LEADER 04535nam 22006375 450 001 9910999778203321 005 20250429130221.0 010 $a3-031-84521-8 024 7 $a10.1007/978-3-031-84521-5 035 $a(CKB)38641809800041 035 $a(DE-He213)978-3-031-84521-5 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC32060689 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL32060689 035 $a(EXLCZ)9938641809800041 100 $a20250429d2025 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aSocial Contexts of Radicalization and Violent Extremism in the MENA and Balkans $eA Multi-Country Analysis /$fedited by Corinne Torrekens, Tasnim Chirchi, Lurdes Vidal Bertran 205 $a1st ed. 2025. 210 1$aCham :$cSpringer Nature Switzerland :$cImprint: Springer,$d2025. 215 $a1 online resource (IX, 205 p.) 311 08$a3-031-84520-X 327 $aIntroduction -- Making fieldwork about radicalization and violent extremism in the MENA and the Balkans -- Some conceptual and methodological challenges -- Meso-level dynamics and the drivers of violent extremism (VE) in Egypt -- Macro level analysis of response to violent extremism in Jordan -- Social experiences of young actors and violent radicalization in Morocco -- Territorial inequalities and youth radicalization in Tunisia -- Political divisions and narratives of exclusion in Bosnia and Herzegovina -- The aftermath of armed conflict and radicalization of Macedonian youth -- Meso-level analysis of multi ethnic contexts and community resilience in Kosovo -- Propaganda and misinformation as drivers of radicalization in Bulgaria. 330 $aThis is an open access book. This volume is a multilevel and multidisciplinary study of radicalization in the Balkans and MENA regions. It takes a dynamic approach embracing the complexity of the social, political and economic contexts under study. Moving away from unidimensional and security-centred research on the topic, each chapter adopts a participatory and inclusive perspective, engaging communities, youth and women as significant stakeholders in building a better understanding of the dynamics of the radicalization of youth in these regions. The multiple case studies presented here cover several macro drivers of radicalization to reveal the interactions and interrelations of individuals with meso-institutions and backgrounds such as family, neighbourhood, school, peer groups, religious and ethnic communities, political parties, etc. Consequently, the volume addresses several gaps in the literature regarding radicalization and violent extremism: it is based on firm empirical evidence; it allows for comparisons between social contexts in one specific country and between countries sharing macro similarities but also differences; it proposes a fruitful dialogue and collaborations between academics, researchers and civil society experts; and, finally, it offers decentralized perspectives on extremism in the West. This volume is an important addition to a topic that is of interest to researchers across the social sciences, and to think tanks and policy makers working on/in these regions. 606 $aReligion and sociology 606 $aPolitical sociology 606 $aMiddle East$xPolitics and government 606 $aMiddle East$xEconomic conditions 606 $aAfrica, North$xEconomic conditions 606 $aSociology of Religion 606 $aPolitical Sociology 606 $aMiddle Eastern Politics 606 $aMiddle Eastern/North African Economics 615 0$aReligion and sociology. 615 0$aPolitical sociology. 615 0$aMiddle East$xPolitics and government. 615 0$aMiddle East$xEconomic conditions. 615 0$aAfrica, North$xEconomic conditions. 615 14$aSociology of Religion. 615 24$aPolitical Sociology. 615 24$aMiddle Eastern Politics. 615 24$aMiddle Eastern/North African Economics. 676 $a306.6 702 $aTorrekens$b Corinne$4edt$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt 702 $aChirchi$b Tasnim$4edt$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt 702 $aVidal Bertran$b Lurdes$4edt$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910999778203321 996 $aSocial Contexts of Radicalization and Violent Extremism in the MENA and Balkans$94374956 997 $aUNINA