On Re-engagement and Risk Factors
In: Terrorism and political violence, Band 33, Heft 4, S. 868-874
ISSN: 1556-1836
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In: Terrorism and political violence, Band 33, Heft 4, S. 868-874
ISSN: 1556-1836
In: Behavioral sciences of terrorism & political aggression, Band 14, Heft 1, S. 49-69
ISSN: 1943-4480
In: Studies in conflict and terrorism, Band 45, Heft 9, S. 753-777
ISSN: 1521-0731
In: Political psychology: journal of the International Society of Political Psychology, Band 41, Heft 4, S. 679-698
ISSN: 1467-9221
Muslim converts tend to be overrepresented in terrorist activity compared to fellow nonconvert Muslims. However, due to the low base rate of terrorism activity, there is a significant risk that this overrepresentation is a "false positive." We therefore tested the prevalence of far more common, but potentially antecedent, cognitions to terrorism—activism and radicalism––among convert and nonconvert Muslims. We surveyed 356 American Muslim adults, of which 177 were self‐identified converts, with the Activism and Radicalism Intention Scale or ARIS. We found that converts as compared to nonconverts do demonstrate higher activism and radicalism intention scores. We also found that activism fully mediates the relationship between conversion and radicalism. This suggests that converts may be more likely to engage in radical behavior (such as terrorism) than nonconverts, but only because they are more likely to engage in activism than nonconverts. We discuss these findings in light of current psychology and political mobilization literature, then we offer suggestions for future research on the relationships between conversion, activism, radicalism, and terrorism.
In: Terrorism and political violence, Band 33, Heft 4, S. 836-860
ISSN: 1556-1836
In: Studies in conflict and terrorism, Band 40, Heft 7, S. 645-664
ISSN: 1521-0731
In: Studies in conflict & terrorism, S. 1-20
ISSN: 1057-610X
In: Behavioral sciences of terrorism & political aggression, Band 8, Heft 1, S. 45-65
ISSN: 1943-4480
In: Journal of peace research, Band 51, Heft 5, S. 647-661
ISSN: 1460-3578
Although research on violent extremism traditionally focuses on why individuals become involved in terrorism, recent efforts have started to tackle the question of why individuals leave terrorist groups. Research on terrorist disengagement, however, remains conceptually and theoretically underdeveloped. In an effort to enhance our understanding of disengagement from terrorism and pave the way for future empirical work, this article provides a multidisciplinary review of related research from psychology, sociology, and criminology. Significant promise for moving beyond the existing push/pull framework is found in Rusbult and colleagues' investment model from psychology and Ebaugh's research on voluntary role exit from sociology. Rusbult's investment model offers insight into when and why individuals disengage from terrorism, while accounting for individual, group, and macro-level differences in the satisfaction one derives from involvement, the investments incurred, and the alternatives available. Ebaugh's research on voluntary role exit provides a deeper understanding of how people leave, including the emotions and cuing behavior likely to be involved. The article highlights the strengths and limitations of these frameworks in explaining exit and exit processes across a variety of social roles, including potentially the terrorist role, and lends additional insights into terrorist disengagement through a review of related research on desistance from crime, disaffiliation from new religious movements, and turnover in traditional work organizations.
In: Journal of peace research, Band 51, Heft 5, S. 647-661
ISSN: 0022-3433
In: Williams, M. J., Bélanger, J. J., Horgan, J., & Evans, W. (2018). Experimental effects of a call-center disclaimer regarding confidentiality on callers' willingness to make disclosures related to terrorism. Terrorism and Political Violence. doi: 10.1080/09546553.2018.1476347
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In: Williams, M. J., Horgan, J. G., Evans, W. P., & Bélanger, J., Expansion and replication of the theory of vicarious help-seeking. Behavioral Sciences of Terrorism and Political Aggression, 2018
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In: Terrorism and political violence, Band 36, Heft 1, S. 127-144
ISSN: 1556-1836
In: Behavioral sciences of terrorism & political aggression, Band 16, Heft 1, S. 84-104
ISSN: 1943-4480
In: Terrorism and political violence, Band 35, Heft 2, S. 452-469
ISSN: 1556-1836