Studies on radicalization & comments

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A British report by CREST that examines:

Why do some ‘extremists’ or ‘extremist groups’ choose not to engage in violence, or only in particular forms of violence? Why is it that even in deeply violent groups there are often thresholds of violence that members rarely if ever cross?

With three different case studies and all free to access.
Link:https://crestresearch.ac.uk/resource...s-full-report/

A book review of 'Home Grown: How Domestic Violence Turns Men Into Terrorists'. A book I'd missed, but the review is worth a peek, if only to think about the possible application.
Link:https://www.theguardian.com/books/20...n-smith-review

Something different after a recommendation by a "lurker" of a philosopher who dissects what are terrorist acts supposed to achieve and how?
Link:http://www.philosophersbeard.org/201...w-to-stop.html

An excellent BBC overview on preventing extremism or in full 'A psychological understanding of the “extremist mindset” is essential to combat violence.'
Link:http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20190501-how-do-you-prevent-extremism

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Raffaello Pantucci (RUSI) as a short overview, with a UK focus in an insurance publication. He starts with:

Amongst the reams of academic literature written on the topic, there is no single explanation or answer to how or why radicalisation happens. This process of radicalisation is a highly individualised one, driven by personal choices framed against a broader ideological backdrop.

He ends with:

The problem of radicalisation appears a perennial one, but how it expresses itself through different ideologies appears to broadly follow trends that go in similar directions; but as we move into a world where traditional groups hold an ever-more diffuse appeal and micro-ideologies start to emerge, how the threat picture expresses itself and who we need to pay attention to will become ever more confusing.

Link:https://raffaellopantucci.com/2019/0...adicalisation/