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Record Nr.

UNINA9910789148703321

Titolo

Dynamics of political violence : a process-oriented perspective on radicalization and the escalation of political conflict / / edited by Lorenzo Bosi, Chares Demetriou and Stefan Malthaner

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Surrey, England ; ; Burlington, Vermont : , : Ashgate, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

1-317-14737-5

1-315-57832-8

1-317-14736-7

1-4094-4352-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (321 p.)

Collana

The Mobilization Series on Social Movements, Protest, and Culture

Altri autori (Persone)

BosiLorenzo

DemetriouChares

MalthanerStefan

Disciplina

303.6

Soggetti

Political violence

Violence - Religious aspects

Violence - Social aspects

Radicalism

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

Cover; Contents; List of Figures and Tables; List of Contributors; Acknowledgements; 1 A Contentious Politics Approach to the Explanation of Radicalization; PART I Dynamics of Interaction between Oppositional Movements/Groups and the State; 2 The Mechanisms of Emotion in Violent Protest; 3 A Typology of Backfire Mechanisms; 4 Processes of Radicalization and De-radicalization in Western European Prisons (1965-1986); PART II Competition and Conflict: Dynamics of Intra-movement Interaction; 5 Competitive Escalation During Protest Cycles; 6 Intra-movement Competition and Political Outbidding

7 The Limits of RadicalizationPART III Dynamics of Meaning Formation: Frames and Beyond; 8 Contentious Interactions, Dynamics of Interpretations, and Radicalization; 9 Radical or Righteous?; 10 From



National Event to Transnational Injustice Symbol; PART IV Dynamics of (Transnational) Diffusion; 11 Radicalization from Outside; 12 Protest Diffusion and Rising Political Violence in the Turkish '68 Movement; 13 The Evolution of the al-Qaeda-type Terrorism; 14 Conclusion; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Dynamics of Political Violence examines how violence emerges and develops from episodes of contentious politics. By considering a wide range of empirical cases, such as anarchist movements, ethno-nationalist and left-wing militancy in Europe, contemporary Islamist violence, and insurgencies in South Africa and Latin America, this volume of research identifies the forces that shape radicalization and violent escalation and contributes to the process-and-mechanism-based models of contentious politics that have been developing over the past decade in both sociology and political science.