RT Book
T1 The dynamics of radicalization: a relational and comparative perspective
A1 Alimi, Eitan Y.
A2 Bosi, Lorenzo
A2 Demetriou, Chares
LA English
PP New York, NY
PB Oxford Univ. Press
YR 2015
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/815463642
AB "The book comparatively investigates the processes of radicalization, focusing on questions of how and when such processes unfold, rather than on why they happen in the first place. Alimi, Bosi, and Demetriou argue that processes of radicalization develop primarily through the interplay of three specific mechanisms: "competition for power" among movement actors; "threat/opportunity spirals" between the movement and its political environment; and "outbidding" between movement actors and state security forces. Each arena or mechanism affects and is affected by the other two, creating a multilayered pathway of radicalization. Using the "most different case" logic, the authors argue their theory through three case studies: the Red Brigades in Italy (1968-1980), the Greek Cypriot Enosis-EOKA (1945-1960), and the Al Qaeda/Sunni-led Salafi Transnational Jihad Movement (1984-2001). Without losing sight of the significant differences between the cases, or of the way in which they influence the particular sequence of the process, the book provides an empirically proven and widely applicable analytic framework for understanding how political processes and different contexts drive radicalization"--
AB "The book comparatively investigates the processes of radicalization, focusing on questions of how and when such processes unfold, rather than on why they happen in the first place. Alimi, Bosi, and Demetriou argue that processes of radicalization develop primarily through the interplay of three specific mechanisms: "competition for power" among movement actors; "threat/opportunity spirals" between the movement and its political environment; and "outbidding" between movement actors and state security forces. Each arena or mechanism affects and is affected by the other two, creating a multilayered pathway of radicalization. Using the "most different case" logic, the authors argue their theory through three case studies: the Red Brigades in Italy (1968-1980), the Greek Cypriot Enosis-EOKA (1945-1960), and the Al Qaeda/Sunni-led Salafi Transnational Jihad Movement (1984-2001). Without losing sight of the significant differences between the cases, or of the way in which they influence the particular sequence of the process, the book provides an empirically proven and widely applicable analytic framework for understanding how political processes and different contexts drive radicalization"--
NO Includes bibliographical references and index
CN HN49.R33
SN 9780199937721
SN 9780199937707
K1 Radicalization
K1 Radicalism
K1 Radicalism : Case studies
K1 Political Violence
K1 Political Violence : Case studies
K1 SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General
K1 POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General
K1 Social Science / Violence In Society
K1 Politische Bewegung
K1 Soziale Bewegung
K1 Gewalt
K1 Politik
K1 Politischer Konflikt
K1 Innenpolitik
K1 Kollektive Sicherheit
K1 Terrorismus
K1 Radikalismus
K1 Politische Einstellung
K1 Salafija
K1 Zypernfrage
K1 Erde
K1 Fallstudiensammlung
K1 Gewalt : Politik : Gesellschaft : Radikalismus