Understanding and responding to causes of violent extremism
By: editors, Deborah M. Price and Joshua W. Morris
Series: Terrorism, hot spots and conflict-related issues; Defense, security, and strategy; Terrorism, hot spots and conflict-related issues; Defense, security and strategy series
Publisher: Nova Science Publishers
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 275
ISBN-13: 9781611229158
Subjects: Social aspects; Radicalism; Terrorism; Islam
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Limitations of "root causes" and "underlying conditions" explanations of violent extremim; title: Generic shortcomings of "underlying conditions" explanations; title: The "social and economic root causes" of violent extremism and terrorism : additional cautionary notes; title: Ideas, beliefs, identity and faith; title: Historical legacies and narratives of victimization and existential threat; title: International variables and "glocal" grievances; title: Toward a more sophisticated understanding of the relationship between socioeconomic conditions and vulnerability to violent extremism; title: Delineating the link between poverty and terrorism : key conclusions from recent empirical research; title: The indirect effects of social and economic conditions on violent extremism and terrorism; title: Political drivers; title: Denial of political rights and civil liberties; title: Government repression and gross violations of human rights; title: Endemic corruption and impunity for well-connected elites; title: Poorly governed or ungoverned areas; title: Protracted, violent local conflicts; title: State sponsorship; title: Discreditied governments and missing or coopted legal oppositions; title: Extremist profiles and "at-risk populations" : historical trends, recent patterns, and implications for development practitioners; title: The elusive search for a "terrorist personality"; title: Socioeconomic and educational profiles of violent extremists: historical trends and patterns; title: The evolving socioeconomic and educational profiles of salafi jihadists; title: Debating the concepts of "at-risk" or "vulnerable" populations : implications for development practitioners; title: : understanding individual movivations; title: Concrete, specific grievances; title: Broad ideological (especially religious) appeals; title: Grievance, ideology, territory, and relation to the community : identifying particular types of ve organizations; title: The search for economic gain, or the pull from prior involvement in illegal economic activities; title: Individual-specific variables; title: Intimidation or coercion; title: Group dynamics, recruitment, and self-recruitment; title: The centrality of group dynamics; title: Recruitment, self-recruitment, and time frames for radicalization : recent trends.