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Dr Maura Conway

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Dr Maura Conway

Biographical Details:

BA (Legal Science, Sociology & Politics), National University of Ireland Galway (NUIG), 1997; MA (International Relations), University of Limerick (UL), 1998; PhD (Political Science) Trinity College Dublin (TCD), 2006

Research Interests:

Terrorism and the Internet, particularly the conceptualisation and portrayal of cyberterrorism, the functioning and effectiveness of terrorist websites/online content, violent online radicalisation

Selected Peer Reviewed Journals

Selected Chapters

  • Dr. Maura Conway. .
  • Conway, M. 2012. What is Cyberterrorism and How Real is the Threat? A Review of the Academic Literature, 1996 - 2009. , pp277-303.
  • Conway, M. 2012. Von al-Zarqawi bis al-Awlaki: Das Internet als neue Form des radikalen Milieus. , pp279-303.
  • Conway, M. 2008. Media, Fear and the Hyperreal: The Construction of Cyberterrorism as the Ultimate Threat to Critical Infrastructures. Securing The Homeland: Critical Infrastructure, Risk and (In)Security, pp109-129.
  • Conway, M. 2007. Terror TV? Hizbollah's Al Manar Television. Countering Terrorism in the 21st Century (3 vols.)
  • Conway, M. 2007. Cyberterrorism: Hype and Reality. Information Warfare: Separating Hype From Reality.
  • Conway, M. 2007. Terrorism and the Making of the `New Middle East': New Media Strategies of Hizbollah and al Qaeda. New Media in the New Middle East
  • Conway, M. 2007. Terrorism, the Internet, and International Relations: The Governance Conundrum. Power and Security in the Information Age: Investigating the Role of the State in Cyberspace, pp95-127.
  • Conway, M. 2007. `Terrorism & New Media: The Cyber Battle Space. Countering Terrorism in the 21st Century (3 vols.)
  • Conway, M. 2005. Terrorist Web Sites: Their Contents, Functioning, and Effectiveness. Media and Conflict in the Twenty-First Century, pp185-215.
  • Conway, M. 2005. Cybercortical Warfare: Hizbollah's Internet Strategy. The Internet and Politics: Citizens, Voters and Activists, pp100-117.
  • Conway, M. 2004. Cyberterrorism: Media Myth or Clear and Present Danger?. War and Virtual War: The Challenges to Communities, pp79-95.
  • Conway, M. 2004. Code Wars: Steganography, Signals Intelligence, and Terrorism. Technology and Terrorism, pp171-191.
  • Conway, M. 2003. Terrorism and IT: Cyberterrorism and Terrorist Organisations Online. Terrorism and Counterterrorism: Understanding the New Security Environment, Readings and Interpretations (Revised Ed.), pp271-288.

Reviews

  • Conway, M. 2010. The 'T' Word: Review of Richard English's Terrorism: How to Respond (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2009). Irish Literary Supplement, 30, pp14-14.
  • Conway, M. 2007. Review of Yonah Alexander's 'Counterterrorism Strategies: Successes and Failures of Six Nations' (Washington DC: Potomac Books, 2006) in e-Extreme. 8, pp4-5.
  • Conway, M. 2007. Review of Pramod K. Nayar's Virtual Worlds: Culture and Politics in the Age of Cybertechnology (New Delhi & London: Sage) for the Resource Center for Cyberculture Studies.

