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ISIS-affiliated families in Iraq
This presentation will provide an overview of the current situation of ISIS-affiliated families in Iraq. Based on extensive field visits and primary source interviews, it will discuss ongoing challenges for families returning from al-Hol camp in northeast Syria, as well as those in IDP camps in Iraq, and the similarities and distinctions between these two groups.
It will consider the long-term implications of not addressing their needs, alongside the needs of victims of ISIS in the country, and highlight the importance of attention and support for both groups for long-term durable solutions in Iraq.
Biography:
Joana Cook is an Assistant Professor of Terrorism and Political Violence at the Institute of Security and Global Affairs (ISGA), Leiden University (Netherlands), and an Adjunct Lecturer at Johns Hopkins University (US). She was previously the Editor-in-Chief, and Senior Project Manager at the International Centre for Counter-Terrorism (ICCT, Netherlands). Her research focuses primarily on terrorism and counterterrorism, with a specialisation in jihadism, children, women, non-state actor governance, and an increasing focus on AI.
Please join either in person or online. For in-person attendees, the talk will be preceded by a light lunch at 12.15pm. Please email comms@sociology.ox.ac.uk with any questions.
Date:
2 February 2026, 12:45
Venue:
Seminar Room, Department of Sociology and Online
Speaker:
Dr Joana Cook (University of Leiden)
Organising department:
Department of Sociology
Organiser contact email address:
comms@sociology.ox.ac.uk
Part of:
Sociology Department Weekly Seminar
Booking required?:
Not required
Audience:
Members of the University only
Editor:
Laurel Millen-Quinn
