Journal abstract Prior research on extremism has identified a host of psychological, emotional, material, and group-based mechanisms that are potentially important drivers of individual radicalization. However, taken on their own,[…]
Journal abstract A central issue with many interpretations of radicalization remains their tendency to overemphasize the role of extremist beliefs in motivating involvement in terrorism. After elaborating on this critique,[…]
Journal abstract This Research Note starts by evaluating Lofland and Stark’s conversion model. By comparing it with several radicalisation models, it was found that conversion and radicalisation processes have much[…]
Journal abstract In this study, and with a view to extending upon existing findings on the effects of general violent media on violent cognitions, we experimentally measured the relationship between[…]
Journal abstract The process whereby individual terrorists radicalize into violent extremism is typically understood as involving a series of individual mechanisms (e.g., grievance, attachment to friends, thrill), group processes (e.g.,[…]
Journal abstract This article describes an empirical study into processes of homegrown radicalization and de-radicalization of young people. Researchers in Denmark and the Netherlands set out to answer the question[…]
Chapter summary Terrorism: Premeditated, politically motivated violence perpetrated against noncombatant targets by subnational groups or clandestine agents. The above definition, originally taken from a piece of US legislation, is often[…]
Chapter summary On July 16, 2015, the usual routine of the day was disrupted by sounds of a fierce firefight and explosions on one of the central streets of Bishkek,[…]
Chapter summary In the wake of the brutal attacks in Paris, 7 and 8 January 2015, against the satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo and the kosher supermarket Hyper Cacher, the hashtag[…]
Journal abstract This article explores the link between radicalization patterns and modes of attack planning and preparation among lone-actor terrorists. Building on theorized patterns of lone-actor radicalization, we discuss and[…]
Disengagement from Political Violence and Deradicalization: A Narrative-Dialogical Perspective20 April, 2018
Subjectivity in detection of radicalisation and violent extremism: a youth worker’s perspective19 April, 2018Peacebuilding Beyond Terrorism? Revisiting the Narratives of the Basque Conflict18 April, 2018
Radicalization to Violence: A Pathway Approach to Studying Extremism17 April, 2018