Selected Non-peer Reviewed Journals

  • Conway, M. 2012. From al-Zarqawi to al-Awlaki: The Emergence and Development of an Online Radical Milieu. 2, pp12-22.
  • Conway, M. 2011. Against Cyberterrorism. Communications of the ACM, 54, pp26-28.
  • Conway, M. 2009. Le Cyber-Terrorisme: Le Discours des Médias Américains et ses Impacts. Cités: Philosophie, Politique, Histoire , 39, pp81-94.
  • Conway, M. 2007. Terrorism and Internet Governance: Core Issues. Disarmament Forum, 2007, pp23-33.
  • Conway, M. 2004. Nitro to the Net. The World Today, 60, pp19-22.
  • Conway, M. 2002. Cyberterrorism. Current History, 101, pp436-442.
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  • Conway, M., D. O¿Callaghan, D. Greene, J. Carthy, P. Cunningham, An Analysis of Interactions within and Between Extreme Right Communities in Social Media, 3rd International Workshop on Mining Ubiquitous and Social Environments (MUSE 2012), 24-SEP-12 - 24-SEP-12, Bristol, UK,
  • Conway, M., P. Dewan, P. Kumaraguru, and L. McInerney, 'White Pride Worldwide¿: A Meta-Analysis of Stormfront.org, Internet, Politics, Policy 2012: Big Data, Big Challenges?, 20-SEP-12 - 21-SEP-12, Oxford Internet Institute, Oxford University, UK
  • Conway, Maura, What a Difference a Decade Makes: Assessing the Role of the Internet in Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism Ten Years After 9/11, International Studies Association (ISA) Annual Convention, 01-APR-12 - 04-APR-12, San Diego, CA, USA
  • , , European Commission Joint Research Centre (Institute for the Protection and Security of the Citizen, Global Security and Crisis Management) Workshop on Tools to Detect Violent Radical Content on the Internet, , 06-JUN-11 - 06-JUL-11, Brussels, Belgium
  • Conway, M. Fitzgerald, J., Between 'Post-Politics' and 'Bio-Politics': What Space for Right-Wing Terrorism?, British International Studies Association (BISA) Annual Conference, 27-APR-11 - 29-APR-11, Manchester Conference Centre, UK
  • Conway, Maura, The Contemporary Terrorist Threat and the Internet, CounterTerror Expo, 19-APR-11 - 20-APR-11, Earls Court, London, UK
  • Conway, M., Born or Made? Irish Republicans, British Jihadis, and the UK's Radicalisation Discourse, Mid-West Political Science Association (MPSA) Annual Conference, 31-MAR-11 - 03-APR-11, Chicago, USA
  • Conway, M., Violent Online Radicalisation: Weighing the Role of the Internet in Contemporary Terrorism, International Studies Association (ISA) Annual Conference, 16-MAR-11 - 19-MAR-11, Montreal, Canada
  • Conway, Maura, The Internet and New Forms of Radical Milieus, Seminar on 'Radikale Milieus: Zur Rolle des sozialen Umfeldes terroristischer Gruppen', 07-MAR-11 - 09-MAR-12, University of Bielefeld, Germany
  • Conway, Maura, What Role for the Internet in Violent Radicalisation? , Invited presentation to students of the MLitt in Terrorism Studies, Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence (CSTPV), 10-FEB-11 - 11-FEB-11, University of St. Andrews, UK
  • , , `Wilton Park¿ conference on 'Tackling Online Jihad: Understanding the Issues and How to Respond?', 31-JAN-11 - 02-FEB-11, UK Foreign & Commonwealth Office at Wiston House, West Sussex, UK
  • Conway, M. McInerney, L., Online Jihadi Networks: A Role for 'Females'?, Internet, Politics, Policy 2010, 16-SEP-10 - 17-SEP-10, Oxford Internet Institute (OII)
  • Conway, Maura, Hizbollah's New Cool: Internet Influences?, International Studies Association (ISA) Annual Convention, 17-FEB-10 - 20-FEB-10, New Orleans, USA
  • Conway, Maura, The Cyberterrorism Threat, First European Meeting on Terrorist Threats and the Fight Against Terrorism, 11-FEB-10 - 12-FEB-10, Fondation pour la Recherche Stratégique, Paris, France
  • Conway, Maura, Online Radicalisation?: Content Aimed at Influencing Middle Eastern Diaspora Youth in Europe, Re-Inventing the Mediterranean? The Middle East and Europe after Lisbon and Union for the Mediterranean, 02-DEC-09 - 04-DEC-09, Centre for Middle East Studies, University of Southern Denmark
  • Conway, Maura, Terrorism and the Internet: What We have Learned To-Date, Workshop on The Current State of Research into the Role of the Internet in Radicalisation Processes, 18-NOV-09 - 20-NOV-09, University of North Carolina, USA
