From Traitor to Zealot
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From Traitor to Zealot

Exploring the Phenomenon of Side-Switching in Extremism and Terrorism

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From Traitor to Zealot

Exploring the Phenomenon of Side-Switching in Extremism and Terrorism

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What makes a neo-Nazi become a convinced anti-fascist or a radical left-winger become a devout Salafist? How do they manage to fit into their new environment and gain acceptance as a former enemy? The people featured in this book made highly puzzling journeys, first venturing into extremist milieus and then deciding to switch to the opposite side. By using their extraordinary life-stories and their own narratives, this book provides the first in-depth analysis of how and why people move between seemingly opposing extremist environments that can sometimes overlap and influence each other. It aims to understand how these extremists manage to convince their new group that they can be trusted, which also allows us to dive deep into the psychology of extremism and terrorism. This fascinating work will be of immense value to those studying radicalization and counter-radicalization in terrorism studies, social psychology and political science.

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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2021
ISBN
9781108911825
Topic
Psychology
Subtopic
Social Psychology
Index
Psychology

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-title
  3. Title page
  4. Copyright information
  5. Dedication
  6. Contents
  7. List of Tables
  8. Foreword
  9. Preface
  10. Acknowledgments
  11. List of Abbreviations
  12. 1 Betraying the Cause?: Side-Switching and Violent Extremism
  13. 2 Nation, Race, and Anti-Semitism: Switching to Far-Right Extremism
  14. 3 Joining the Far Left
  15. 4 Fighting on the Path of Allah: Joining Islamic Extremism from the Far Right and Far Left
  16. 5 Who Are Extremist Side-Switchers and What Drives Them?: Toward a Theory of Motivations and Defector Life Cycles
  17. 6 Breaking the Cycle: Learning How to Improve Counter-Radicalization, Counterterrorism, and Deradicalization Programs
  18. 7 Conclusions
  19. Bibliography
  20. Index