Horgan Terrorist Minds

The Psychology of Violent Extremism from Al-Qaeda to the Far Right
1. Auflage 2023
ISBN: 978-0-231-55260-8
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: 6 - ePub Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 248 Seiten

Reihe: Columbia Studies in Terrorism and Irregular Warfare

Drawing on groundbreaking personal interviews as well as decades of research from psychologists and others, John Horgan traces the pathways that lead people into violent extremism and explores what happens to them as their involvement deepens.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Horgan, John

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologie / Allgemeines & Theorie Psychologie: Allgemeines
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gewalt und Diskriminierung: Soziale Aspekte
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Gewalt Terrorismus, Religiöser Fundamentalismus

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface
1. What Is Terrorism?
2. Who Becomes a Terrorist?
3. Motivation
4. Mindset
5. Reintegration
6. Talking to Terrorists
7. Chasing Storms
Acknowledgments
Notes
Index

Über Autor(innen)

John Horgan is Distinguished University Professor in Georgia State University’s Department of Psychology, where he directs the Violent Extremism Research Group. He is frequently consulted by law enforcement and national security agencies, and he has testified before Congress. His many books include The Psychology of Terrorism (second edition, 2014) and Divided We Stand: The Strategy and Psychology of Ireland’s Dissident Terrorists (2012).