Scott Kleinmann - Research Fellow

Scott Kleinmann is a Research Fellow at the International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation and Political Violence (ICSR) in London. He specialises in religious extremism, radicalisation, and terrorism in Europe, North America, and Southeast Asia.  Scott is the author of the forthcoming article “Radicalization of Homegrown Sunni Militants in the United States: Comparing Converts and Non-converts,” in the journal, Studies in Conflict and Terrorism.

From 2006-2011, he supported various Information Operations, Public Affairs, and Psychological Operations programmes as a consultant to the US military and other organisations. In 2009, Scott was a visiting fellow at the International Center for Political Violence and Terrorism Research (ICPVTR) in Singapore, researching and writing on counter-ideology programmes.

He has earned David L. Boren (NSEP) and Pat Roberts Fellowships from the National Defense University and Defense Intelligence Agency, as well as Fulbright-Hays funding to study in Indonesia.

Scott attended the Wisconsin police academy, and holds a BA in Criminal Justice from Concordia University, an MA in Southeast Asian Studies from the University of Wisconsin, and an MA in Security Studies from the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University. Scott is currently pursuing a PhD in War Studies at King's College London. He is fluent in Indonesian and Malay languages. From 2000-2006, Scott was a police officer.