[Rezension von: Carroll, Danny W.$nII, Social work and the psychosocial journey out of far-right extremism]

This review examines Social Work and the Psychosocial Journey Out of Far-Right Extremism by Danny Carroll II, an American social worker and scholar whose constructivist grounded theory study explores how individuals exit white supremacist groups. Carroll’s historical analysis traces the evolution of...

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Main Author: McKenzie, Andrew (Author)
Contributors: Carroll, Danny W. (Bibliographic antecedent)
Format: Electronic Review
Language:English
Published: 2025
In: Journal for deradicalization
Year: 2025, Volume: 45, Pages: 177-184
Online Access: Volltext (kostenfrei)
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Keywords:
White Supremacy
United States
P/CVE
Social Work
Disengagement
Grounded Theory
BTAM (Behavioral Threat Assessment and Management)
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Summary:This review examines Social Work and the Psychosocial Journey Out of Far-Right Extremism by Danny Carroll II, an American social worker and scholar whose constructivist grounded theory study explores how individuals exit white supremacist groups. Carroll’s historical analysis traces the evolution of U.S. white ethnonationalism and highlights the vulnerability of America’s fragmented P/CVE infrastructure, including debates over social work involvement in police-led Behavioral Threat Assessment and Management (BTAM) teams. The book’s major contribution is the “Diverse Journey” framework, which reframes disengagement as a nonlinear process shaped by biographical events, disillusionment, and identity reconstruction. While this construct offers clinical value, its transferability to multidisciplinary risk-assessment contexts is limited. The review argues that Carroll neglects to engage relevant American scholarship on far-right exit pathways and could offer stronger guidance for ethical social work practice within existing systems. Nonetheless, the book is a timely call for U.S. social work scholars and practitioners to engage with white supremacist extremism.
ISSN:2363-9849