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From Profiles to Pathways and Roots to Routes: Perspectives from Psychology on Radicalization into Terrorism
Abstract
Attempts to profile terrorists have failed resoundingly, leaving behind a poor (and unfair) impression of the potential for a sound psychological contribution to understanding the terrorist. However, recent work in the area has delivered promising and exciting starting points for a conceptual development in understanding the psychological process across all levels of terrorist involvement. Involvement in terrorism is a complex psychosocial process that comprises at least three seemingly distinct phases: becoming involved, being involved—synonymous with engaging in unambiguous terrorist activity—and disengaging (which may or may not result in subsequent de-radicalization). A critical implication of these distinctions is the recognition that each of them may contain unique, or phase-specific, implications for counterterrorism. An argument is made for greater consideration of the disengagement phase with a clearer role for psychological research to inform and enhance practical counterterrorism operations.
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- Authors
- Horgan, J.
- Venue
- The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2008-07
- Volume
- 618
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 80-94
- ISSN
- 0002-7162 (ISSN-L)
- 1552-3349
- OpenAlex
- W2018225408
- Cited by
- 481
- References
- 12
- FWCI
- 25.55
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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