Publications

Savage, S. (2024). ‘Practical spiritual intelligence’. In M. Dorobantu & F. Watts (Eds.), Perspectives on Spiritual Intelligence. London: Routledge.

Savage, S., Francar, J., & Perry, K. (2023). Promoting cognitive complexity among Yezidi youth impacted by ISIS in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. Journal of Strategic Security, 16(4). https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/jss/vol16/iss4/7

Savage, S. (2023). The Pack is Back. Cambridge: Austin Macauley. (Seven stories scaffolding social, emotional, and visual intelligence for children, with an accompanying guide for intervention sessions using a tactile play mat with stuffed animals. Used both for popular audiences and in IDP camps in Iraq and Syria. Translated into Arabic and Kurdish.)

Peracha, F., Savage, S., Khan, R., Ayub, A., & Zahra, A. (2022). Promoting cognitive complexity among detained and reintegrated violent extremist youth in Northern Pakistan. Journal of Strategic Security, 15(1), 14–53. https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/jss/vol15/iss1/2

Khan, R. R. (2022). Long term efficacy of integrative complexity with a reintegrated violent extremist population in Northern Pakistan and potential for alternative measures to assess integrative complexity. (Unpublished MPhil dissertation). University of Cambridge.

Savage, S., & Andrews Fearon, P. (2021). Intervention in fragile contexts: Using cognitive complexity and meta-awareness to reduce the risk of extremism and inter-ethnic tension in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology, 27(2), 225–239. https://doi.org/10.1037/pac0000557

Savage, S., Peracha, F., Khan, R., Zahra, A., Khan, I., & Ayub, A. (2021). My Thinking Your Thinking: Critical Thinking Course for Pakistan Secondary Schools. Final Report to the United States Institute for Peace. (www.IC-Edu.org)

Savage, S., & Baruch, B. (2021). IC Thinking Training for Intervention Providers. Report for the UK Home Office.

Savage, S., Oliver, E., Gordon, E., & Tutton, L. (2021). Addressing social polarization through critical thinking: Theoretical application in the ‘Living Well With Difference’ course in secondary schools in England. Journal of Social and Political Psychology. https://jspp.psychopen.eu/index.php/jspp/article/view/7037

Nemr, C., & Savage, S. (2019). Integrative Complexity Interventions to Prevent and Counter Violent Extremism. Global Center for Cooperative Security. https://www.globalcenter.org

Savage, S., Tutton, L., Gordon, E., Oliver, E., & Ward, A. (2020). Developing cognitive complexity and value pluralism within prevention curricula: An empirical assessment of the ‘Living Well With Difference’ course for secondary schools in England. Journal of Social Science Education, 19(Special Issue), 43–65. https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1260578.pdf

Savage, S. (2020). ‘The body in world faith traditions’. In F. Watts (Ed.), Embodied Spirituality: The Role of the Body in Religion. London: SCM.

Peracha, F. N., Savage, S., Khan, R. R., & Ayub, A. (2019). Integrative Complexity Thinking Intervention for Violent Extremist Youth of Sabaoon: Inducted, Enrolled, and Reintegrated Groups. Research report submitted to the Government of the Netherlands.

Savage, S. (2018). Preventing violence and promoting community through cognitive complexity in the UK. Paper presented at the American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting: Terrorism: Radicalization and Rehabilitation (Symposium 2496), 5 May 2018, New York, USA.

Andrews Fearon, P., & Savage, S. (2018). Intervention in fragile contexts: Using indirect approaches to increase cognitive complexity and avoid empathic backfire effects in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Presented at the Intervention Science Preconference, Society for Personality and Social Psychology Annual Convention, Atlanta, GA, USA.

Savage, S. (2016). Integrative complexity approaches to prevention in education: Identifying the ‘cognitive casualty’ in each extremism context. In J. Spitaletta (Ed.), White Paper on Bio-Psycho-Social Applications to Cognitive Engagement: A Strategic Multi-Layer Assessment (October 2016). Johns Hopkins APL. https://info.publicintelligence.net/SMA-CognitiveEngagement.pdf

Peracha, F. N., Khan, R. R., & Savage, S. (2016). Sabaoon: Education methods successfully countering and preventing violent extremism. In Expanding Research on Countering Violent Extremism (pp. 85–104). Hedayah & Edith Cowan University. http://www.hedayahcenter.org/Admin/Content/File-410201685227.pdf

Savage, S. (2015). Extremism and complexity of thinking: The psychological reason for investing in education. In K. Kose & T. Thorp (Eds.), Global Perspectives: How to Prevent Extremism – Policy Options (Section 2, Chapter 1). Blair Foundation.

