Radicalisation
Remember: topic to me at least by Week 4
radicalisation (change in belief): process of connecting with and adopting radical or extremist ideology—does not necessarily result in violence or ‘engaging’ in extremist activity
engagement (change in behaviour): (in this context) process or act of performing radical or extremist activity, especially violence
deradicalisation (change in belief): “process by which an individual is diverted from an extremist ideology, eventually rejecting an extremist ideology and moderating their beliefs” (Gaudette, Scrivens, and Venkatesh 2022, 1)
disengagement (change in behaviour): “process by which an individual decides to leave their associated extremist group or movement in order to reintegrate into society” (Ibid.)
Dr. Erin Saltman talk (until 8.00 mark)
How have individuals radicalised into political violence?
what are their motivations?
what/who are they influenced by?
what are the differences/similarities of radicalisation processes in different eras and contexts?
Examples from cases you know of?
ideological activists, motivated by ideas; drifters and fellow travelers, seeking friendship; and frustrated youth with criminal records
key finding: radicals tend to have normal personalities (pathologising is futile)
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See further in (e.g.) Campelo et al. (2018), della Porta (2018), Fahey and Simi (2019), Jensen, Seate, and James (2018), Vergani et al. (2018)
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No support was garnered for the identification of distinct pathways of homogeneous risk factors among either sample of violent offenders.