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Countering Radicalization Communication and Behavioral Perspe c tives

2006

The paper examines the interaction of communication, behavior and attitudes in relation to the radicalization process and proposes approaches to counter radicalization. Junctures are identified where the radicalization process can be interrupted. Ten indicators of the failed integration process are identified and postulated as contributing triggers at the onset of the radicalization process. These indicators are developed within the context of a quantifiable model of social integration. The Social Integration Measure (SIM) is applied to quantify the degree to which social integration has successfully occurred and to highlight risk factors contributing to a predisposition to active participation in the radicalization process. A related tool, the Acceptance of Immigrants Measure (AIM), which is used to quantify the acceptance level of immigrants by historically native residents of a country, is also described. Utilization of the two measures quantifies existing gaps between communitie...

Prevention of Recruitment to Terrorism

The International Centre for Counter-Terrorism - The Hague (ICCT)

The long-term survival of terrorist organizations relies on their ability to attract new members and maintain an ongoing terrorist recruitment cycle. The numbers of terrorist organization members may decrease due to counterterrorism operations or defections, forcing the leaders of those groups to seek new members. Preventing terrorist recruitment is one of the most effective and least lethal methods of countering terrorism, and yet it is often overlooked by those combating terrorism. Western governments did not stop Al-Qaeda from recouping its losses, even after it suffered devastating losses in the months following the 9/11 attacks. The fact is that Al-Qaeda had only around 400 armed members at the time of 9/11, as opposed to thousands of affiliated members in 2019. Although the recruitment strategies of different organizations may vary, they follow a similar historical pattern. All recruiters must first identify qualified candidates, then establish secure connections, build rapport, indoctrinate them, and slowly pull them into an organization. ISIS proved that this process could be fast-forwarded through online propaganda and social media. Preventing recruitment in the first place can be the most fruitful, and maybe also least expensive, method used to counter terrorism. Successfully short-circuiting the recruitment cycle may save thousands of lives of prospective recruits and many more lives by thwarting future attacks. This chapter aims to present a holistic and comprehensive road map for interrupting and preventing terrorist recruitment by identifying relevant societal factors and triggers that recruiters use to find and control their subjects. https://icct.nl/app/uploads/2021/01/Handbook-Ch-13-Yayla-final.pdf

Radicalisation Processes Leading to Acts of Terrorism

2008

This concise Report was prepared to outline the current state of academic research on violent radicalisation. Radicalisation to any form of violence, including terrorist violence, is a gradual or phased process. The Report finds that there are remarkable similarities between radicalisation to current Islamist or jihadist terrorism and radicalisation associated with left-wing, right-wing or ethno-nationalist terrorism in Western Europe since the 1960s. The Report also concludes that radicalisation leading to acts of terrorism is context-specific. Past and present waves of violent radicalisation which lead to terrorism among mainly young people share certain structural features. There is not any single root cause for radicalisation leading to terrorism but a number of factors may contribute to it. Precipitant (‘trigger’) factors vary according to individual experience and personal pathways to radicalisation. Personal experiences, kinship and bonds of friendship, as well as group dynamics are critical in triggering the actual process of radicalisation. Ideology appears as an important and constant factor in the radicalisation process towards terrorism, but the espousal of a particular ideology alone does not guarantee that radicalisation towards terrorist violence will ensue.

Handbook for the prevention and detection of radicalisation

2021

Este manual está enmarcado en el proyecto "Prevención del terrorismo y de la radicalización violenta en España", coordinado por el Centro de Seguridad Internacional (Universidad Francisco de Vitoria) y financiado por la Fundación de Víctimas de Terrorismo.pre-print976 K