RT Article
T1 The makings of a terrorist: continuity and change across left-, right- and jihadist extremists and terrorists in Europe and North-America, 1960s-present
JF Deviant behavior
VO 44
IS 6
SP 953
OP 974
A1 Schuurman, Bart 1983-
A2 Carthy, Sarah L.
LA English
YR 2023
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1856189228
AB This article conducts comparative research to advance our understanding of the causes of terrorism. Primarily, by assessing differences and similarities between left-, right- and jihadist extremists and terrorists, the prevalence of certain variables amongst populations of radicalized individuals will be determined. Secondly, by contrasting, where possible, these prevalence rates with representative samples from the broader population, the distinctiveness of these biographical details amongst extremists and terrorists is discussed. The article compares the Analysen zum Terrorismus, one of the most comprehensive studies of (left-wing) terrorism ever conducted, with original empirical work on contemporary right-wing and jihadist extremism and terrorism. Results suggest that extremists and terrorists from these contexts are not distinctive in terms of socio-economic backgrounds, educational achievements, criminal antecedents or suicide attempts. There does appear to be a higher prevalence of unemployment, broken homes and related childhood stressors. The importance of social movements and groups in drawing and anchoring individuals to extremism and terrorism is emphasized across ideological boundaries, as is the influence of societal and political contextual factors, such as political representation of extremist views.
NO Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 971-974
K1 Terrorismus
K1 Ursache
K1 Rechtsextremismus
K1 Linksextremismus
K1 Jihadismus
K1 Radikalisierung
DO 10.1080/01639625.2022.2118088