RADICALIZATION AND MASS VIOLENCE FROM A BECKERIAN PERSPECTIVE: CONCEPTUAL AND EMPIRICAL CONSIDERATIONS

RADICALIZATION AND MASS VIOLENCE FROM A BECKERIAN PERSPECTIVE: CONCEPTUAL AND EMPIRICAL CONSIDERATIONS

This paper considers the conceptual and empirical merits of Ernest Becker’s analysis of radicalization and mass violence. Starting with several cases showing a clear link between exposure to traumatic events and violence, Ernest Becker’s idea that mass violence should be understood as an attempt to...

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Main Author: Mark Dechesne
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Daniel Koehler 2015-06-01
Series:Journal for Deradicalization
Subjects:
Ernest Becker
mass violence
radicalization
trauma
threat
escalation
group
Online Access:http://journals.sfu.ca/jd/index.php/jd/article/view/20

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http://journals.sfu.ca/jd/index.php/jd/article/view/20

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