The dynamics of radicalization : a relational and comparative perspective / Eitan Y. Alimi, Lorenzo Bosi, Chares Demetriou.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Alimi, Eitan Y.

Contributor:

Bosi, Lorenzo.

Demetriou, Chares.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Radicalism.

Radicalism--Case studies.

Political violence.

Political violence--Case studies.

Genre:

Case studies.

Physical Description:

xi, 331 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2015.

Summary:

"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"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note:

Preface

Acknowedgments

List of Figures and Tables

Acronyms

Chapter One: Introduction: Social movements, Contentious Politics, and Radicalization

Chapter Two: Theorizing and Comparing Radicalization: A Relational Framework

Chapter Three: The Italian Extra-Parliamentary Left Movement and Brigate Rosse (1969-1978)

Chapter Four: The Cypriot Enosis Movement and EOKA (1945-1959)

Chapter Five: The Salafi Transnational Jihad Movement and al-Qaeda (1984-2001)

Chapter Six: Processes of Radicalization: Dissimilarities in Similarities

Chapter Seven: Non-Radicalization and Radicalization in Reverse

Chapter Eight: The Relational Dynamics of Radicalization: Conclusion

Appendix: Sub-Mechanism Types and Definitions

Notes

References

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780199937707

0199937702

9780199937721

0199937729

OCLC:

892895162