Radicalization’s Core

Is radicalization inherently conducive to terrorism? This paper addresses this fault-line within discourses on radicalization by analyzing the political awakening and mobilization of British Muslims operating in environments targeted by violent-extremists. The results show that despite undergoing th...

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Main Author: Derfoufi, Zin (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2022
In: Terrorism and political violence
Year: 2022, Volume: 34, Issue: 6, Pages: 1185-1206
Online Access: Presumably Free Access
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Keywords:
Nonviolence
counternarrative
Counterterrorism
nonviolent extremism
Extremism
Terrorism
Radicalization

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