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From radicalisation to violent extremism and terrorism: levels of analysis, theoretical approaches, and the role of the Internet

Report title in the original language

Από την ριζοσπαστικοποίηση στον βίαιο εξτρεμισμό και την τρομοκρατία: επίπεδα ανάλυσης, θεωρητικές προσεγγίσεις και ο ρόλος του Διαδικτύου

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This paper examines how individuals progress from radicalisation to violent extremism and terrorism, emphasising that these processes are complex, multifactorial, and shaped by diverse personal and social environments. It reviews key theoretical approaches to radicalisation to show how different factors interact across various levels of analysis. A central focus is the role of the Internet, which the essay frames not as a decisive driver but as a facilitating environment that accelerates exposure, connection, and recruitment.

Related topic

Levels of radicalisation (primary, secondary, tertiary)

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Language:

Greek

Date:

05-07-2026

Proposed by:

ELIAMEP

Source:

Science and Society: Review of Political and Moral Theory, 2017