Exclusion and Radicalization : The Role of Individual Differences in the Relation between Exclusion and Radicalization
Renström, Emma A. LU and Bäck, Hanna LU
(2024)
p.27-50
- Abstract
Radicalization is most often seen as a gradual process that may or may not lead to radical or extreme behaviors such as terrorism. Theories on the radicalization process often highlight the potential role of social exclusion in the propensity for radicalization. We here present some of the major radicalization theories and discuss exclusion as a common denominator that could trigger a radicalization process. We then describe the research on personality and individual differences in relation to radicalization briefly, before discussing individual differences that are connected to exclusion in more depth. We go through the available empirical evidence supporting the notion that some individual level differences, such as rejection... (More)
Radicalization is most often seen as a gradual process that may or may not lead to radical or extreme behaviors such as terrorism. Theories on the radicalization process often highlight the potential role of social exclusion in the propensity for radicalization. We here present some of the major radicalization theories and discuss exclusion as a common denominator that could trigger a radicalization process. We then describe the research on personality and individual differences in relation to radicalization briefly, before discussing individual differences that are connected to exclusion in more depth. We go through the available empirical evidence supporting the notion that some individual level differences, such as rejection sensitivity, could moderate the effect of exclusion on radicalization. We further discuss other potential individual differences that relate to exclusion such as need to belong and entitlement.
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- author
- Renström, Emma A.
LU
and Bäck, Hanna
LU
- organization
- publishing date
- 2024-01-01
- type
- Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- exclusion, individual differences, radicalization, rejection, rejection sensitivity
- host publication
- Exclusion and Extremism : A Psychological Perspective - A Psychological Perspective
- pages
- 24 pages
- publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- external identifiers
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- scopus:105010797281
- ISBN
- 9781009408134
- 9781009408165
- DOI
- 10.1017/9781009408165.003
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
- additional info
- Publisher Copyright: © Cambridge University Press & Assessment 2024.
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author = {{Renström, Emma A. and Bäck, Hanna}},
booktitle = {{Exclusion and Extremism : A Psychological Perspective}},
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title = {{Exclusion and Radicalization : The Role of Individual Differences in the Relation between Exclusion and Radicalization}},
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doi = {{10.1017/9781009408165.003}},
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