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dc.contributor.editorBalzacq, Thierry
dc.contributor.editorElyamine , Settoul
dc.date.accessioned2022-12-08T10:14:57Z
dc.date.available2022-12-08T10:14:57Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.identifier.urihttps://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/59876
dc.description.abstractRadicalization is a major challenge of contemporary global security. It conjures up images of violent ideologies, “homegrown” terrorists and jihad in both the academic sphere and among security and defense experts. While the first instances of religious radicalization were initially limited to second-generation Muslim immigrants, significant changes are currently impacting this phenomenon. Technology is said to amplify the dissemination of radicalism, though there remains uncertainty as to the exact weight of technology on radical behaviors. Moreover, far from being restricted to young men of Muslim heritage suffering from a feeling of social relegation, radicalism concerns a significant number of converted Muslims, women and more heterogeneous profiles (social, academic and geographic), as well as individuals that give the appearance of being fully integrated in the host society. These new and striking dynamics require innovative conceptual lenses. Radicalization in Theory and Practice identifies the mechanisms that explicitly link radical religious beliefs and radical actions. It describes its nature, singles out the mechanisms that enable radicalism to produce its effects, and develops a conceptual architecture to help scholars and policy-makers to address and evaluate radicalism—or what often passes as such. A variety of empirical chapters fed by first-hand data probe the relevance of theoretical perspectives that shape radicalization studies. By giving a prominent role to first-hand empirical investigations, the authors create a new framework of analysis from the ground up. This book enhances the quality of theorizing in this area, consolidates the quality of methodological enquiries, and articulates security studies insights with broader theoretical debates in different fields including sociology, social psychology, economics, and religious studies.en_US
dc.languageEnglishen_US
dc.subject.classificationthema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and governmenten_US
dc.subject.classificationthema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government::JPQ Central / national / federal government::JPQB Central / national / federal government policiesen_US
dc.subject.classificationthema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government::JPF Political ideologies and movements::JPFN Nationalismen_US
dc.subject.otherRadicalization, Western Europe, Rational Choice, comparative analysis, theories of radicalization, framework for analysis, terrorism, Jihadism, Jihadi Terrorism, networks, social movement theories, Belgium, France, Germany, Spain, United Kingdom, Islamic Doctrines, Conversion, religious violenceen_US
dc.titleRadicalization in Theory and Practiceen_US
dc.title.alternativeUnderstanding Religious Violence in Western Europeen_US
dc.typebook
oapen.identifier.doi10.3998/mpub.12202059en_US
oapen.relation.isPublishedBye07ce9b5-7a46-4096-8f0c-bc1920e3d889en_US
oapen.relation.isFundedByb818ba9d-2dd9-4fd7-a364-7f305aef7ee9en_US
oapen.relation.isbn9780472075140en_US
oapen.relation.isbn9780472055142en_US
oapen.collectionKnowledge Unlatched (KU)en_US
oapen.pages297en_US


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