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Intelligence Sesquicentennial: Testament Of Bleeding War, David M. Keithly
Intelligence Sesquicentennial: Testament Of Bleeding War, David M. Keithly
Journal of Strategic Security
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Understanding Radicalization And Engagement In Terrorism Through Religious Conversion Motifs, Neil Ferguson, Eve Binks
Understanding Radicalization And Engagement In Terrorism Through Religious Conversion Motifs, Neil Ferguson, Eve Binks
Journal of Strategic Security
Although research into the processes and outcomes of radicalization has yielded significant discoveries regarding antecedent risk factors and the role played by societal circumstances and individual variables, research regarding the process of radical conversion remains in its infancy. We believe that the psychology of religion may hold the key to unlocking new insights into this conversion process. As a result of assessing both Lofland and Skonovd’s religious conversion motifs and Rambo’s integrative model of religious conversion, we suggest that issues of culture, society and the individual which are prevalent in first-hand accounts of conversion to terrorism provide crucial insight into …