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   Articles with "extremism" as a keyword



Evidence for indirect loss of significance effects on violent extremism: The potential mediating role of anomia.

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recommendations! Published in 2019 at "Aggressive behavior"

DOI: 10.1002/ab.21863

Abstract: Psychological research suggests that violent extremism (e.g., terrorism) stems partly from existential motives, such as individuals' need to achieve significance in life after experiencing failure, ostracism, or humiliation (Significance Quest Theory; SQT). Parallel investigations from… read more here.

Keywords: significance effects; extremism; violent extremism; anomia ... See more keywords

Recent Trends in Political Extremism in Japan: a Decline in Physical Violence and a Rise in “Extremism by Other Means”

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recommendations! Published in 2019 at "East Asia"

DOI: 10.1007/s12140-019-09306-w

Abstract: This article observes that the cycle of violent political extremism that began in Japan’s postwar period did not last long beyond the mid-1990s. In view of the situation, this article intends to (1) give an… read more here.

Keywords: violence; political extremism; extremism; recent trends ... See more keywords
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Cognitive mechanisms in violent extremism

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recommendations! Published in 2019 at "Cognition"

DOI: 10.1016/j.cognition.2018.11.008

Abstract: This paper considers the cognitive underpinnings of violent extremism. We conceptualize extremism as stemming from a motivational imbalance in which a given need "crowds out" other needs and liberates behavior from their constraints. In the… read more here.

Keywords: violent extremism; extremism; cognitive mechanisms; mechanisms violent ... See more keywords

Understanding violent extremism in the 21st century: the (re)emerging role of relative deprivation.

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recommendations! Published in 2020 at "Current opinion in psychology"

DOI: 10.1016/j.copsyc.2020.03.010

Abstract: Recently, the world has experienced a wave of violent protest, and in particular Islamist and right-wing extremism have become increasing challenges for many societies. We argue that especially the experience of relative deprivation, that is… read more here.

Keywords: 21st century; violent extremism; extremism; relative deprivation ... See more keywords
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Extremism and Disability Chic

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recommendations! Published in 2018 at "Exceptionality"

DOI: 10.1080/09362835.2017.1283632

Abstract: ABSTRACT The word chic refers to something fashionable or stylish. Chic varies for individuals and groups and with time and place. Something chic may have desirable or undesirable long-term consequences. Disability and extremism are also… read more here.

Keywords: disability chic; disability; extremism disability; extremism ... See more keywords
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Is Extremism the ‘New’ Terrorism? the Convergence of ‘Extremism’ and ‘Terrorism’ in British Parliamentary Discourse

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recommendations! Published in 2019 at "Terrorism and Political Violence"

DOI: 10.1080/09546553.2019.1598391

Abstract: ABSTRACT That the distinctions between terrorism and extremism have become increasingly blurred is something of a truism, but there has been little systematic analysis of whether this is truly the case nor of its possible… read more here.

Keywords: extremism; parliamentary discourse; terrorism; british parliamentary ... See more keywords

‘Outsourcing patriarchy’ in preventing and countering violent extremism (P/CVE)

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recommendations! Published in 2024 at "Cambridge Review of International Affairs"

DOI: 10.1080/09557571.2024.2312840

Abstract: Abstract In recent years, many Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism (P/CVE) programs, formed to counter radicalisation into ‘jihadist’ extremism, have begun to address far-right extremism. In this paper, we critically assess this expansion through a… read more here.

Keywords: preventing countering; violent extremism; countering violent; cve ... See more keywords

Governing through the prevention of extremism. The Security Council’s P/CVE as a dispositif of liberal government

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recommendations! Published in 2024 at "Cambridge Review of International Affairs"

DOI: 10.1080/09557571.2024.2378385

Abstract: Abstract This article analyses the UN Security Council’s Prevention and Countering of Violent Extremism (P/CVE) as a Foucauldian dispositif of liberal government. Centred on early-detection, P/CVE tasks civil society with the prevention of extremism at… read more here.

Keywords: liberal government; dispositif liberal; cve; prevention ... See more keywords

Social Media Algorithms, Christian Extremism, and Catholic Ethics for Faith-Based Advocacy to Build a Culture of Encounter

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recommendations! Published in 2024 at "Political Theology"

DOI: 10.1080/1462317x.2024.2366579

Abstract: ABSTRACT Drawing on Catholic social ethics and Pope Francis’ vision of a culture of encounter, this essay demonstrates that social media algorithms function presently as “structures of sin.” Algorithms that govern social media platforms amplify… read more here.

Keywords: culture encounter; media algorithms; faith based; culture ... See more keywords
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‘What does terrorism look like?’: university lecturers’ interpretations of their Prevent duties and tackling extremism in UK universities

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recommendations! Published in 2018 at "Critical Studies on Terrorism"

DOI: 10.1080/17539153.2017.1396954

Abstract: ABSTRACT The UK Counter Terrorism and Security Act (2015) (CTSA) calls for a partnership between the government, individuals, organisations and communities to prevent the radicalisation of individuals and to prevent their participation in terrorist and… read more here.

Keywords: extremism; like university; look like; university lecturers ... See more keywords

Mindsets and narratives: A commentary on Quassim Cassam’s Extremism

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recommendations! Published in 2022 at "Critical Studies on Terrorism"

DOI: 10.1080/17539153.2022.2082095

Abstract: In his newest book, Extremism (Cassam 2022), philosopher Quassim Cassam brings together and analyses many different concepts in extremism studies, such as ideology, violence, radicalisation, grievances, counternarratives, fanaticism, radicalism, and fundamentalism. Central to the book… read more here.

Keywords: mindsets narratives; extremism; quassim cassam; commentary quassim ... See more keywords