Structural influences on involvement in European homegrown jihadism: a case study

This article empirically assesses the applicability of structural-level hypotheses for involvement in terrorism within the context of European homegrown jihadism. It uses these hypotheses to study how structural factors influenced involvement in the Dutch “Hofstadgroup.” Structural factors enabled t...

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Autor principal: Schuurman, Bart 1983- (Autor)
Otros Autores: Bakker, Edwin 1967- ; Eijkman, Quirine
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Artículo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2018
En: Terrorism and political violence
Año: 2018, Volumen: 30, Número: 1, Páginas: 97-115
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Palabras clave:
Hofstadgroup
homegrown jihadism
Levels of analysis
The Netherlands
primary sources
structural-level factors
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Sumario:This article empirically assesses the applicability of structural-level hypotheses for involvement in terrorism within the context of European homegrown jihadism. It uses these hypotheses to study how structural factors influenced involvement in the Dutch “Hofstadgroup.” Structural factors enabled the group’s emergence and its participants’ adoption of extremist views. They also motivated involvement in political violence and a shift in some participants’ focus from joining Islamist insurgents overseas to committing terrorism in the Netherlands. Finally, structural factors precipitated an actual terrorist attack. No support is found for the frequently encountered argument that discrimination and exclusion drive involvement in European homegrown jihadism. Instead, geopolitical grievances were prime drivers of this process.
Notas:Gesehen am 21.11.2023
Published online: 09 May 2016
ISSN:1556-1836
DOI:10.1080/09546553.2016.1158165