Processes of Radicalization and Polarization in the Context of Transnational Islamist Terrorism

The present special issue brings together papers that focus on relevant theoretical perspectives and empirical research concerning individual and collective processes of radicalization, and social dynamics and conflicts associated with them. It also examines strategies to prevent the initiation of s...

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Main Authors: Arin H. Ayanian, Nils Böckler, Bertjan Doosje, Andreas Zick
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Bielefeld 2019-03-01
Series:International Journal of Conflict and Violence
Online Access:https://www.ijcv.org/index.php/ijcv/article/view/3098
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spelling doaj-9a32a3fe3bd646dcb95a277123f110112020-11-25T01:25:25ZengUniversity of BielefeldInternational Journal of Conflict and Violence1864-13852019-03-011210.4119/ijcv-3098Processes of Radicalization and Polarization in the Context of Transnational Islamist TerrorismArin H. Ayanian0Nils Böckler1Bertjan Doosje2Andreas Zick3The Institute for Interdisciplinary Research on Conflict and Violence (IKG), Bielefeld University, GermanyInstitute of Psychology and Threat Management, Darmstadt, GermanyUniversity of Amsterdam, NetherlandsThe Institute for Interdisciplinary Research on Conflict and Violence (IKG), Bielefeld University, GermanyThe present special issue brings together papers that focus on relevant theoretical perspectives and empirical research concerning individual and collective processes of radicalization, and social dynamics and conflicts associated with them. It also examines strategies to prevent the initiation of such processes and thereby connects analyses and transfer. Eight articles advance the current state of the art with regard to three aspects of radicalization within the context of Islamist terrorism, namely: 1) radicalization as a relational process; 2) social challenges and the role of foreign policy; and 3) prevention strategies. Together they represent important current empirical studies and point to directions where research is urgently needed.https://www.ijcv.org/index.php/ijcv/article/view/3098
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author Arin H. Ayanian
Nils Böckler
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Bertjan Doosje
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Processes of Radicalization and Polarization in the Context of Transnational Islamist Terrorism
International Journal of Conflict and Violence
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title Processes of Radicalization and Polarization in the Context of Transnational Islamist Terrorism
title_short Processes of Radicalization and Polarization in the Context of Transnational Islamist Terrorism
title_full Processes of Radicalization and Polarization in the Context of Transnational Islamist Terrorism
title_fullStr Processes of Radicalization and Polarization in the Context of Transnational Islamist Terrorism
title_full_unstemmed Processes of Radicalization and Polarization in the Context of Transnational Islamist Terrorism
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publisher University of Bielefeld
series International Journal of Conflict and Violence
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publishDate 2019-03-01
description The present special issue brings together papers that focus on relevant theoretical perspectives and empirical research concerning individual and collective processes of radicalization, and social dynamics and conflicts associated with them. It also examines strategies to prevent the initiation of such processes and thereby connects analyses and transfer. Eight articles advance the current state of the art with regard to three aspects of radicalization within the context of Islamist terrorism, namely: 1) radicalization as a relational process; 2) social challenges and the role of foreign policy; and 3) prevention strategies. Together they represent important current empirical studies and point to directions where research is urgently needed.
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