Dr Martyn Frampton

Head of Security and Extremism

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Dr Martyn Frampton is a Reader in Modern History at Queen Mary University of London. He is the author of 3 books on ‘the Troubles’ in Northern Ireland and more recently has completed a lengthy book on the history of the relationship between the Muslim Brotherhood and the West, published by Harvard University Press in 2018. He has also written on the contemporary challenges of counter-terrorism and counter-extremism, most significantly with the 2009 pamphlet for Policy Exchange, ‘Choosing our Friends Wisely: Criteria for engagement with Muslim groups’ and his 2016 paper, ‘Unsettled Belonging: A survey of Britain’s Muslim communities’.

On Islamophobia

by Dr Martyn Frampton | May 15, 2019

Related Content The Problem of Definition The question of ‘Islamophobia’ has risen to the top of the political agenda. Calls for an inquiry into the alleged pervasiveness of ‘Islamophobic’ sentiment within the Conservative Party have been paralleled by demands for the...

Back to the Future – with Max Hill QC

by Dr Martyn Frampton | Feb 1, 2018

Max Hill QC yesterday appeared in Parliament before the Joint Committee on Human Rights to discuss his role as the UK’s Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation. While stressing that his remit is restricted to four anti-terrorism statutes, Hill nonetheless made...

The New Netwar: Countering Extremism Online

by Dr Martyn Frampton | Sep 23, 2017

Read Publication Download the summary questionnaire used for polling In this major new report, Policy Exchange provides a comprehensive analysis of the struggle against online extremism – the ’new Netwar’. The spate of terrorist attacks in the first half of 2017...

Unsettled Belonging: A survey of Britain’s Muslim communities

by Dr Martyn Frampton | Dec 2, 2016

Read Publication In the most extensive research of British Muslims ever conducted, Policy Exchange in conjunction with the polling company ICM surveyed more than 3,000 British Muslims and held a number of focus groups across the UK to understand their attitudes...

Manchester attack brings renewed prominence to debate around Britain’s counter-radicalisation strategy, Prevent

by Dr Martyn Frampton | May 30, 2017

The terrible events in Manchester have brought renewed prominence to the debate around Britain’s counter-radicalisation strategy, Prevent. Bomber Salman al-Abeidi – like many Islamist terrorists – had been known to the intelligence services for his extremist views,...