<p><strong>Series 2 - Episode 5</strong></p><p><strong>Terror in the State of Denmark - Conversations from a List of Resolutes</strong></p><p><br></p><p><a href="">* Warning: Today’s episode contains descriptions of religious extremism, radicalization and plots of violence or terrorism. *</a></p><p> </p><p>Joined by Dr Tanya Karoli Christensen, hosts Nicci and Tim discuss a counterterrorism investigation from Denmark. In this case, linguistic analysis proved vital in unraveling implied meanings in text messages between a young man of Kurdish background, suspected of planning to travel to Syria to join ISIS, and another man, suspected of trying to recruit him.</p><p> </p><p>Through an analysis of 192 written chat messages from March 2015 between the two individuals, Tanya shares how themes of money, battle and war, and urgency in planning played a role in advancing a Danish police investigation. Listen to discover more.</p><p> </p><p>For a list of our sources and more information about this case, please visit <a href="https://www.aston.ac.uk/writing-wrongs">https://www.aston.ac.uk/writing-wrongs</a></p><p> </p><p>Have a question for Nicci or Tim? Email us at <a href="mailto:writingwrongs@aston.ac.uk">writingwrongs@aston.ac.uk</a> and we may answer it during an upcoming episode!</p><p> </p><p>Check out the official AIFL blog for more forensic linguistic goodies here: <a href="https://medium.com/@AIFLblog">https://medium.com/@AIFLblog</a></p><p> </p><p>If you have been affected by any of the themes in this week’s episode, please contact one of these free sources:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.samaritans.org/how-we-can-help/contact-samaritan/">https://www.samaritans.org/how-we-can-help/contact-samaritan/</a></li><li><a href="https://www.helpguide.org/find-help">https://www.helpguide.org/find-help</a></li></ul><p> </p><p>Production Team: Angela Walker, Jordan Robertson, Neus Alberich Buera</p><p>Sound: Angela Walker</p><p>Visual design: George Grant</p><p>Additional Voices: Mark Round, Peter Kiddle</p><p>With our thanks to Dr Tanya Karoli Christensen</p><p> </p><p><strong>Resources</strong></p><p>Professor Tim Grant’s home page: <a href="https://research.aston.ac.uk/en/persons/tim-grant">Tim Grant - Aston Research Explorer</a> </p><p>Dr Nicci MacLeod’s home page:<strong> </strong><a href="https://research.aston.ac.uk/en/persons/nicci-macleod">Nicci MacLeod - Aston Research Explorer</a></p><p>Dr <a href="">Tanya Karoli Christensen’s </a>home page: <a href="https://researchprofiles.ku.dk/en/persons/tanya-karoli-christensen">Dr Tanya Karoli Christensen - Research Profile</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><br></p>

Writing Wrongs

Aston Institute for Forensic Linguistics

Terror in the State of Denmark - Conversations from a List of Resolutes

DEC 5, 202567 MIN
Writing Wrongs

Terror in the State of Denmark - Conversations from a List of Resolutes

DEC 5, 202567 MIN

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<p><strong>Series 2 - Episode 5</strong></p><p><strong>Terror in the State of Denmark - Conversations from a List of Resolutes</strong></p><p><br></p><p><a href="">* Warning: Today’s episode contains descriptions of religious extremism, radicalization and plots of violence or terrorism. *</a></p><p> </p><p>Joined by Dr Tanya Karoli Christensen, hosts Nicci and Tim discuss a counterterrorism investigation from Denmark. In this case, linguistic analysis proved vital in unraveling implied meanings in text messages between a young man of Kurdish background, suspected of planning to travel to Syria to join ISIS, and another man, suspected of trying to recruit him.</p><p> </p><p>Through an analysis of 192 written chat messages from March 2015 between the two individuals, Tanya shares how themes of money, battle and war, and urgency in planning played a role in advancing a Danish police investigation. Listen to discover more.</p><p> </p><p>For a list of our sources and more information about this case, please visit <a href="https://www.aston.ac.uk/writing-wrongs">https://www.aston.ac.uk/writing-wrongs</a></p><p> </p><p>Have a question for Nicci or Tim? Email us at <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a> and we may answer it during an upcoming episode!</p><p> </p><p>Check out the official AIFL blog for more forensic linguistic goodies here: <a href="https://medium.com/@AIFLblog">https://medium.com/@AIFLblog</a></p><p> </p><p>If you have been affected by any of the themes in this week’s episode, please contact one of these free sources:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.samaritans.org/how-we-can-help/contact-samaritan/">https://www.samaritans.org/how-we-can-help/contact-samaritan/</a></li><li><a href="https://www.helpguide.org/find-help">https://www.helpguide.org/find-help</a></li></ul><p> </p><p>Production Team: Angela Walker, Jordan Robertson, Neus Alberich Buera</p><p>Sound: Angela Walker</p><p>Visual design: George Grant</p><p>Additional Voices: Mark Round, Peter Kiddle</p><p>With our thanks to Dr Tanya Karoli Christensen</p><p> </p><p><strong>Resources</strong></p><p>Professor Tim Grant’s home page: <a href="https://research.aston.ac.uk/en/persons/tim-grant">Tim Grant - Aston Research Explorer</a> </p><p>Dr Nicci MacLeod’s home page:<strong> </strong><a href="https://research.aston.ac.uk/en/persons/nicci-macleod">Nicci MacLeod - Aston Research Explorer</a></p><p>Dr <a href="">Tanya Karoli Christensen’s </a>home page: <a href="https://researchprofiles.ku.dk/en/persons/tanya-karoli-christensen">Dr Tanya Karoli Christensen - Research Profile</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><br></p>