Radicalization

[Review essay]: Islamismus, Politik der Frömmigkeit oder Post-Islamismus? —Politikwissenschaftliche Narrative über islamische Politik

by Erik Mohns

[Islamism, politics of piety or post-Islamism? – Narratives of Islamic politics in political science literature]. published in Neue Politische Literatur 56(2). 2011: 259-283.

The article analyzes the dominant discursive representations of ‘Islamic politics’ in scholarly debates in political... more The article analyzes the dominant discursive representations of ‘Islamic politics’ in scholarly debates in political science and Middle East studies. It examines established academic templates of narratives on (de)radicalization, resistance against modernity, and incompatibility of Islam and democracy on the basis of those concepts, analytical frameworks, premises and research questions on which these narratives extensively themselves rely. By assessing their underlying notions of politics, the article suggest a broadening of well-established analytical prisms by approaches that allow for a reconsideration not only of ‘Islamic’ formal-institutional politics, but an inclusion of discursive shifts, renegotiations of ‘Islamic’ traditions and translations of locally established practices in religious idioms into analyses of ‘Islamic politics’.

Understanding and Countering Islamist Propaganda on the Internet: Perspectives from Southeast Asia”

by Mohamed Nawab

Conference Paper for Swiss Foreign Ministry Workshop on Assessing and Countering Jihadist Propaganda, Vevey, 27-29 April 2008

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Pathways to genocide: the process of ideological radicalisation

by Elisabeth Hope Murray

PhD dissertation, University of Edinburgh; awarded August 2011

Radicaal, orthodox of extremist? Achtergrondinformatie over radicalisering en polarisatie

by Ewoud Butter

Changing Worldviews and Friendship. An Exploration of the Life Stories of Two Female Salafists in the Netherlands

by Martijn de Koning

Changing Worldviews and Friendship. An Exploration of the Life Stories of Two Female Salafists in the Netherlands. In Global Salafism. Islam's New Religious Movement, Ed. Roel Meijer, 372-392. London: Hurst.

Disarmed Struggle: The Conceyu Nacionalista Astur and the Delegitimization of Nationalist Violence in Post-Franco Asturias, 1976-1982

by Patrick W. Zimmerman

In submission, draft only.

In the brief period after the 1975 death of Francisco Franco and the consolidation of the new constitutional order in... more In the brief period after the 1975 death of Francisco Franco and the consolidation of the new constitutional order in the early 1980s, a group of radicals attempted to transform a weak, but developing, nationalist movement in Asturias into an armed struggle.  During the summer of 1979, these militants seized control of a small nationalist party, the Conceyu Nacionalista Astur (CNA), then concerned principally with the revival of the local language.  Aided by the Basque group ETA (político-militar), the CNA began a series of armed robberies. The subsequent arrest of six Asturians and the public exposure of the link between Asturian and Basque nationalism caused a widespread delegitimization of violent tactics, steering most Asturianistas towards more moderate methods in their pursuit of change.  The literature on nationalism focuses on cases that developed sustained conflicts, but it is equally important to understand why other movements largely rejected the use of arms.

Regulating the 'Dark Web': How a Two-Fold Approach Can tackle Peer-to-Peer Radicalisation

by Tim Stevens

RUSI Journal, Vol.154, No.2 (April 2009), pp.28-33.

The internet plays a contributory role in radicalisation, but is only one of a number of mechanisms currently deployed... more The internet plays a contributory role in radicalisation, but is only one of a number of mechanisms currently deployed to win recruits to global jihad. Technical regulation of online content is difficult and may be counter-productive, driving forums deeper underground or alienating users. Tim Stevens argues that adopting a social approach that educates and empowers online communities could have more success.

Countering Online Radicalisation: A Strategy for Action

by Tim Stevens

New Media and Counter-Narrative Strategies

by Tim Stevens

In: E.J.A.M. Kessels (ed.), Countering Violent Extremist Narratives (The Hague: NCTb, 2010), pp.112-122.

Going All the Way – Politicization and Radicalization of the Hofstad Network in the Netherlands

by Martijn de Koning

In: Assaad E. Azzi, Xenia Chryssochoou, Bert Klandermans, Bernd Simon, Identity and Participation in Culturally Diverse Societies, Blackwell Publishing, 2011

In this chapter we analyze the shift from a politicized identity to a radicalized identity of (members of) the Hofstad... more In this chapter we analyze the shift from a politicized identity to a radicalized identity of (members of) the Hofstad network. Our findings are based on an analysis of texts written by the Hofstad network by Meijer who acted as an expert witness at one of the trials involving the network. We also include observations and transcripts of chats and online debates.

After introducing the Hofstad network, we provide an analysis of the “assimilationist” discourse and the rise of the Salafi movement as a background for the politicization and radicalization of the members of the Hofstad network. This process is analyzed from a social movement perspective, following Gamson (1992), by focusing on their perception of injustice, the agency of the people, and their identity.

NIC Meeting: No Consensus on Challenges to Internal Security

by Kamala Kanta Dash

The 15th National Integration Council (NIC) discussed the pressing issues of terrorism, communalism, radicalisation of... more The 15th National Integration Council (NIC) discussed the pressing issues of terrorism, communalism, radicalisation of youth and possible steps to deal with these challenges to internal security but could not reach at any consensus.

The Power of a Lone Terrorist

by Bibhu Prasad Routray

Published in Straits Times (Singapore), 29 July 2011

Power of a lone self radicalized gunman can excel the efforts of an organized terrorist outfit. Norway is an example.... more Power of a lone self radicalized gunman can excel the efforts of an organized terrorist outfit. Norway is an example. This factor needs to be factored into the counter-terror architecture.

VIOLENT RADICALISATION AMONG MUSLIMS: IS GREECE IMMUNE?

by Thalia Tzanetti

Fregonese, S. Polarisation as a socio-material phenomenon: a bibliographical review

by Sara Fregonese

2009, with Ralf Brand, Journal of Urban Technology 16 (2-3): 9-33

The "Khmer Rouge": from emergence to power A focus on the dynamics of an insurgency using interactions as explanatory framework

by Helene Lavoix

paper presented at the 2006 International Institute for Asian Studies (IIAS) conference on International Maoist insurgency in Asia and Latin America: Comparative perspectives, Leiden, Nederlands

Pathological Tendencies in Russian "Neo-Eurasianism:" The Significance of the Rise of Aleksandr Dugin for the Interpretation of Public Life in Contemporary Russia

by Andreas Umland

Russian Politics and Law, vol. 47, no. 1 (2009), pp. 76-89.