The Three Ps of Radicalization

Push, Pull and Personal. A Systematic Scoping Review of the Scientific Evidence about Radicalization Into Violent Extremism

Bibliographic Data

ID12408335
AuthorsMatteo Vergani (0000-0003-0546-4771, Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation, Deakin University, Burwood, VIC, Australia, corresponding author), Muhammad Iqbal (0000-0001-8002-0551, Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation, Deakin University, Burwood, VIC, Australia), Ekin Ilbahar (Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation, Deakin University, Burwood, VIC, Australia), Greg Barton (0000-0002-2134-0704, Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation, Deakin University, Burwood, VIC, Australia)
Year2018
Volume43
Issue10
Pages854-854
Publication date2018-09-10
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueStudies in Conflict and Terrorism (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1057-610X • E-ISSN: 1521-0731
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/1057610x.2018.1505686
OpenAlexW2889865188
LanguageEN
Citations received85

In this article, we present the findings of the first systematic scoping review of scientific literature on radicalization into violent extremism since the Al Qaeda attacks on 11 September 2001. We selected and categorized all scholarly, peer-reviewed, English-language articles published between 2001 and 2015 that empirically investigated the factors of radicalization into violent extremism (N = 148). In the analysis we consider two main dependent variables (behavioral and cognitive radicalization) and three main independent variables (push, pull, and personal factors). “Pull” factors of radicalization emerge as the main factors of radicalization across studies focused on different geographical areas and ideologies. This article points to the need to focus more on the interaction between push, pull, and personal factors, and to diversify the methodologies used in the field

Criminology · Ideology · Political science · Politics · Radicalization · Terrorism · Violent extremism · Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression · Insect and Pesticide Research · Law · Psychology · Social Psychology · Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence