isn’t a topic I would have necessarily covered a few years ago but in the last year or so a few other terrorism scholars/journalists I respect greatly have inspired me to have a frank and open dialogue with students about this aspect of the job. 2/

The brilliant @charliewinter addressed this issue in his excellent piece "Researching Jihadist Propaganda: Access, Interpretation, and Trauma" for @resolvenet. 3/

https://www.resolvenet.org/research/researching-jihadist-propaganda-access-interpretation-and-trauma

Another very hard-hitting piece on the subject was written a year ago by @gcaw. 4/ https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/09/the-mental-toll-of-graphic-imagery/598663/

These 2 pieces have become my 'go-to' when having these conversations. I would be interested in hearing whether others are broaching this topic in their terrorism studies/security courses, and how do you go about it? Do you have any other resources to share? /end #AcademicChatter