Examining the Role of Religion in Radicalization to Violent Islamist Extremism
In this article, the authors apply the four-phase radicalization model proposed by Silber and Bhatt1 to a case study of Australia’s first convicted terrorist, Jack Roche, based on communication with Roche after his incarceration and on a qualitative analysis of his trial. In doing so, they examine t...
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| description | In this article, the authors apply the four-phase radicalization model proposed by Silber and Bhatt1 to a case study of Australia’s first convicted terrorist, Jack Roche, based on communication with Roche after his incarceration and on a qualitative analysis of his trial. In doing so, they examine the validity of the four-phase model to a case of “home grown” terrorism and dissect the role of religion in the radicalization process. To conclude, the authors find that religion plays a far lesser role in radicalization toward violent extremism than the policy response contends and this has implications for counterterrorism programs that aim to address the drivers of violent extremism. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-451232017-09-13T16:05:06Z Examining the Role of Religion in Radicalization to Violent Islamist Extremism Aly, Anne Striegher, Jason In this article, the authors apply the four-phase radicalization model proposed by Silber and Bhatt1 to a case study of Australia’s first convicted terrorist, Jack Roche, based on communication with Roche after his incarceration and on a qualitative analysis of his trial. In doing so, they examine the validity of the four-phase model to a case of “home grown” terrorism and dissect the role of religion in the radicalization process. To conclude, the authors find that religion plays a far lesser role in radicalization toward violent extremism than the policy response contends and this has implications for counterterrorism programs that aim to address the drivers of violent extremism. 2012 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/45123 10.1080/1057610X.2012.720243 Routledge Taylor and Francis fulltext |
| spellingShingle | Aly, Anne Striegher, Jason Examining the Role of Religion in Radicalization to Violent Islamist Extremism |
| title | Examining the Role of Religion in Radicalization to Violent Islamist Extremism |
| title_full | Examining the Role of Religion in Radicalization to Violent Islamist Extremism |
| title_fullStr | Examining the Role of Religion in Radicalization to Violent Islamist Extremism |
| title_full_unstemmed | Examining the Role of Religion in Radicalization to Violent Islamist Extremism |
| title_short | Examining the Role of Religion in Radicalization to Violent Islamist Extremism |
| title_sort | examining the role of religion in radicalization to violent islamist extremism |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/45123 |