Fear thy neighbor : : radicalization and jihadist attacks in the West / / Lorenzo Vidino, Francesco Marone, Eva Entenmann.

• VerfasserIn: Vidino, Lorenzo,; Marone, Francesco,; Entenmann, Eva,
• TeilnehmendeR: Marone, Francesco,; Entenmann, Eva,
• Place / Publishing House: Milano, Italy : : Ledizioni,, [2017]; ©2017
• Year of Publication: 2017
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 electronic resource (108 p.)

Over the last three years Europe and North America have been hit by an unprecedented wave of terrorist attacks perpetrated by individuals motivated by jihadist ideology. Who are the individuals who have carried out these attacks? Were they born and raised in the West? Or were they an “imported threat”, refugees and migrants? How did they radicalize? Were they well educated and integrated, or social outcasts? Did they act alone? What were their connections to the Islamic State? The answers to these and other questions have large implications for our understanding of the threat facing us and, consequently, help us design sounder policy solutions built on empirical evidence. This study, the first of its kind, seeks to analyze the demographic profile, radicalization trajectories and connections to the Islamic State of all the individuals who have carried out attacks inspired by jihadist ideology in North America and Europe in the three years since the proclamation of the caliphate in June 2014.

Table of Contents

Foreword -- Bruce Hoffman 9 -- Foreword -- Magnus Ranstorp 11 -- Executive Summary 15 -- 1. From Syria with Hate: -- The Origins of the Current Terrorist Wave 19 -- 2. Three Years of Attacks: An Analysis 37 -- 3. A Tripartite Categorization of Attacks 63 -- 4. The Role of Radicalization Hub 77 -- Conclusion 101 -- Appendix -- List of Attack 103 -- List of Attackers 105 -- The Authors 107.