  • Conway, Maura, The 'Old' Versus 'New' Terrorism Debate: What Can We Learn from Terrorists¿ Online Presence?, Media and Radicalisation: Closing Symposium, 15-SEP-09 - , Royal Holloway, University of London, UK
  • Conway, M. Bermingham, A. McInerney, L. O'Hare, N. Smeaton, A.F., Combining Social Network Analysis and Sentiment Analysis to Explore the Potential for Online Radicalisation, In: Nasrullah Memon, Reda Alhajj ed.ASONAM (Advances in Social Networks Analysis and Mining) Conference, 20-JUL-09 - 22-JUL-09, Hellenic-American University, Athens, Greece, 231 - 236
  • Conway, Maura & Lisa McInerney (DCU), Connecting the Dots: In Defence of Data-Driven Terrorism Research, Workshop on 'European Datawars: Fighting Terrorism through Data', 11-JUN-09 - 12-JUN-09, University of Amsterdam
  • Conway, Maura, Research on Terrorism and the Internet: Methodological Issues, Scoping Workshop on Digital Media and Security, 21-MAY-09 - 22-MAY-09, University of Warwick, UK
  • Conway, Maura, Strategic Narratives: Next Steps, Reframing the Nation: Media Publics and Strategic Narratives, 18-MAY-09 - 19-MAY-09, Open University, London
  • Conway, Maura, The Global War on Terror and the Future(s) of the Net: Legislative Responses to Terrorist Internet Use, International Studies Association (ISA) Annual Conference, 15-FEB-09 - 17-FEB-09, New York, USA
  • Conway, Maura, 'Broadcast Yourself': Terrorism, Reality TV, and the YouTube Generation, British International Studies Association (BISA) Annual Conference, 15-DEC-08 - 17-DEC-08, University of Exeter, UK
  • Conway, Maura, New Media, New Generation, `New¿ Middle East? Hizbollah¿s Role, 25th Anniversary Conference of the Centre for Contemporary Middle East Studies, 26-SEP-08 - 27-SEP-08, University of Southern Denmark
  • Conway, Maura, Contemporary Cyber Threats: Terrorism, 22nd Asia-Pacific Roundtable, 04-JUN-08 - 04-JUN-08, Kuala Lumpar, Malaysia
  • Conway, Maura, Terrorism and Web 2.0, Seminar series entitled An Exploration of the War on Terror: Representations, Risk and Government Strategies, 23-APR-08 - 23-APR-08, Institute for Advanced Study, University of Warwick,UK
  • Conway, Maura & McInerney, Lisa (DCU), 'Broadcast Yourself': A History & Categorisation of Terrorist Video Propaganda , Web 2.0: An International Conference, 17-APR-08 - 18-APR-08, New Political Communication Unit, Royal Holloway, University of London
  • Conway, Maura, Terrorism & Media, [Invited Lecture], 01-APR-08 - 01-APR-08, Clinton Institute for American Studies, University College Dublin (UCD)
  • Conway, Maura, Assessing the Quiet Online `War on Terrorism¿, International Studies Association (ISA) Annual Conference, 26-MAR-08 - 29-MAR-08, San Francisco, USA
  • Conway, Maura, The Emerging Cyberinfrastructure Landscape: US, UK, & EU Approaches, ISA pre-Conference Workshop entitled 'Framing a Research Frontier: Cyberinfrastructure Policy in Global Perspective' organised in conjunction with ISA International Communication Section, 25-MAR-08 - 25-MAR-08, San Francisco, USA
  • Conway, Maura, Terrorism & the Internet: An Overview, , 05-MAR-08 - 05-MAR-08, Infantry School, Irish Military College, Curragh
  • Conway, Maura, `Blogging and/in the Middle East: History, Types, Discourses, Impacts.¿, British International Studies Association (BISA) Annual Conference, 17-DEC-07 - 19-DEC-07, Cambridge University, UK
  • Conway, Maura & Mahmoud Eid (University of Ottawa), A Comparative Analysis of Online Representations in English and Arabic of the US & EU by Political Violence Groups in the Middle East, Middle East Studies Association (MESA) Annual Conference, 17-NOV-07 - 20-NOV-07, Montreal, Canada
  • Conway, Maura, `Broadcast Yourself': Terrorism, the Internet, & Reality TV, Joint BISA-PSA Workshop on Security, Aesthetics & Visual Culture, 10-NOV-07 - 10-NOV-07, Queens University Belfast
  • Conway, Maura, ICTs and International Security: Cyberwar & Cyberterrorism, Preventing Cyber-Warfare: ICTs and International Security, 16-OCT-07 - 16-OCT-07, United Nations, New York
  • Conway, Maura, Broadcast Yourself: Terrorism, Reality TV, and the YouTube Generation, ECPR¿s Sixth Pan-European Conference on International Relations, 12-SEP-07 - 15-SEP-07, University of Turin, Italy
