How social exclusion makes radicalism flourish

A review of empirical evidence

Datos Bibliográficos

ID14321663
AutoresMichaela Pfundmair (0000-0002-3361-4258, Federal University of Administrative Sciences Berlin Germany, autor de correspondencia), Natasha R Wood (0000-0002-8390-7112, University of Mississippi Oxford Mississippi USA), Andrew H Hales (0000-0001-8045-5475, University of Mississippi), Andrew Hales (University of Mississippi Oxford Mississippi USA), Eric D Wesselmann (0000-0003-0717-441X, Illinois State University Normal Illinois USA)
Año2024
Volumen80
Número1
Páginas341-359
Fecha de publicación2024-03-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Social Issues (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0022-4537 • E-ISSN: 1540-4560
EditorialWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/josi.12520
OpenAlexW4283642679
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas18
Referencias citadas111

In recent years, researchers of various disciplines have developed many theories to understand the radicalization process. One key factor that may promote radicalization is social exclusion, the state of being kept apart from others. Indeed, experimental studies have provided initial evidence for a relation between exclusion and radicalism. The current review outlines and builds upon these research programs, arguing that social exclusion has been shown (a) to increase the willingness to fight‐and‐die, (b) to promote the approval for extreme, even violent, political parties and actions, and (c) to push the willingness to engage in illegal and violent action for a political cause. We close with an agenda for future research and critically discuss implications of this work for social policy

Action (physics) · Criminology · Economics · Empirical evidence · Epistemology · Political radicalism · Political science · Politics · Positive economics · Radicalization · Social exclusion · Sociology · State (computer science) · Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion · Law · Psychology · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology · Social Psychology · Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence