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Radicalization

A Relational Perspective

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ID6232955
AuthorsDonatella Della Porta (0000-0002-5239-8773, Istituto di Scienze Umane e Sociali, Scuola Normale Superiore, Florence 50123, Italy, corresponding author)
Year2018
Volume21
Issue1
Pages461-474
Publication date2018-05-11
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAnnual Review of Political Science (BOOK_SERIES)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1094-2939 • E-ISSN: 1545-1577
PublisherAnnual Reviews (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1146/annurev-polisci-042716-102314
OpenAlexW2789026120
LanguageEN
Citations received78
References cited54

Radicalization is a process of escalation from nonviolent to increasingly violent repertoires of action that develops through a complex set of interactions unfolding over time. Looking at radicalization mainly through the lenses of a relational approach, this article suggests that social movement studies allow us to bridge structural and agentic explanations in an analysis of the impact of political opportunities and organizational resources, as well as framing, in explaining forms of action and inaction. Available political opportunities influence the reactions of political actors in general to movement demands, thus affecting social movements’ strategic choices. Moreover, the availability (or lack) of material and symbolic resources affects the choice of radical repertoire. Finally, organizational resources and contextual opportunities are framed differently by social movement actors, in some cases facilitating radicalization. At the individual level, different paths of radicalization are singled out

Action (physics · Collective action · Criminology · Epistemology · Framing (construction · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Radicalization · Repertoire · Social movement · Sociology · Law · Political Conflict and Governance · Psychology · Religion and Society Interactions · Social Psychology · Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence

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