  • Conway, Maura, , The Long-Term Impact of the Internet?, 01-JUN-07 - 03-JUN-07, Ditchley Foundation, Ditchley Park, Oxfordshire
  • Conway, Maura, , EuroMed conference on 'Preventing Incitement to Terrorism and Radicalisation: What Role for the Media?', 21-MAY-07 - 21-MAY-07, Croke Park Conference Centre, Dublin
  • Conway, Maura, Hizbollah¿s Media Strategy: An Integrated Approach, Media, War & Conflict Journal Launch Conference,, 19-APR-07 - 20-APR-07, Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
  • Conway, Maura, Terrorism and the Internet: An Overview, Processes of Violent Radicalisation: The Role of the Internet, 20-MAR-07 - 20-MAR-07, Office of the Director General of Justice, Security and Freedom of the European Commission, Brussels
  • Conway, Maura, Info-War, Info-Peace: Computer Games/Gaming in the Theory & Practice of International Relations, International Studies Association (ISA) Annual Conference, 28-FEB-07 - 03-MAR-07, Chicago, USA
  • Conway, Maura, Roundtable on Weaponizing the Media, Weaponizing the Media, 02-FEB-07 - 02-FEB-07, Amsterdam,the Netherlands
  • Conway, Maura, Ethnopolitical Mobilization Online: The Case of Ulster Loyalism, British International Studies Association (BISA) Annual Conference, 18-DEC-06 - 20-DEC-06, University College Cork
  • Conway, Maura, , Can Terrorism be Comprehensively Eradicated?, 08-DEC-06 - 10-DEC-06, Ditchley Foundation, Ditchley Park, Oxfordshire
  • Conway, Maura, Terrorist use of the Internet and the Challenges of Governing Cyberspace, St. Antony¿s International Review (STAIR) conference on 'The Internet: Power and Governance in a Digitised World' , 06-DEC-06 - 06-DEC-06, St. Antony's College, Oxford University
  • Conway, Maura & Reilly, Paul (University of Glasgow), ¿Functional Democrats¿ Online: A Comparative Study of the Websites of Hamas and Sinn Fein, 'Information, Communication, & Society' (iCS): Tenth Anniversary International Symposium, 20-SEP-06 - 22-SEP-06, University of York, UK
  • Conway, M., Islamists and the Internet, Fourth International Conference on Information (Info ¿06), 01-AUG-06 - 05-AUG-06, University College Cork
  • Conway, M., Terrorist Use of the Internet and Fighting Back (Revised), Twentieth International Political Science Association (IPSA) Congress, 09-JUL-06 - 13-JUL-06, Fukuoka, Japan
  • Conway, M., Terrorism and the Internet: The UK Experience, Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) workshop on 'Terrorism in the UK', 05-MAY-06 - 05-MAY-06, RUSI, Whitehall, London
  • Conway, M., Islamists, International Relations, and the Internet, International Studies Association (ISA) Annual Conference, 22-MAR-06 - 25-MAR-06, San Diego, California
  • Conway, M., C4I: Islamists, International Relations, Intelligence, and the Internet, British International Studies Association (BISA) Annual Conference, 19-DEC-05 - 21-DEC-05, University of St. Andrews, Scotland
  • Conway, Maura, Cyberterrorism and the Media: A Study in the Construction of `Reality, Guest Speaker Series, 13-SEP-05 - 13-SEP-05, Danish Institute of International Affairs, Copenhagen, Denmark
  • Conway, M., Cyberterrorism and the Media: A Study in the Construction of Reality (Revised Version), Critical Infrastructure Protection Workshop, 12-SEP-05 - 12-SEP-05, Department of Political Science, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
  • Conway, M., Terrorist Use of the Net and Fighting Back, Cybersafety: Safety and Security in a Networked World, 08-SEP-05 - 10-SEP-05, Said Business School, Oxford University
  • Conway, Maura, Terrorist Use of the Net and Fighting Back, Fourth annual Commercial Information Technology for Military Operations (CITMO) Workshop entitled 'Information Technology and Terrorism: The Impact of Emerging Commercial Capabilities', 15-JUN-05 - 17-JUN-05, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
  • Conway, M., Striking Back at Terrorist Net Users: The Role of Law Enforcement, In: Not yet available ed.Turkish National Police Conference on Democracy & Global Security, 09-JUN-05 - 11-JUN-05, Istanbul, Turkey
  • Conway, M., Cyberterrorism and the Media: A Study in the Construction of Reality, First International Conference on the Information Revolution and the Changing Face of International Relations and Security, 23-MAY-05 - 25-MAY-05, Lucerne, Switzerland
