Mechanisms of Political Radicalization: Pathways Toward Terrorism

By C. McCauley, S. Moskalenko. 2008

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Subfields: Sociology and Political Science

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Auditing radicalization pathways on YouTube (2019, background): “core members, such as those listed on the aforementioned website [7]. To break ties, we label borderline cases as Alt-lite. Radicalization. We consider the definition given by McCauley and Moskalenko [29]: (“Functionally, political radicalization is increased preparation for and commitment to interg”
The Radicalization of Homegrown Jihadists: A Review of Theoretical Models and Social Psychological Evidence (2011, background): “and Moskalenko describe twelve possible mechanisms of radicalization operating at the individual, group, and mass levels.(25) Such broad explanations no doubt capture more realistically the complexity of radicalization; however these explanations were”
Collective Narcissism: Political Consequences of Investing Self‐Worth in the Ingroup’s Image (2019, background): “Such findings are important in the light of analyses suggesting that feeling humiliated in the name of one’s own group is one of the most frequently reported motives for political radicalization and violence (McCauley & Moskalenko, 2008).”
Collective Narcissism Predicts Hypersensitivity to In–group Insult and Direct and Indirect Retaliatory Intergroup Hostility (2016, background): “…positivity in the psychological dynamics of intergroup offence is particularly important in the light of data suggesting that feeling humiliated in the name of one’s own group is one of the most frequently reported motives for political radicalization and violence (McCauley & Moskalenko, 2008).”
The biographical consequences of protest and activism: a systematic review and a new typology (2017, background): “Radicalization can be defined as ‘change in beliefs, feelings, and behaviors in direction that increasingly justify intergroup violence and demand sacrifice in defence of the ingroup’ (McCauley & Moskalenko, 2008, p. 416).”
The Making of Violent Extremists (2018, background): “Indeed, terrorism researchers have commented on the fact that although many may sympathize with terrorists’ activities, only a few are willing to be actively involved in terrorism (cf. McCauley & Moskalenko, 2008; Sageman, 2004).”