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Why People Radicalize provides an in-depth analysis of how perceptions of unfairness can lead individuals and groups to develop radical convictions and sympathy for extremism and terrorism. Accessible for scientists, professionals, and practitioners, the book explains how uncertainty and insufficient self-corrections influence this process.
List of contents
- Preface
- Part One: Introducing Radicalization
- Chapter 1: A Framework to Understand Radicalization
- Chapter 2: Instances of Radicalization, Extremism, and Terrorism
- Chapter 3: A Review of Radicalization Theories
- Part Two: Key Antecedents of Radicalization
- Chapter 4: Perceiving Unfairness
- Chapter 5: Uncertainty and Other Threats
- Chapter 6: Self-Interest and Insufficient Corrections
- Part Three: Core Components of Radicalization
- Chapter 7: Rigidity of Thoughts
- Chapter 8: Hot-Cognitive Defense of Worldviews
- Chapter 9: Violent Rejection of Law and Democratic Principles
- Part Four: Conclusions and Reflections
- Chapter 10: Conclusions and Limitations: What Do We Learn
- Chapter 11: Practical Implications: We Can We Do
- Chapter 12: Discussion: What is Next
- References
- Acknowledgments
About the author
Kees van den Bos, Professor of Social Psychology and Empirical Legal Science at Utrecht University, researches fairness in order to develop basic scientific insights needed for the understanding of major societal problems. He has advised the Dutch government and the National Coordinator for Security and Counterterrorism on why people engage in radical behavior, extremism, and terrorism.
Summary
Why People Radicalize provides an in-depth analysis of how perceptions of unfairness can lead individuals and groups to develop radical convictions and sympathy for extremism and terrorism. Accessible for scientists, professionals, and practitioners, the book explains how uncertainty and insufficient self-corrections influence this process.
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Succeeds splendidly in identifying what we can learn from the very large cluster of theoretical and empirical studies that seek to comprehend radicalisation as an escalation process. Van den Bos has earned his stripes as a social justice researcher and consciously uses that route into understanding radicalisation.
