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Staying Engaged In Terrorism: Narrative Accounts Of Sustaining Participation In Violent Extremism, Neil Ferguson, James W. Mcauley
Staying Engaged In Terrorism: Narrative Accounts Of Sustaining Participation In Violent Extremism, Neil Ferguson, James W. Mcauley
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Research exploring radicalization pathways and how and why people become involved in terrorism has expanded since the 9/11 attacks. Likewise, over the last decade research exploring de-radicalization and desistence from terrorism has grown and expanded in an attempt to promote exit from extremist or terror groups. However, research studies on how individuals sustain engagement in terrorism and their involvement with extremist organizations, often in the face of great adversity, are absent from the body of research. To address this scarcity of research this study analyzed accounts of engagement in violent extremism produced by Northern Irish loyalist and republican paramilitaries in …