pre-radicalization
pre-radicalization noun: conversion to or joining a group, such as a religion or social organization, identification with which subsequently leads to extremism.
Noun
pre-radicalization (uncountable)
- Conversion to or joining a group, such as a religion or social organization, identification with which subsequently leads to extremism.
- While the latter type of pre-radicalization is observable in terrorist groups such as the Weathermen or later Weather Underground Organization, for the most part, the current concentration on Islamist or jihadist terrorism clearly favours the former conversion experience based on religion.2009, Melissa Dearey, Radicalization: The Life Writings of Political Prisoners, →ISBN, page 38
- Silber and Bhatt (2007) examined individual-level radicalization and developed a model that consisted of a distinct series of steps: pre-radicalization, self-identification, indoctrination, and jihadization.2012, Leslie W. Kennedy, Edmund F. McGarrell, Crime and Terrorism Risk: Studies in Criminology and Criminal Justice, →ISBN
Forms of pre-radicalization
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Origin of pre-radicalization
From pre- + radicalization.
Questions about pre-radicalization
- What does pre-radicalization mean?
- Pre-radicalization means conversion to or joining a group, such as a religion or social organization, identification with which subsequently leads to extremism.
- What part of speech is pre-radicalization?
- Pre-radicalization is a noun.
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