Related topic:
Causes of radicalisation (risk, push/pull factors)
Description:
This report argues for the central role of ideology in terrorism by providing a conceptual and empirical analysis of "mindset material" collected by terrorists. It examines over 6,000 individual pieces of ideological material from 100 convicted terrorists in the UK (arrested between 2004 and 2021) to understand what content they consume and its function. The study identifies key themes such as revivalism, salvation, community preservation, and sacred violence that are common across both Islamist and Extreme Right-Wing extremist ideologies. Though the analysis relied on historical data, the insight from the report has long term implications.
Link:
Language:
English
Date:
11.03.2026
Proposed by:
PPHS
Source:
UK Commission for Countering Extremism, 2025