Dr. Khuram Iqbal (President)
About Dr. Khuram Iqbal
Dr. Khuram Iqbal is currently affiliated as Associate Professor with the Department of International Relations at the National Defence University in Islamabad, Pakistan, where he previously served as the Head of Department from 2020 to 2023. Dr Iqbal earned his doctorate in Security Studies from Macquarie University, Australia, and his Master’s in Strategic Studies from the Rajaratnam School of International Studies at Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore. He boasts a rich professional experience at various universities and think tanks in different parts of the Asia-Pacific region. Before joining NDU, he conducted research at the Centre for Transnational Crimes Prevention in Australia and the International Centre for Political Violence and Terrorism Research in Singapore, with a focus on security issues in South Asia. Dr. Iqbal has also held prestigious fellowships at institutions such as the University of Maryland and the China Institute of International Studies (CIIS), where he examined the global implications of the Belt and Road Initiative. He has contributed as a consultant on Countering Violent Extremism to numerous esteemed national and international organisations, including UNESCO, HSF (Germany), the National Counter Terrorism Authority (NACTA), and the US Department of Justice. In 2022, Dr. Iqbal was awarded the Hanns Seidel Foundation (HSF) Distinguished Fellowship on Non-Traditional Security.
Key Publications
Journal Articles
A bridge too far? An academic-national security dialogue on research collaboration across the divide (2021)
Grossman M and Davis N
Terrorism Confidential: Ethics, primary data and the construction of ‘necessary fictions’ (2021)
Grossman M and Gerrand V
Community reporting on violent extremism by “intimates”: Emerging international evidence (2020)
Thomas P, Grossman M and Christmann K
Youth resilience to violent extremism: Development and validation of the BRAVE measure (2020)
Grossman M, Ungar M, Hadfield K, Jefferies P
Participatory drama and applied theatre processes as ways of addressing radicalised thinking – a pilot study (2019)
Upton M and Grossman M
Local service provision to counter violent extremism: perspectives, capabilities and challenges arising from an Australian service mapping project (2017)
Cherney A, Sweid R, Grossman M, Derbas A, Dunn K, Jones C, Hartley J, and Barton G
The association between discrimination and violence among Somali Canadian youth (2017)
Ungar M, Hadfield K, Amarasingam A, Morgan S and Grossman M
Interpreting text and image relations in violent extremist discourse: A mixed-methods approach for big data analytics (2016)
O’Halloran K, Pham D, Tan S, Bateman J, Grossman M and Vande Moer, A
Community perceptions of radicalisation and extremism: an Australian perspective (2015)
Grossman M and Tahiri H
”More than a game”: The impact of sport-based youth mentoring schemes on developing resilience to violent extremism (2014)
Johns A, Grossman M and McDonald K
Book Chapters
The relationship between countering radicalisation and work with communities (2022)
Thomas P and M Grossman
in Routledge Handbook on radicalisation and Countering Radicalisation, Busher J, Marsden S, Malkki L(eds)
Understanding the experiences of families of radicalised Muslim youth in Australia: Implications for social work practice (2022)
Gerrand V and M Grossman
in Radicalisation, Extremism and Social Work Practice amongst Muslim Youth in the West Robinson L (ed.)
Resilience to violent extremism and terrorism: A multi-systemic analysis (2021)
Grossman M
in Multisystemic Resilience: Adaptation and Transformation in Changing Contexts, Ungar M (ed.)
Governing religious diversity in Australia (2021)
Grossman M, Gerrand V and Halafoff A
in Routledge Handbook on the Governance of Religious Diversity, Triandafyllidou A and Magazzini T (eds.)
Cherchez la femme? The role of women in supporting and opposing violent extremism: Lessons from the Australian landscape (2021)
Grossman M, Carland S, Zammit A and Tahiri H
in The New Age of Extremes? Western Democracies, Radicalisation and Violent Extremism (Le nouvel âge des extrèmes? Les démocraties occidentales, la radicalization et l’extrèmisme violent), Morin D and Aoun S (eds.)
The role of families and civil society in detecting radicalisation and promoting disengagement from violent extremism (2018)
Grossman M
in Combatting Violent Extremism and Terrorism in Asia and Europe – From Cooperation to Collaboration, Gunaratna R & Rueppel P (eds.)
When the “right thing to do” feels so wrong: Australian Muslim perspectives on “intimates” reporting to authorities about violent extremism (2018)
Grossman M
in Section IV, Countering Terrorism with Islamophobia, Esposito J (ed.)
Rethinking vulnerability in the context of diversity: cross-cultural reform in Australian policing education and training (2017)
Grossman M
in Policing Encounters with Vulnerability, Asquith N, Bartkowiak-Theron I and Roberts K (eds.)
Reports
Australia: Radicalisation and Resilience Case Study (2020)
Grossman M, Barolsky V and Gerrand V
Understanding the context of racial and cultural exclusivism: A study of Melbourne Neighbourhoods (2020)
Wickes R, Grossman M, Forbes-Mewett H, Arunachalam D, Smith J, Skrbis Z, Dellal H and Keel C
Reintegrating children, women and families returning to Australia from foreign conflict zones: The role of community support (2019)
Grossman M and Barolsky V
Roles of Women in Supporting and Opposing Violent Extremism: The Australian Landscape (2018)
Grossman M, Carland S, Tahiri H and Zammit A
Interviewing the Families of Young People Who Have Joined Violent Overseas or Domestic Conflict (2018)
Gerrand V and Grossman M
Measuring Impacts of Countering Violent Extremism Programs: Implications for Australia (2018)
Cameron K, Dellal H, Yoon A, Vergani M, Grossman M and Ramchand R
Understanding Youth Resilience to Violent Extremism: A Standardised Measure (2017)
Grossman M, Ungar M, Brisson J, Gerrand V, Hadfield K and Jefferies P
Community Reporting Thresholds: Sharing Information with Authorities Concerning Violent Extremist Activity and Involvement in Foreign Conflict – A UK Replication Study (2017)
Thomas P, Grossman M, Miah S and Chistmann K
Stocktake Research Report: A Systematic Literature and Selected Program Review on Social Cohesion, Community Resilience and Violent Extremism 2011-2015 (2016)
Grossman M, Peucker M, Smith D and Dellal H
Community Reporting Thresholds: Sharing Information with Authorities Concerning Violent Extremist Activity and Involvement in Foreign Conflict (2015)
Grossman M and Stephenson P
Harnessing Resilience Capital: an investigation of resilience and cultural diversity in countering violent extremism (2014)
Grossman M, Tahiri H and Stephenson P
Learning to Engage: A review of Victoria Police cross-cultural training practices (2013)
Grossman M, Bruck D, Stephenson P, Dwyer R and Roose J
Community and Radicalisation: an examination of perceptions, ideas, beliefs and solutions throughout Australia (2013)
Tahiri H and Grossman M
Concept Papers
A Framework for Understanding the Relationship between Radicalisation, Religion and Violence (Concept Paper for Horizon 2020 GREASE Project) (2019)
Hellyer H and Grossman M
