Radicalization in Theory and Practice: Pathways to National Security in Western Europe

Workshop organisé par le professeur Thierry Braspenning Balzacq sur la radicalisation en Europe de l'ouest.

Radicalization is increasingly treated as one of the major challenges of contemporary international security. It conjures up images of violent ideologies, "homegrown" terrorists and jihad in both the academic sphere and among security defense experts. While the first instances of religious radicalization were initially limited to second-generation Muslim immigrants, significant changes are currently impacting this phenomenon. For instance, technology is said to amplify the dissemination of radicalism, though there remains uncertainty as to the exact weight of technology on radical behaviors. Moreover, far from being restricted to young men of Muslim heritage suffering from a feeling of social relegation, radicalism concerns a significant number of converted Muslims, women and more heterogeneous profiles (social, academic and geographic), as well as individuals that give the appearance of being fully integrated in the host society. The workshop will explore these new and striking dynamics through theoretical and empirical lenses. Theoretically, it will explore the ideological foundations of radicalism and empirically it will offer a detailed analysis of patterns of radicalization in Western Europe.

Contact : Elise Rousseau - elise.rousseau@unamur.be
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