  • Conway, Maura, Terrorist Use of the Net, Guest Speaker Series, 16-FEB-05 - 16-FEB-05, Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Aberdeen
  • Conway, M., Terrorist Web Sites: Leveraging the Power of Information, British International Studies Association (BISA) Annual Conference, 20-DEC-04 - 22-DEC-04, University of Warwick, UK
  • Conway, M., Cyberterrorism: Academic Perspectives, In: Jones, Andy ed.Third European Conference on Information Warfare, 28-JUN-04 - 29-JUN-04, Royal Holloway, University of London
  • Conway, Maura, Breaching Border Security: The Role of the Internet, Special session on `Migration, Borders, Resources, and Security¿ for HM Forces, 21-APR-04 - 23-APR-04, University of Cambridge Institute of Continuing Education
  • Conway, M., Terrorist Web Sites: An Empirical Analysis, International Studies Association (ISA) Annual Conference, 17-MAR-04 - 20-MAR-04, Montreal, Canada
  • Conway, Maura, So You Wanna¿ Be a Cyberterrorist?, Guest Speaker Series , 05-JAN-04 - 05-JAN-04, Department of Computer Science, Trinity College Dublin
  • Conway, M., What are the Functions of Terrorist Web Sites? A Comparison with Political Party, NGO, and Hate Sites, British International Studies Association (BISA) Annual Conference, 15-DEC-03 - 17-DEC-03, University of Birmingham, UK
  • Conway, M., Reality Bytes: Cyberterrorism and Terrorist Organisations Online, Guest Speaker Series, 05-NOV-03 - 05-NOV-03, Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence (CSTPV), University of St. Andrews
  • Conway, M., Code Wars: Steganography, Signals Intelligence, and Terrorism, In: Hutchinson, Bill ed.European Conference on Information Warfare (ECIW 03), 30-JUN-03 - 01-JUL-03, University of Reading, UK
  • Conway, M., What are the Functions of Terrorist Web Sites? Developing a Framework for Analysis, Political Studies Association of Ireland (PSAI) Postgraduate Conference, 20-JUN-03 - 20-JUN-03, Trinity College Dublin
  • Conway, M., Cyberterrorism and Terrorist `Use¿ of the Internet, Department of Peace Studies Postgraduate Conference, 23-MAY-03 - 23-MAY-03, Department of Peace Studies, University of Bradford
  • Conway, M., Terrorism and the Internet, , 09-APR-03 - 09-APR-03, Department of Computer Science, Trinity College Dublin
  • Conway, M., The Changing Media and Uncivil Society, European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR) 2003 Joint Workshop on The Changing Media and Civil Society, 28-MAR-03 - 01-APR-03, University of Edinburgh, Scotland
  • Conway, M., Terrorism and IT: Cyberterrorism and Terrorist Organisations Online, International Studies Association (ISA) Annual Conference, 25-FEB-03 - 01-MAR-03, Portland, OR, USA
  • Conway, M., Women and Terrorism: Towards a Research Agenda, Local-Global Seminar Series, 12-FEB-03 - 12-FEB-03, Institute for International Integration Studies (IIIS), TCD
  • Conway, M., Terrorism and Telecommunications: An Analysis of Terrorist Use of the Internet, American Political Science Association Annual Conference, 29-AUG-02 - 01-SEP-02, Hynes Convention Centre, Boston
  • Conway, M., What is Cyberterrorism?, War and Virtual War: The Challenge to Communities, 16-JUL-02 - 18-JUL-02, Mansfield College, Oxford University
  • Conway, M., Cyberterrorism: The Story So Far, In: Hutchinson, Bill ed.European Conference on Information Warfare and Security, 08-JUL-02 - 09-JUL-02, Brunel University, London
  • Conway, M., Public Diplomacy and the Politics of Self-Representation: The Case of Hizbollah.org, Media Representation of Islamic Societies and War, 01-JUL-02 - 02-JUL-02, University of Sussex, UK
  • Conway, M., Terrorism, IT, and Global Politics: The Aftermath of September 11th (Revised Version), Trinity College Dublin-Dublin City University Joint IR Seminar, 05-FEB-02 - 05-FEB-02, Dublin City University
  • Conway, M, Terrorism, IT, and Global Politics: The Aftermath of September 11th, British International Studies Association (BISA) Annual Conference, 17-DEC-01 - 19-DEC-01, University of Edinburgh, Scotland
  • Conway, M., Reality Bytes: `Cyberterrorism¿ and Terrorist Organisation(s) Online, ECPR 4th Pan-European International Relations Conference, 06-SEP-01 - 09-SEP-01, University of Kent at Canterbury
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