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1 online resource (378 p.) |
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Cover -- Half-title -- Title page -- Copyright information -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Tables -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- List of Abbreviations -- 1 Betraying the Cause?: Side-Switching and Violent Extremism -- 1.1 Extremism -- 1.2 Radicalization, Radicalism, and Being a Radical -- 1.3 Ideology -- 1.4 Milieu vs. Group -- 1.5 Methodology -- 1.6 Switching Sides in Context: What Do We Know So Far? -- 1.6.1 Social Identity Theory -- 1.6.2 The Devoted Actor Theory, Sacred Values, Terrorism, and Social Identity -- 1.6.3 Terrorism and Violent Extremism |
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1.6.4 Civil War Studies -- 1.7 A Mystery, Still -- 2 Nation, Race, and Anti-Semitism: Switching to Far-Right Extremism -- 2.1 Horst Mahler -- 2.2 Iris Niemeyer -- 2.3 Julian Fritsch -- ''MaKss Damage'' -- 2.4 Virtual Confessions and Digital Debates -- 2.5 Conclusion -- 3 Joining the Far Left -- 3.1 Christine and Klaus Dieter Hewicker, Odfried Hepp, and Left-Wing Anti-Imperialist Currents in 1980s German Right-Wing Terrorism -- 3.2 Ray Hill -- 3.3 Tim Hepple -- 3.4 Matthew Collins -- 3.5 Conclusion -- 4 Fighting on the Path of Allah: Joining Islamic Extremism from the Far Right and Far Left |
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4.1 Sascha Lemanski -- 4.2 Bernhard Falk, aka ''Muntasir bi-Ilah'' -- 4.3 David Myatt -- 4.4 Extremist Converts in Court -- 4.4.1 Emerson Begolly -- 4.4.2 Devon Arthurs -- 4.5 Bringing in the Afterworld: Peculiarities of Side-Switching Involving Religion -- 4.6 Conclusion -- 5 Who Are Extremist Side-Switchers and What Drives Them?: Toward a Theory of Motivations and Defector Life Cycles -- 5.1 The ''Why'' of Ideological Transmission: Conflicts and Frustration -- 5.2 The ''What'' of Ideological Transmission: Charting Ideological Highways between Milieus |
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5.3 The ''How'' of Ideological Transmission for Extremist Side-Switchers: Activism vs. Learning -- 5.4 The ''Who'' of Ideological Transmission: Friends, Foes, and Recruiters -- 5.5 The ''Where'' of Ideological Transmission: Conversations vs. Texts -- 5.6 The ''When'' of Ideological Transmission: Life Stages vs. Symbolic Times -- 5.7 Prevalence and Impact of Side-Switching -- 5.8 On Gender -- 5.9 Conclusion -- 6 Breaking the Cycle: Learning How to Improve Counter-Radicalization, Counterterrorism, and Deradicalization Programs -- 6.1 What Is Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism? |
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6.2 Why Do Defectors Leave Extremist Milieus? -- 6.3 Process Models for Becoming an Ex -- 6.4 The Role of Ideology -- 6.5 First Lesson Learned from Side-Switchers: Ideology Matters -- 6.6 Second Lesson Learned from Side-Switchers: Confused Identities -- 6.7 Third Lesson Learned from Side-Switchers: Know the Risks -- 6.8 Conclusion -- 7 Conclusions -- 7.1 What Have We Learned about Extremist Side-Switching? -- 7.2 What Comes Next? -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Summary |
Explore the world of radicalization through the stories of those who switched between extreme political or religious ideologies |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
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Radicalism -- Psychological aspects
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Radicalization -- Psychological aspects
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Radicalism -- Psychological aspects
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781108911825 |
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110891182X |
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