RT Article
T1 Radicalizing spaces: Neighbourhood effects on susceptibility to radicalization
JF European journal of criminology
VO 22
IS 3
SP 426
OP 451
A1 Kurtenbach, Sebastian 1987-
A1 Küchler, Armin
A1 Zick, Andreas 1962-
A2 Küchler, Armin
A2 Zick, Andreas 1962-
LA English
YR 2025
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1939333091
AB This study examines neighbourhood effects and their impact on inhabitants? susceptibility to radicalization by linking standardized survey data in three German cities to data from government statistics, followed by a multilevel analysis from a total of 145 units. This allows us to control for both local and individual factors with respect to the susceptibility to radicalization. Findings show that an increased level of self-control and income satisfaction have a deterring effect against the susceptibility to radicalization. Digital activities, on the other hand, have a positive effect on susceptibility. Sociostructural characteristics at the neighbourhood level do not show a clear effect on the susceptibility to radicalization, but differences in ?legal cynicism? and ?collective efficacy? are evident in a varying pattern across the three cities under study. In the city with the highest level of social segregation, legal cynicism had a positive effect and collective efficacy had a mitigating effect on the susceptibility to radicalization. The results show that the local environment should be taken into account when explaining radicalization.
K1 deviant behaviour
K1 Extremism
K1 interpersonal trust
K1 Legal cynicism
K1 neighbourhood effects
K1 Radicalization
DO 10.1177/14773708241297780