Friction : how radicalization happens to them and us
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Friction : how radicalization happens to them and us
Oxford University Press, c2011
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
This accessible book identifies twelve mechanisms of political radicalization that can move individuals, groups, and the masses to increased sympathy and support for political violence. Terrorism is an extreme form of radicalization, and the book describes pathways to terrorism to demonstrate the twelve mechanisms at work.
Written by two psychologists who are acknowledged radicalization experts and consultants to the Department of Homeland Security, Friction draws heavily on case histories. The case material is wide-ranging - drawn from Russia in the late 1800s, the US in the 1970s, and the radical Islam encouraged by the fall of the Soviet Union in the 1990s. Taken together, the twelve mechanisms show how unexceptional people are moved to exceptional violence in the conflict between states and non-state
challengers. Captivating, and with psychological overtones, this timely book covers one of the most pressing issues of our time.
Table of Contents
- Chapter One: Introduction
- Section 1
- Mechanisms of Individual Radicalization
- Chapter Two: Personal Grievance
- Chapter Three: Group Grievance
- Chapter Four: Slippery Slope
- Chapter Five: Love
- Chapter Six: Risk and Status
- Chapter Seven: Unfreezing
- Section 2
- Mechanisms of Group Radicalization
- Chapter Eight: Group Polarization
- Chapter Nine: Group Competition
- Chapter Ten: Group Isolation
- Section 3
- Mechanisms of Mass Radicalization
- Chapter Eleven: Jujitsu
- Chapter Twelve: Hate
- Chapter Thirteen: Martyrdom
- Section 4
- Wrapping Up
- Chapter Fourteen: Osama bin Laden
- Chapter Fifteen: Them and Us
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