About
Marc Hecker is a French researcher specializing in terrorism and radicalization issues. He has been Executive Director of IFRI since June 2025. In February 2023, he was appointed to the Scientific Council on Radicalization Processes (COSPRAD).
Latest publication
Romain Sèze, Se sacrifier pour la cause. Trajectoires des femmes jihadistes, CNRS Éditions, 2024, 304 pages
[Sacrificing yourself for the cause. Pathways of female jihadists]
- Reviewed by Marc Hecker
In Politique étrangère (2024/4 No 244)
Most viewed articles
Romain Sèze, Se sacrifier pour la cause. Trajectoires des femmes jihadistes, CNRS Éditions, 2024, 304 pages
[Sacrificing yourself for the cause. Pathways of female jihadists]
- Reviewed by Marc Hecker
In Politique étrangère (2024/4 No 244)
Half a century of pro-Palestinian activism in France: Evolution, results, and prospects
- By Marc Hecker
In Confluences Méditerranée (2013/3 No 86)
From Marighella to Bin Laden
Strategic Links between Guerilla Fighters and Jihadists
- By Marc Hecker
In Politique étrangère (2006/2 Summer Issue)
The Digital Tsunami
Managing Natural Disasters in the Age of Social Networks
- By Marc Hecker
In Études (2014/7 July-August)
État secret, État clandestin : essai sur la transparence démocratique. Sébastien-Yves Laurent. Paris, Gallimard, 2024, 360 pages
- By Marc Hecker
In Politique étrangère (2024/2 Summer)
Co-authors
Articles
Romain Sèze, Se sacrifier pour la cause. Trajectoires des femmes jihadistes, CNRS Éditions, 2024, 304 pages
[Sacrificing yourself for the cause. Pathways of female jihadists]
In Politique étrangère (2024/4 No 244)
Le crépuscule des saints. Histoire et politique du salafisme en Égypte. Stéphane Lacroix. Paris, CNRS Éditions, 2024, 424 pages
In Politique étrangère (2024/2 Summer)
État secret, État clandestin : essai sur la transparence démocratique. Sébastien-Yves Laurent. Paris, Gallimard, 2024, 360 pages
In Politique étrangère (2024/2 Summer)
Are women jihadists like any others?
- By Marc Hecker
- and Sofia Koller
In Esprit (2024/3 March)
Regards sur les mutations du goulag chinois (1949-2022). Jean-Luc Domenach. Paris, Fayard, 2023, 204 pages
In Politique étrangère (2024/1 Spring)
Book reviews
- By Hugo Le Picard,
- Delphine Alles,
- Dominique David,
- et al.
In Politique étrangère (2022/4 Winter)
Reviews
- By Amélie Ferey,
- Guillaume Lasconjarias,
- David Colon,
- et al.
In Politique étrangère (2022/3 Autumn)
The Evolution of Counter-Terrorism Since 9/11. Understanding the Paradigm Shift in Liberal Democracies, Thomas Renard, Londres, Routledge, 2021, 218 pages
In Politique étrangère (2022/1 Spring)
Book reviews
- By Norbert Gaillard,
- Marc Hecker,
- Philippe Moreau Defarges,
- et al.
In Politique étrangère (2022/1 Spring)
Operation: Jusan. A Story of Rescue and Repatriation from Islamic State, Erlan Karin. Londres, The Momentum Publishing Company, 2021, 258 pages
In Politique étrangère (2021/4 Winter)
Book reviews
- By Christophe Bertossi,
- Zéphyr Dessus,
- Palmyre De Jaegere,
- et al.
In Politique étrangère (2021/1 Spring Issue)
International relations
- By Marc Hecker,
- Pierre Grosser,
- Morgan Paglia,
- et al.
In Politique étrangère (2020/3 Autumn Issue)
The Digital Tsunami
Managing Natural Disasters in the Age of Social Networks
In Études (2014/7 July-August)
Half a century of pro-Palestinian activism in France: Evolution, results, and prospects
In Confluences Méditerranée (2013/3 No 86)
The Variable Geometry of the Term “Zionism” as a Source of Heightened Tensions between Pro-Israeli and Pro-Palestinian Activists
In Mots. Les langages du politique (2011/2 No 96)
Introduction
In Politique étrangère (2011/2 Summer Issue)
Critical Reading
In Politique étrangère (2008/4 Winter Issue)
Al Qaeda
Death and Transfiguration
In Études (2007/11 Volume 407)
From Marighella to Bin Laden
Strategic Links between Guerilla Fighters and Jihadists
In Politique étrangère (2006/2 Summer Issue)
The Israeli Society
Contradictions and Divisions
In Études (2005/11 Volume 403)
The Netherlands between Islam and Populism
- By Jan Herman Brinks
- and Marc Hecker
In Politique étrangère (2005/3 Autumn Issue)