Coming to Believe “Truths” About Islamist Radicalization in Europe

Daniela Pisoiu

Terrorism and Political Violence, 2013, vol. 25, issue 2, 246-263

Abstract: This article addresses four assumptions behind many of the current theoretical and policy approaches to individual processes of Islamist radicalization in Europe: the association with terrorism and extremism; determinism; the extraordinary nature of radicals; and the reification of the grievance and collective identity discourse. It argues for an intentional and developmental, rather than structural and socio-economic feature-focused, approach to the explanation of the radicalization process, with the consideration of framing and socio-psychological mechanisms having an impact on individual decision-making processes, and for an overall, broader conceptual understanding of radicalism.

Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1080/09546553.2012.659361

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