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Record Nr.

UNINA9910457542003321

Autore

Pisiou Daniela

Titolo

Islamist radicalisation in Europe : an occupational change process / / Daniela Pisoiu

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon [England] ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2012

ISBN

1-283-44241-8

9786613442413

0-203-80580-1

1-136-65065-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (217 p.)

Collana

Political violence

Disciplina

320.5/57094

Soggetti

Radicalism - Europe - Prevention

Islamic fundamentalism - Europe

Islam and politics - Europe

Political violence - Europe - Prevention

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Islamist Radicalisation in Europe: An occupational change process; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Methodological considerations; Development of the chapters; 1 Conceptualising radicalisation; Radicalism, extremism, fundamentalism; Radicalism in time; The case for radicalism; Conceptualising the radicalisation process; 2 Islamist radicalisation in Europe: a reaction to grievance?; Islamist radicalisation in Europe: the facts; Big explanations for small things; Ways forward: the rational choice approach; 3 Becoming an Islamist radical: a matter of occupational choice

The Islamist radical occupational change processProbing; Centrifying; Professionalising; 4 Choosing the radical Islamist occupation; Standing; Recognition; Reward; 5 Closing the circle: the world through radical eyes; Delineating radical interpretative frameworks; Learning ways of doing and ways of thinking; Forming ways of thinking; Framework exclusivising; From frameworks to acts; 6 Dealing with Islamist radicalisation; Criminalising terrorism and radicalisation; Combating



radicalisation locally; Combating ideology; Combating root causes; Assumptions; Policy recommendations; Conclusion

AppendixBibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book examines the Islamist radicalisation process in Europe, developing a new theoretical model based on an empirical study of the evolution of Islamist radicals in their social environment. The approach of this book is to examine how, and under what conditions, people choose to radicalise. It focuses on the experience of radicalisation from the perspective of those who have undergone it. The study is based on trial and court material, along with an extensive number of interviews collected from many different European countries, and this biographical approach is used to address