Daniel Koehler
Biographic Data
| ID | 3863286 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Daniel Koehler |
| GIVEN NAMES | Daniel |
| FAMILY NAME | Koehler |
| SIGNATURE | KOEHLER D |
| AFFILIATIONS | Director, German Institute of Radicalization and Deradicalization Studies |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 11 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
From Traitor to Zealot
What makes a neo-Nazi become a convinced anti-fascist or a radical left-winger become a devout Salafist? How do they manage to fit into their new environment and gain acceptance as a former enemy? The people featured in this book made highly puzzling journeys, first venturing into extremist milieus and then deciding to switch to the opposite side. By using their extraordinary life-stories and their own narratives, this book provides the first in-…
Switching Sides
Violent extremists and terrorists often abandon their associates to join like‐minded groups (i.e., with the same ideology or cause) or leave violent activism altogether (i.e., disengage or deradicalize). Sometimes, however, militants might switch between groups with mutually exclusive and hostile ideologies (e.g., from left‐wing to right‐wing extremism or from right‐wing extremism to Salafi‐jihadism). To explain intergroup migration, social ident…
The Radical's Journey
The Radical’s Journey draws from interviews with former right-wing extremists in Germany to present a compelling account of life as a political extremist. Insights are provided into four distinct phases of an extremist’s lifecycle: joining a radical organization, involvement in and engagement with a violent movement, leaving extremism behind, and coping with the repercussions of once being an extremist and deviant in society. Analyses are derived…
How and why we should take deradicalization seriously
Understanding Deradicalization
This book provides a comprehensive guide to the different aspects of deradicalization theories, programs and methods. It analyzes the practical and theoretical aspects of deradicalization programs and the methods being employed to bring extremists and terrorist back to a non-violent life. The book includes in-depth case studies on programs and former extremists, including interviews with former German neo-Nazis and families of Jihadists who have …
Right-Wing Terrorism in the 21st Century
This book is the first comprehensive academic study of German right-wing terrorism since the early 1960s available in the English language. It offers a unique in-depth analysis of German violent, extremist right-wing movements, terrorist events, groups, networks and individuals. In addition, the book discusses the so-called 'National Socialist Underground' (NSU) terror cell, which was uncovered in late 2011 by the authorities. The NSU had been ac…
Contrast Societies. Radical Social Movements and their relationships with their target societies. A theoretical model
This article provides a theoretical model conceptualising the mechanisms of interaction between Radical Social Movements and their environments. Key to understanding this interaction in the theory presented are the movement's ideology, target groups, infrastructure, and internal hierarchies. Named "Contrast Society", this sphere of interaction provides a theoretical map to recognise different aspects of how and why Radical Social Movements act an…
Switching Sides
Violent extremists and terrorists often abandon their associates to join like‐minded groups (i.e., with the same ideology or cause) or leave violent activism altogether (i.e., disengage or deradicalize). Sometimes, however, militants might switch between groups with mutually exclusive and hostile ideologies (e.g., from left‐wing to right‐wing extremism or from right‐wing extremism to Salafi‐jihadism). To explain intergroup migration, social ident…
Contrast Societies. Radical Social Movements and their relationships with their target societies. A theoretical model
This article provides a theoretical model conceptualising the mechanisms of interaction between Radical Social Movements and their environments. Key to understanding this interaction in the theory presented are the movement's ideology, target groups, infrastructure, and internal hierarchies. Named "Contrast Society", this sphere of interaction provides a theoretical map to recognise different aspects of how and why Radical Social Movements act an…
How and why we should take deradicalization seriously
Contrast Societies. Radical Social Movements and their relationships with their target societies. A theoretical model
This article provides a theoretical model conceptualising the mechanisms of interaction between Radical Social Movements and their environments. Key to understanding this interaction in the theory presented are the movement's ideology, target groups, infrastructure, and internal hierarchies. Named "Contrast Society", this sphere of interaction provides a theoretical map to recognise different aspects of how and why Radical Social Movements act an…
Understanding Deradicalization
This book provides a comprehensive guide to the different aspects of deradicalization theories, programs and methods. It analyzes the practical and theoretical aspects of deradicalization programs and the methods being employed to bring extremists and terrorist back to a non-violent life. The book includes in-depth case studies on programs and former extremists, including interviews with former German neo-Nazis and families of Jihadists who have …
Right-Wing Terrorism in the 21st Century
This book is the first comprehensive academic study of German right-wing terrorism since the early 1960s available in the English language. It offers a unique in-depth analysis of German violent, extremist right-wing movements, terrorist events, groups, networks and individuals. In addition, the book discusses the so-called 'National Socialist Underground' (NSU) terror cell, which was uncovered in late 2011 by the authorities. The NSU had been ac…
How and why we should take deradicalization seriously
The Radical's Journey
The Radical’s Journey draws from interviews with former right-wing extremists in Germany to present a compelling account of life as a political extremist. Insights are provided into four distinct phases of an extremist’s lifecycle: joining a radical organization, involvement in and engagement with a violent movement, leaving extremism behind, and coping with the repercussions of once being an extremist and deviant in society. Analyses are derived…
Switching Sides
Violent extremists and terrorists often abandon their associates to join like‐minded groups (i.e., with the same ideology or cause) or leave violent activism altogether (i.e., disengage or deradicalize). Sometimes, however, militants might switch between groups with mutually exclusive and hostile ideologies (e.g., from left‐wing to right‐wing extremism or from right‐wing extremism to Salafi‐jihadism). To explain intergroup migration, social ident…
From Traitor to Zealot
What makes a neo-Nazi become a convinced anti-fascist or a radical left-winger become a devout Salafist? How do they manage to fit into their new environment and gain acceptance as a former enemy? The people featured in this book made highly puzzling journeys, first venturing into extremist milieus and then deciding to switch to the opposite side. By using their extraordinary life-stories and their own narratives, this book provides the first in-…
Law (7 works) · Political science (7 works) · Terrorism (6 works) · Criminology (5 works) · Politics (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence (5 works) · Computer Science (4 works) · Art (2 works) · Business & Economics (2 works)