Collective emotions and political violence: narratives of Islamist organisations in Western Europe

How do collective actors move from moderate politics to (violent) extremism? Faced with high risks of repression and implosion, they need to legitimate such radical change to keep members and followers committed to collective action. Drawing on the texts, audios, and videos of five Islamist organisa...

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Main Author: Clément, Maéva (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
Published: Manchester Manchester University Press 2023
In:Year: 2023
Online Access: Table of Contents
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Keywords:
Radicalism > Religious aspects > Islam
Islamic fundamentalism > Germany > History > 21st century
Islamic fundamentalism > Great Britain > History > 21st century
Political Violence > Religious aspects > Islam
Collective behavior > Political aspects > Germany > History > 21st century
Collective behavior > Political aspects > Great Britain > History > 21st century
Islam > Germany > History > 21st century
Islam > Great Britain > History > 21st century
Politischer Islam
Dschihadismus
Militanz
Islam
Fundamentalismus
Religiöse Gemeinschaft
Personenvereinigung
Gruppenidentität
Radikalisierung
Gewalt
Religion
Großbritannien
Deutschland
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Summary:How do collective actors move from moderate politics to (violent) extremism? Faced with high risks of repression and implosion, they need to legitimate such radical change to keep members and followers committed to collective action. Drawing on the texts, audios, and videos of five Islamist organisations in the UK and Germany in the 2000s and 2010s, the book develops a transdisciplinary theoretical framework and innovative methodological approach to explore how radical changes in activism are mediated. Clément argues that political violence has to feel right, as a collective, for an organisation and its followers to move from moderate activism to (violent) extremism. She shows that organisations mediate this change by performing collective emotions in and through narrative. The book offers a provocative and nuanced account which departs from conventional interpretations of radicalisation and reminds us of the power of emotions.
Item Description:Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 241-255, Register
Physical Description:x, 261 Seiten Diagramme 24 cm
ISBN:9781526167699