Leaving Hate Behind – Neo-Nazis, Significant Others and Disengagement
Journal abstract The purpose of this study is to contribute to the oral history of disengagement processes of former neo-Nazis in Sweden. The main aim is to take a holistic[…]
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Becoming, Belonging and Leaving – Exit Processes Among Young Neo-Nazis in Sweden
Journal abstract There is a growing field of studies on exit processes from extremist and militant organizations. At the same time, however, what is missing is a more developed oral[…]
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Why Terrorists Quit: The Disengagement of Indonesian Jihadists
Publisher’s description Why do hard-line terrorists decide to leave their organizations and quit the world of terror and destruction? This is the question for which Julie Chernov Hwang seeks answers[…]
Disengagement from Political Violence and Deradicalization: A Narrative-Dialogical Perspective
Journal abstract This article applies a dialogical analysis to the change processes involved in moving from engagement with to disengagement from an armed militant group, as well as from radicalization[…]
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Organizational Dynamics, Public Condemnation and The Impetus to Disengage from Violence
Journal abstract This article examines under what conditions armed Islamist groups intentionally demilitarize and de-legitimize violence, and under what conditions they deprioritize violence temporarily. The central argument is that the[…]
Organizational [Dis]trust: Comparing Disengagement Among Former Left-Wing and Right-Wing Violent Extremists
Journal abstract In order to move beyond the existing push/pull framework to understand disengagement, we apply a systematic coding scheme derived from Mayer and colleagues’ integrative model of organizational trust[…]
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Rehabilitating the Terrorists?: Challenges in Assessing the Effectiveness of De-radicalization Programs
Journal abstract Renewed interest on how and why terrorism ends has emerged in parallel with increased visibility of some new and innovative approaches to counterterrorism. These are collectively known, whether[…]
Addicted to Hate: Identity Residual among Former White Supremacists
Journal abstract The process of leaving deeply meaningful and embodied identities can be experienced as a struggle against addiction, with continuing cognitive, emotional, and physiological responses that are involuntary, unwanted,[…]
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Why They Leave: An Analysis of Terrorist Disengagement Events from Eighty-seven Autobiographical Accounts
Journal abstract A deeper understanding of terrorist disengagement offers important insights for policymakers and practitioners seeking to persuade individuals to leave these groups. Current research highlights the importance of certain[…]
Leaving ideological groups behind: A model of disengagement
Journal abstract The social mechanisms in ideological groups work to promote a cohesive social unit and present significant barriers to disengaging. Nonetheless, involvement in these groups is often not a[…]