Savage, S., Khan, A., & Liht, J. (2014). Preventing violent extremism through value complexity: Being Kenyan Being Muslim. Journal of Strategic Security, 7(3). http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/jss/vol6/iss4/3

Liht, J., & Savage, S. (2013). Preventing violent extremism through value complexity: Being Muslim Being British. Journal of Strategic Security, 6(4). http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/jss/vol7/iss3/2

Savage, S. (2013). Head and heart in preventing religious radicalization. In F. Watts & G. Dumbreck (Eds.), Head and Heart: Perspectives from Religion and Psychology. Templeton Press. (Available from author: sarabsavage21@icloud.com)

Savage, S., & Liht, J. (2013). Prevention of violent extremism based on promoting value complexity, informed by neuroscience and deployed on the Internet (pp. 69–83). In H. Cabayan, V. Sitterle, & M. Yandura (Eds.), Looking Back, Looking Forward: Perspectives on Terrorism and Responses to It. Strategic Multi-layer Assessment White Paper, Pentagon. 

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Savage, S. (2011). Four lessons from the study of fundamentalism and psychology of religion. Journal of Strategic Security, 4(4), 131–150.

Savage, S. (2011). Joseph: Insights for the Spiritual Journey. London: SPCK.

Liht, J., Conway, L. G., Savage, S., White, W., & O’Neill, K. A. (2012). Religious fundamentalism: An empirically derived construct and multi-cultural measurement scale. Archive for the Psychology of Religion.

Savage, S., Liht, J., & Williams, R. (2011). Being Muslim Being British: Preventing extremist violence through raising integrative complexity. In M. Sharpe & F. Gere (Eds.), The Intangibles of Security. NATO publication, IOS Press.

Liht, J., & Savage, S. (2011). Being Muslim Being British: A multi-media educational resource for young Muslims. In G. Joffe (Ed.), Radicalisation. London: I. B. Tauris.

Savage, S., & Boyd-MacMillan, E. (2010). Conflict in Relationships: Understand It, Overcome It. Oxford: Lion Hudson.

Liht, J., & Savage, S. (2008). Identifying young Muslims susceptible to violent radicalisation: Psychological theory and recommendations. In M. Sharpe (Ed.), Suicide Bombing: Psychological and Other Imperatives. NATO publication.

Savage, S. (2008). Towards integrative solutions to moral disputes between conservative and liberal Christians. Journal of Psychology and Christianity (Special Issue).

Savage, S., & Liht, J. (2008). Radical religious speech: How to assemble the ingredients of a binary world view. In J. Weinstein (Ed.), Extreme Speech and Democracy. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Boyd-Macmillan, E., Savage, S., & Liht, J. (2008). Conflict Transformation among Senior Church Leaders with Differing Theological Stances. London: Foundation for Church Leadership.

Savage, S., & Liht, J. (2008). Mapping fundamentalisms: The psychology of religion as a sub-discipline in the prevention of religiously motivated violence. Archive for the Psychology of Religion.

Savage, S., & Boyd-MacMillan, E. (2007). The Human Face of Church: A Social Psychology and Pastoral Theology Resource for Pioneer and Traditional Ministry. London: SCM–Canterbury Press.

Savage, S. (2006). Fundamentalism. In E. T. Dowd & S. L. Neilsen (Eds.), Exploration of the Psychologies in Religion. Springer.

Savage, S., Mayo-Collins, S., & Mayo, B. (2006). Making Sense of Generation Y: The Worldview of 15–26 Year Olds. London: Church House Publishing.

Savage, S. (2002). A psychology of fundamentalism: The search for inner failings. In M. Percy (Ed.), Fundamentalism, Church and Society. London: SPCK.