Dr Michele Groppi is a Lecturer in Challenges to the International Order in the Defence Studies Department (DSD), King’s College London.
He obtained his BA from Stanford University (Honors) in International Relations with a thesis focusing on trade and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. After moving to Israel, he got an MA (Summa Cum Laude) from the Interdisciplinary Center, Herzliya, in Counter-Terrorism and Homeland Security.
Michele joined King’s PhD Programme in Defence Studies in 2013, concentrating on Islamist radicalisation in Italy. Through extensive field work, he concluded the largest quantitative and qualitative investigation in the field, sparking discussion within Italian academia and governmental institutions.
Dedicated to the internationalisation of the study of security, Michele founded the International Team for the Study of Security – Verona, a cultural association linked to DSD exploring multiple facets of international security, ranging from terrorism to climate change, from great power competition to pandemics, from energy security to space militarisation.
Research Interests
- Terrorism & Counter-Terrorism
- Radicalisation & violent extremism
- De-radicalisation & CVE
- Islamist terrorism
- Quantitative & qualitative research in terrorism studies
Michele’s main research interests are divided into three main elements: the territorial dimension (terrorism and radicalisation in specific areas, including Italy and Europe); the conceptual domain focusing on theories and mechanisms of radicalisation and terrorism; comparison of drivers amongst terrorists and extremist non-violent populations.
Currently, Michele’s research is extending to the military, policy, and community domain, assessing multiple approaches to counter-terrorism, de-radicalisation, and preventive measures.