Terrorist Minds - The Psychology of Violent Extremism From Al-Qaeda to the Far Right

Drawing on groundbreaking personal interviews as well as decades of research from psychologists and others, John Horgan traces the pathways that lead people into violent extremism and explores what happens to them as their involvement deepens.

List of contents

Preface
1. What Is Terrorism?
2. Who Becomes a Terrorist?
3. Motivation
4. Mindset
5. Reintegration
6. Talking to Terrorists
7. Chasing Storms
Acknowledgments
Notes
Index

About the author

John Horgan is Distinguished University Professor in Georgia State University’s Department of Psychology, where he directs the Violent Extremism Research Group. He is frequently consulted by law enforcement and national security agencies, and he has testified before Congress. His many books include The Psychology of Terrorism (second edition, 2014) and Divided We Stand: The Strategy and Psychology of Ireland’s Dissident Terrorists (2012).

Summary

Drawing on groundbreaking personal interviews as well as decades of research from psychologists and others, John Horgan traces the pathways that lead people into violent extremism and explores what happens to them as their involvement deepens.

Product details

• Authors: John Horgan, Horgan John
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 11.12.2023
• EAN: 9780231198387
• ISBN: 978-0-231-19838-7
• No. of pages: 248
• Series: Columbia Studies in Terrorism and Irregular Warfare
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Theoretical psychology; PSYCHOLOGY / Social Psychology, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Terrorism, Terrorism, armed struggle, Social, group or collective psychology, psychology; social science; political science