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How to Rethink Psychology : the Psychology of Radicalization and Terrorism by Willem Koomen, Joop Van Der Pligt, Joop van der Pligt is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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Terrorism and radicalization have a long history, but in recent years their prominence has been a particularly conspicuous and influential feature of the global political landscape. This important book presents an overview of the processes involved in radicalization and terrorism, and introduces a systematic framework which captures the most crucial individual and social factors involved in determining these processes. The authors begin by considering the possible role of prejudice, economic deprivation, and discrimination, and the cognitive responses and emotions they can trigger. Such responses tend in turn to increase the importance of group membership, and promote intergroup differentiation and polarization, a process which is often accompanied by more pronounced and more extreme religious and ideological beliefs. The book also describes the role of cultural values and social climate in processes of radicalization, as well as the role of personality factors and demographics such as age and marital status. As for violent terrorist action itself, this final most radical stage is elicited by a number of group factors such as groupthink, isolation, and leadership. Certain cognitive

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Author

Willem Koomen, Joop Van Der Pligt, Joop van der Pligt

Publisher

Routledge

Published

2016

Language

EN

ISBN

9781317677031

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Psychology, Science, Political Science