To try to sufficiently understand and explain the individual psychology of why people become involved in terrorism is almost impossible because there are so many determining factors to consider. This paper will analyze the effective psychological and sociological techniques used by Terrorist Leaders to change the psychological and behavioral factors of their followers. It will seek to give some answers on how does a Terrorist Leader influence, persuade, recruit and motivate the group’s followers. It will do this by examining recent findings of psychological and sociological studies on terrorists published by accredited sources. This paper will also try to find if politics or religion plays a personal role to join. In doing so, this paper will
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They do not conform to the same agenda for their actions. To fully understand why some, follow the terrorist path requires knowledge of their political, historical, cultural, economic, ideological and religious understandings. One aspect that terrorist leaders share with other religions or cultural agendas around the world is the role that psychology plays in the recruitment process. Terrorist leaders pass themselves off as being passionate about the values and culture of the ethnic or religious community that they are trying to recruit. http://www.terrorismanalysts.com/pt/index.php/pot/article/view/8/html The terrorist leader uses psychology to bring out the hate in some members in the cumulative recruitment, process. They know that taught hatred of the perpetrator of their injustice begins as early as childhood for some members. For example, many Muslim youths have been taught from an extremely early age that the United States have bombed, shelled and unmercifully killed innocent, men, women, and children and that they see this as a social, political or religious injustice or hypocrisy. The Terrorist Leader uses this to prove their course of action to their followers. (http://www.iar-gwu.org/files/2005/FW05_Spotlight.pdf) Some of these actions may …show more content…
Suicide Terrorism is a culture of martyrdom, the terrorist Leader employs social and psychological methods to show their followers that to become a living martyr means having great prestige within the community, and to back away from the last act of martyrdom would not only be shameful but would also be disgraceful in the eyes of the community.
Depersonalization - They tend to see themselves as interchangeable members of an organization. This motivates them to sacrifice towards the goals interests and of the organization.
Social cohesion. -The collective identity shared by members of the terrorist organization allows them to have a positive relationship with each other, this increases in-group cohesion and cooperation.
Conformity, obedience. - They identify with the terrorist organization, the greater the identification with the norms which rule the members' behavior. Which means that a member will be less likely to challenge the leadership roles of a
They do not conform to the same agenda for their actions. To fully understand why some, follow the terrorist path requires knowledge of their political, historical, cultural, economic, ideological and religious understandings. One aspect that terrorist leaders share with other religions or cultural agendas around the world is the role that psychology plays in the recruitment process. Terrorist leaders pass themselves off as being passionate about the values and culture of the ethnic or religious community that they are trying to recruit. http://www.terrorismanalysts.com/pt/index.php/pot/article/view/8/html The terrorist leader uses psychology to bring out the hate in some members in the cumulative recruitment, process. They know that taught hatred of the perpetrator of their injustice begins as early as childhood for some members. For example, many Muslim youths have been taught from an extremely early age that the United States have bombed, shelled and unmercifully killed innocent, men, women, and children and that they see this as a social, political or religious injustice or hypocrisy. The Terrorist Leader uses this to prove their course of action to their followers. (http://www.iar-gwu.org/files/2005/FW05_Spotlight.pdf) Some of these actions may …show more content…
Suicide Terrorism is a culture of martyrdom, the terrorist Leader employs social and psychological methods to show their followers that to become a living martyr means having great prestige within the community, and to back away from the last act of martyrdom would not only be shameful but would also be disgraceful in the eyes of the community.
Depersonalization - They tend to see themselves as interchangeable members of an organization. This motivates them to sacrifice towards the goals interests and of the organization.
Social cohesion. -The collective identity shared by members of the terrorist organization allows them to have a positive relationship with each other, this increases in-group cohesion and cooperation.
Conformity, obedience. - They identify with the terrorist organization, the greater the identification with the norms which rule the members' behavior. Which means that a member will be less likely to challenge the leadership roles of a