Radicalization in Theory and Practice : : understanding religious violence in Western Europe / / Thierry Balzacq, Elyamine Settoul, editor.

• TeilnehmendeR: Settoul, Elyamine,; Balzacq, Thierry,
• Place / Publishing House: Ann Arbor, Michigan : : University of Michigan Press,, 2022.
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (x, 286 pages) :; illustrations

Identifies the mechanisms that explicitly link radical religious beliefs and radical actions. The book describes its nature, singles out the mechanisms that enable radicalism to produce its effects, and develops a conceptual architecture to help scholars and policy-makers to address and evaluate radicalism - or what often passes as such.

Table of Contents

List of illustrations -- Radicalization and Religious Violence in Western Europe: An Introduction, Thierry Balzacq and Elyamine Settoul -- Part I. Theories -- 1. Economic Perspectives, Tim Krieger and Daniel Meierricks -- 2. Social Movement Research, Daniela I. Pisoiu -- 3. Islamic Doctrines, Mohamed-Ali Adraoui -- 4. Conversion Models, Juliette Galonnier -- 5. Social Psychology, John Morrison -- Part II. Patterns of Radicalization in Western Europe -- 6. Belgium, Sarah Teich -- 7. France, Elyamine Settoul -- 8. Germany, Robert Pelzer and Mika Moeller -- 9. Spain, Rut Bermejo -- 10. United Kingdom, Tahir AbbasConclusion, Valerie Amiraux -- Contributors.