Radicalization

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…

William Kunstler: Disturbing The Universe is a documentary produced by sisters Emily and Sarah Kunstler as a narration of the life of their father, William Kunstler. The personal narration of the film brings to light the underlying significant perspectives of the famous 1960s lawyer on morality, legal process and the myths of established judicial mechanisms. It utilizes archival footages, news and court information to show the character of William Kunstler as a lawyer and an advocate against…

“mobilized grassroots coalitions about hot-button issues” (Pacewicz, 2015). But modernly as we see politicians failing to mobilize grassroots and community activists, we see a greater polarization of politics and the radicalization of grassroots and community organizing. This radicalization in many ways blacklists the issues which these organizers address. The issues and the organizers are taken less seriously and, as a result, their voices…

In order to understand homegrown extremism and foreign fighters within the context if ISIS we have to first look at terrorism and political violence. When looking at political violence, it is seen as the threat or use of violence in order to maintain or change a status quo. The term terror terrorism and terrorist do not identify casually coherent and distinct social phenomena but strategies that recur across a wide variety of actors and political situations. (Tilly 2004) A key aspect of…

There are a number of revolutions that we have studied in the second part of the course. However, the two I am focusing on are the Mexican and Cuban revolutions. These revolutions have three main aspects in common: they are both nationalistic revolutions. Secondly, they both are multifaceted- each supported by different people in the social hierarchy such as peasants and students. Lastly, each push for a more equitable society in terms of class and race and attempt to create laws to support…

that focuses on getting the community more involved and trained on possible terrorism threats we can make sure individuals are better equipped for handling situations with these type of terrorist, and furthermore being capable of identifying such radicalization and lone wolf terrorist (Future Trends PowerPoint,…

The U.S. must also focus soft power on the source of radicalization to prevent its proliferation. The National Security Strategy prioritizes this approach by addressing the issues of poverty, inequality, and repression. “Supporting alternatives to extremist messaging and greater economic opportunities for women and disaffected youth” in in areas that are most vulnerable to radicalization can help to offer the regional population with viable alternatives to joining or…

Brief History of Hezbollah & Motives From reference of the members of Hezbollah date, the formation of the group was founded in 1982. Even though, from the academic and professional would not actually consider to be an official thing until the mid-1980s. Additionally complicating the issues in the Middle East is the perception of Hezbollah. In one case from the western countries view point, it is viewed and listed as a terrorist organization, while counties like Syria view them to be valuable…

How Does Our Coursework Explain The Concept Of Terrorism As A Process And Its Significance? There is an identifiable process in the transformation towards extremism. The process begins as a potential terrorist identifies with a group that is threatened by an outside source, compounded by the cultivation of perceived past grievances which lead to feelings of frustration and outrage (Canter, 2009, pg 11). Soon the group identifies themselves through these feelings leading to violent actions…

Since the culmination of World War II, Europe has been a strategic ally of the United States. But as the international community is faced with its largest forced migration crisis since World War II, America has largely remained a bystander as Europe is weakened by the burden of resettling the flood of migrants and refugees from conflict zones like Syria. In order to lend political support to our major European allies, the United States must reassert its role in refugee resettlement and…