The three pillars of radicalization : needs, narratives, and networks / Arie Kruglanski, Jocelyn J. Bélanger, and Rohan Gunaratna.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kruglanski, Arie W., author.

Bélanger, Jocelyn J., author.

Gunaratna, Rohan, 1961- author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Radicalism.

Terrorism.

Religious fundamentalism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (273 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2019.

Summary:

'The Three Pillars of Radicalization' identifies the three major determinants of radicalization that progresses into violent extremism, the three Ns of radicalization. The first determinant is the need: Individuals' universal desire for personal significance. The second determinant is the narrative. Because significance is conferred by members of one's group, the group's narrative guides members in their quest for significance. The third determinant is the network: membership of one's group who validate the narrative and who dispense rewards (respect and veneration) to members who implement it.

Contents:

A clear and present danger for the 21st century

The rise of contemporary violent Islamist extremism: the threat and the response

Significance quest theory of radicalization

Other theories of radicalization

Empirical evidence for significance quest theory

Profiles in violent extremism

The deradicalization process

Can rehabilitation last? : on preventing re-radicalization

Assessing radicalization and deradicalization

Epilogue: the long shadow of violent extremism.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Previously issued in print: 2019.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-19-085114-7

0-19-085115-5

0-19-085113-9