The University of Queensland

'Yo, God, what should I do?': striving for moral consistency after prison

Williams, Ryan (2023). 'Yo, God, what should I do?': striving for moral consistency after prison. Criminology as a moral science. (pp. 193-210) edited by Anthony E. Bottoms and Jonathan Jacobs. London, United Kingdom: Bloomsbury Publishing.

“The Muslims are taking over”: the politics of space and geopolitical and national imaginaries in an English prison

Williams, Ryan (2023). “The Muslims are taking over”: the politics of space and geopolitical and national imaginaries in an English prison. Rethinking Islam and space in Europe: the politics of race, time and secularism. (pp. 113-132) edited by C.J.J. Moses, Tobias Müller and Adela Taleb. London, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003295921-8

The psychology and theology of open-mindedness

Williams, Ryan J. (2021). The psychology and theology of open-mindedness. Mutual enrichment between psychology and theology. (pp. 98-112) edited by Russell Re Manning. Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781315583617-12

Faith Provision, Institutional Power, and Meaning among Muslim Prisoners in Two English High-Security Prisons

Williams, Ryan J. and Liebling, Alison (2018). Faith Provision, Institutional Power, and Meaning among Muslim Prisoners in Two English High-Security Prisons. Finding Freedom in Confinement: The Role of Religion in Prison Life. (pp. 269-291) edited by Kent R. Kerley. Santa Barbara CA, United States: Praeger.

Introduction

Williams, Ryan J. (2017). Introduction. Unpacking Radicalisation in a Prison Environment. (pp. 4-9) edited by Ryan J. Williams , James Beckford and Lydia Wilson. University of Cambridge: Centre of Islamic Studies.

Religion, Psychology of

Watts, Fraser N. and Williams, Ryan J. (2015). Religion, Psychology of. International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences: Second Edition. (pp. 354-358) Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-08-097086-8.84040-4

An Evidence Review of Strategies Targeting Youth Who Have Radicalised to Violent Extremism

Cherney, Adrian, De Rooy, Kathleen and Williams, Ryan (2022). An Evidence Review of Strategies Targeting Youth Who Have Radicalised to Violent Extremism. Journal for Deradicalization , 33 (33), 40-69.

Is Violence Critique?

Williams, Ryan (2022). Is Violence Critique?. Religions, 13 (11) 1111, 1111. doi: 10.3390/rel13111111

Do prisons cause radicalization? Order, leadership, political charge and violence in two maximum security prisons

Williams, Ryan and Liebling, Alison (2022). Do prisons cause radicalization? Order, leadership, political charge and violence in two maximum security prisons. The British Journal of Criminology, 63 (1), 97-114. doi: 10.1093/bjc/azab122

State of injury: liberal multiculturalism and the Muslim subject after prison

Williams, Ryan (2021). State of injury: liberal multiculturalism and the Muslim subject after prison. Religion, State and Society, 49 (4-5), 350-367. doi: 10.1080/09637494.2021.1994847

“The Muslims are taking over”: the politics of space and geopolitical and national imaginaries in an English prison

Williams, Ryan (2020). “The Muslims are taking over”: the politics of space and geopolitical and national imaginaries in an English prison. Ethnic and Racial Studies, 44 (10), 1-20. doi: 10.1080/01419870.2020.1847308

More mind games: how ‘The Action’ and ‘The Odds’ have changed in prison

Liebling, Alison, Williams, Ryan and Lieber, Elinor (2020). More mind games: how ‘The Action’ and ‘The Odds’ have changed in prison. The British Journal of Criminology, 60 (6), 1648-1666. doi: 10.1093/bjc/azaa046

“It’s not just an idea”: practicing the good life in a high security prison

Phillips, Elizabeth and Williams, Ryan (2020). “It’s not just an idea”: practicing the good life in a high security prison. Review of Education, Pedagogy and Cultural Studies, 42 (4), 1-20. doi: 10.1080/10714413.2020.1794750

Health help-seeking behaviour in spiritual healing practice: records from the Panacea Society’s Healing Department, 1924–1997

Williams, Ryan J., Watts, Fraser and Lockhart, Alastair (2020). Health help-seeking behaviour in spiritual healing practice: records from the Panacea Society’s Healing Department, 1924–1997. Journal of Religion and Health, 61 (3), 2417-2432. doi: 10.1007/s10943-020-01044-1

Review of Personal religion and spiritual healing: the panacea society in the twentieth century

Williams, Ryan J. (2020). Review of Personal religion and spiritual healing: the panacea society in the twentieth century. Politics Religion & Ideology, 21 (1), 143-145. doi: 10.1080/21567689.2020.1732606

