Overview
Availability
- Dr Ryan Williams is:
- Available for supervision
- Media expert
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Arts, University of Calgary
- Masters (Coursework), University of Calgary
- Doctor of Philosophy, University of Cambridge
Works
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2018
Other Outputs
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.
2018
Journal Article
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
2018
Other Outputs
Trompe l’oeil (‘trick of the eye’)
Williams, Ryan J. (2018, 03 01). Trompe l’oeil (‘trick of the eye’) Comparative Penology 1-2.
2018
Book Chapter
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.
2017
Journal Article
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
2017
Other Outputs
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
2017
Other Outputs
Unpacking radicalisation in a prison environment
Williams, Ryan J. (2017). Unpacking radicalisation in a prison environment. Cambridge, United Kingdom: University of Cambridge.
2017
Book Chapter
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.
2017
Journal Article
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
2015
Journal Article
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
2015
Other Outputs
Why some prisons produce terrorists
Williams, Ryan (2015, 02 04). Why some prisons produce terrorists The Globe and Mail 1-2.
2015
Journal Article
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
2015
Book Chapter
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
2014
Journal Article
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
2014
Journal Article
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
2013
Journal Article
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
2013
Book Chapter
Being Muslim Being British: A Multimedia Educational Resource for Young Muslims
Liht, Jose, Savage, Sara and Williams, Ryan J. (2013). Being Muslim Being British: A Multimedia Educational Resource for Young Muslims. Islamist Radicalisation in Europe and the Middle East. (pp. 34-57) London, United Kingdom: I.B.Tauris. doi: 10.5040/9780755692996.ch-003
2009
Book Chapter
Being Muslim being British: preventing extremist violence through raising integrative complexity
Savage, Sara, Liht, Jose and Williams, Ryan (2009). Being Muslim being British: preventing extremist violence through raising integrative complexity. Global security: a vision for the future: addressing the challenges and opportunities for research in the information age. (pp. 80-94) edited by François Géré and Mary Sharpe. Amsterdam, Netherlands: IOS Press. doi: 10.3233/978-1-60750-760-4-80
Supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Religion and Spirituality in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Gerhard Hoffstaedter
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Doctor Philosophy
Islam and Queensland: assessing generational patterns
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Tom Aechtner
Completed supervision
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2025
Doctor Philosophy
South Asian Immigration and Religious Diversity in Queensland, 1975-present: the case of Greater Brisbane
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Adam Bowles
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2025
Doctor Philosophy
Crafting comfortable atmospheres: Affect and technology in Australian Pentecostal churches
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Gerhard Hoffstaedter, Associate Professor Tom Aechtner
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
(Inter)national Interfaith: Navigating politics, faith, and morality in a transnational interfaith organisation
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Gerhard Hoffstaedter
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