Unravelling Radicalisation - Exploring Concepts, Contexts, and Perspectives

The term radicalisation is being used by politicians, activist groups, the media, governmental organisations, and many other groups, although it lacks conceptual clarity and insufficient consideration is given to its historical context. This edited book offers a reflective overview of the state of the research by addressing questions such as 'what is radicalisation?' and 'does the concept help us to understand political violence differently?' across the social sciences. From a global selection of scholars, it explores the definition and the utilisation of the concept of radicalisation, pathway modelling, and the impact of gender, religion, and ideologies on radicalisation. It combines theoretical and historical analysis, providing a good introduction for any scholar and student starting in that field.

List of contents

Chapter 1: Unravelling Radicalisation.- Chapter 2: Is radicalisation a good concept.- Chapter 3: How and Why They Radicalise A Psychosocial Perspective.- Chapter 4: Rationalist Directions in Radicalisation Studies.- Chapter 5: Is it Really Radicalisation Predatory aggression Across Contexts.- Chapter 6: Affective polarisation Dehumanisation of the Adversary and Political violence.- Chapter 7: The Emotional Logics of Violent Radicalisation.- Chapter 8: Misplaced Retribution Revenge Nihilism and Radicalisation Against the State.- Chapter 9: Hindutva Radicalisation of the Indian Youth and its Impact on Freedom of Religion.- Chapter 10: Radicalisation in Kenya: Understanding Political violence and Extremism in a Complex Socio-Political Landscape.- Chapter 11: Examining the Radicalisation Processes of Sectarian identities in Pakistan.- Chapter 12: Gender Misogyny and the internet The Radicalisation of Young Men in the Involuntary celibate Incel Community.- Chapter 13: Breaking the Binary: Mixed Extremism and the Contemporary UK Landscape of Radicalisation.- Chapter 14: Radicalisation A concept used in the Courtroom.

About the author

Dr Gilbert McLaughlin
is a lecturer in criminology at the Liverpool Hope University, UK.

Dr Antoinette Raffaela Huber
is a senior lecturer in criminology at the University of Liverpool, UK.

Product details

• Assisted by: Huber (Editor), Antoinette Huber (Editor), Antoinette Raffaela Huber (Editor), Gilbert McLaughlin (Editor), Raffaela Huber (Editor)
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 10.10.2025
• EAN: 9783031918865
• ISBN: 978-3-0-3191886-5
• No. of pages: 326
• Dimensions: 148 mm x 22 mm x 210 mm
• Weight: 535 g
• Illustrations: XV, 326 p. 2 illus.
• Series: Crime Prevention and Security Management
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > Criminal law, criminal procedural law, criminology; Soziologie, Alternative Glaubenslehren, Soziale Gruppen: religiöse Gemeinschaften, Sociology of Religion, Religion und Politik, Terrorismus, bewaffneter Kampf, Alt-Right, Incel, auseinandersetzen, Extremism, New Religious Movements, Terrorism, Political Violence, Crime and Society, Terrorism and Political Violence, Politics and Religion, Crime Control and Security, Crime Prevention, violent extremism, De-radicalisation, Theorising radicalisation