@article {Kenney:2011:0954-6553:537,
title = "Hotbed of Radicalization or Something Else?: An Ethnographic Exploration of a Muslim Neighborhood in Ceuta",
journal = "Terrorism and Political Violence",
parent_itemid = "infobike://routledg/tpv",
publishercode ="routledg",
year = "2011",
volume = "23",
number = "4",
publication date ="2011-09-01T00:00:00",
pages = "537-559",
itemtype = "ARTICLE",
issn = "0954-6553",
eissn = "1556-1836",
url = "https://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/routledg/tpv/2011/00000023/00000004/art00003",
doi = "doi:10.1080/09546553.2011.573029",
keyword = "Ceuta, radicalization, ethnography, terrorism, Morocco, Spain",
author = "Kenney, Michael",
abstract = "A series of police raids in Pr{\’ı}ncipe Alfonso, a Muslim neighborhood located in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, confirmed law enforcement officers' worst fears: the barrio, long considered a hotbed of Islamist radicalization, had succumbed to the influence of
extremists, making Spain more vulnerable to terrorist attacks. However, the meager results of the raids, as well as delays in the ensuing criminal investigation, raised troubling questions about the alleged terrorist plot and outsiders' perceptions of the Muslim community. Seeking answers
to these questions, I conducted ethnographic field work in Pr{\’ı}ncipe shortly after the raids, interviewing residents, activists, and officials and observing the community at length. The community I experienced did not match the neighborhood I had read about. This article, the first ethnographic
study of Ceuta to focus on radicalization, challenges conventional understandings of Pr{\’ı}ncipe Alfonso and highlights the value of ethnographic field work in terrorism studies.",
}