Eylem Kanol studied sociology at TU Dresden (BA), Leeds University (MA) and FU Berlin (MA). He completed his doctorate at HU Berlin on the topic of Islamist radicalization. He was a research associate at the Migration, Integration, Transnationalization Department at the WZB from 2015 until 2025.

Migration, integration and intercultural conflicts
Political and religious extremism | Radicalization | Religious fundamentalism | Political protest

Selected Publications

Kanol, E. (2024). Who supports Jihadi foreign fighters in Syria and Iraq? Assessing the role of religion-and grievance-based explanations. Behavioral Sciences of Terrorism and Political Aggression, 1-20. 

Kanol, E. (2024). Von Herkunft zu Überzeugung: Deutschlands Muslime im Spannungsfeld von Nationalismus und Politischem Islam. Zeitschrift für Religion, Gesellschaft und Politik, 1-27. 

Hunger, S., Hutter, S., & Kanol, E. (2023). The mobilisation potential of anti-containment protests in Germany. West European Politics, 46(4), 812-840.

Hunger, S., Hutter, S., & Kanol, E. (2023). The mobilisation potential of anti-containment protests in Germany. West European Politics, 46(4), 812-840.

Kanol, E. (2023). The Role of Socioeconomic Marginalization in the Radicalization of Jihadi Foreign Fighters from Europe. Studies in Conflict & Terrorism. 

Kanol, E., & Michalowski, I. (2023). Impact of the COVID‐19 Pandemic on Religiosity: Evidence from Germany. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, 62(2):293–311

Kanol, E (2022). Contexts of Radicalization of Jihadi Foreign Fighters from Europe. Perspectives on Terrorism, 16(3), 45–62.

Kanol, E.; Knoesel, J. (2021): Right-Wing Extremist Mobilization in Germany. Version 1.0.0. Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung. Dataset.

Kanol, E. (2021). Explaining Unfavorable Attitudes Toward Religious Out-Groups Among Three Major Religions. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, 60(3), 590–610.

Grande E.; Hutter S.; Hunger S.; Kanol E. (2021). Alles Covidioten? Politische Potenziale des Corona-Protests in Deutschland. WZB Discussion Paper ZZ 2021-601.

Koopmans, R.; Kanol E.; Stolle D. (2021). Scriptural legitimation and the mobilisation of support for religious violence: experimental evidence across three religions and seven countries. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 47(7), 1498–1516