Review of "Does religion cause violence?: multidisciplinary perspectives on violence and religion in the modern world" edited by Scott Cowdell, Chris Fleming, Joel Hodge and Carly Osborn

Williams, Ryan J. (2019). Review of "Does religion cause violence?: multidisciplinary perspectives on violence and religion in the modern world" edited by Scott Cowdell, Chris Fleming, Joel Hodge and Carly Osborn. Modern Theology, 35 (3), 1-3. doi: 10.1111/moth.12485

The new subversive geranium: some notes on the management of additional troubles in maximum security prisons

Liebling, Alison and Williams, Ryan J. (2018). The new subversive geranium: some notes on the management of additional troubles in maximum security prisons. British Journal of Sociology, 69 (4), 1194-1219. doi: 10.1111/1468-4446.12310

Finding freedom and rethinking power: islamic piety in English high security prisons

Williams, Ryan J. (2018). Finding freedom and rethinking power: islamic piety in English high security prisons. British Journal of Criminology, 58 (3), 730-748. doi: 10.1093/bjc/azx034

Expertise and (in)security: lessons from prison and probation contexts on counter-terrorism, trust, and citizenship

Williams, Ryan J. (2017). Expertise and (in)security: lessons from prison and probation contexts on counter-terrorism, trust, and citizenship. Review of Faith and International Affairs, 15 (2), 77-86. doi: 10.1080/15570274.2017.1329437

Review of The Psychology of Radicalization and Terrorism

Williams, Ryan J. (2017). Review of The Psychology of Radicalization and Terrorism. Journal of Contemporary Religion, 32 (1), 154-155. doi: 10.1080/13537903.2016.1256667

Review of Understanding Interreligious Relations

Williams, Ryan J. (2015). Review of Understanding Interreligious Relations. Journal of Contemporary Religion, 30 (2), 344-346. doi: 10.1080/13537903.2015.1025575

Review of Sacred Violence: Political Religion in a Secular Age. By David Martin Jones and M. L. R. Smith

Williams, Ryan J. (2015). Review of Sacred Violence: Political Religion in a Secular Age. By David Martin Jones and M. L. R. Smith. Journal of Religion and Violence, 3 (3), 387-389. doi: 10.5840/jrv20153325

On Being in the Middle: Inter-religious Dialogue and Network Centrality

Williams, Ryan J. and Ruparell, Tinu (2014). On Being in the Middle: Inter-religious Dialogue and Network Centrality. Journal of Contemporary Religion, 29 (3), 471-489. doi: 10.1080/13537903.2014.945732

Attributions in a Spiritual Healing Context: An Archival Analysis of a 1920s Healing Movement

Williams, Ryan J. and Watts, Fraser N. (2014). Attributions in a Spiritual Healing Context: An Archival Analysis of a 1920s Healing Movement. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, 53 (1), 90-108. doi: 10.1111/jssr.12085

Network Hubs and Opportunity for Complex Thinking Among Young British Muslims

Williams, Ryan J. (2013). Network Hubs and Opportunity for Complex Thinking Among Young British Muslims. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, 52 (3), 573-595. doi: 10.1111/jssr.12050

A systematic evidence review of rehabilitation strategies targeting youth who have radicalised to violent extremism – lessons for program design, implementation and evaluation

Cherney, Adrian , De Rooy, Kathleen and Williams, Ryan (2022). A systematic evidence review of rehabilitation strategies targeting youth who have radicalised to violent extremism – lessons for program design, implementation and evaluation. Queensland: University of Queensland, NSW NSW Department of Communities and Justice.

Commonsense Islamophobia: how anti-Muslim feeling becomes normalised

Williams, Ryan J. (2019, 03 26). Commonsense Islamophobia: how anti-Muslim feeling becomes normalised ABC Religion & Ethics

Muslims and prison: When crime collides with faith and morality

Williams, Ryan (2018, 04 27). Muslims and prison: When crime collides with faith and morality The Independent 1-5.

Trompe l’oeil (‘trick of the eye’)

Williams, Ryan J. (2018, 03 01). Trompe l’oeil (‘trick of the eye’) Comparative Penology 1-2.

Approaches to violent extremist offenders and countering radicalisation in prisons and probation

Williams, Ryan J. (2017). Approaches to violent extremist offenders and countering radicalisation in prisons and probation. Brussels, Belgium: European Commission, Radicalisation Awareness Network (RAN) Centre of Excellence. doi: 10.17863/CAM.18616

Unpacking radicalisation in a prison environment

Williams, Ryan J. (2017). Unpacking radicalisation in a prison environment. Cambridge, United Kingdom: University of Cambridge.

Why some prisons produce terrorists

Williams, Ryan (2015, 02 04). Why some prisons produce terrorists The Globe and Mail 1-2.