radicalization

Social process by which people arrive at extreme views

EntityQ3416483

Also known as radicalisation

Subclass of: social process
, mental process

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Radicalization is the adoption of increasingly radical views by an individual or a group in opposition to the political, social, or religious status quo. The ideas of society at large shape the outcomes of radicalization. Radicalization can result in both violent and nonviolent action – academic literature focuses on radicalization into violent extremism (RVE) or radicalisation leading to acts of terrorism. Multiple separate pathways can promote the process of radicalization, which can be independent but are usually mutually reinforcing.

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Has effect: radical politics
political polarization
extremism
terrorism
Opposite of: deradicalization
Different from: political polarization

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