1st Edition
Violence, Politics and Religion A General Theory of Violent Radicalization
Introduction
Part One. Theoretical And Methodological Foundations
1. The Importance and Challenges of Studying Religion in Modern Society
2. Factors Related to Violent Radicalization: The Macro, the Meso and the Micro
3. Towards An Empirically Based Theory on The Nature of Violent Radicalization: Moral Structure, Community and Jihadism
Part Two. Case Studies
4. Comparative Analysis of Different Types of Violent Radicalization: From ETA, the IRA and the FARC, to the American Extreme Right
5. The Pseudo-Religious Narrative of Silicon Valley
Part Three. Prevention and Deradicalization
6. The Role of Individual and Territorial Indicators: The Strange Connection Between the Socioeconomic Structure of Neighborhoods and Terrorism
7. Prevention Programs and Deradicalization: The Shift Towards Resilience
8. Theory in Action: Programs Around the Notions of 'Moral Structure' and 'Community'
Epilogue And Conclusions
Biography
Sergio García-Magariño holds a PhD in sociology and is a lecturer (associate professor) at the Public University of Navarre, Spain. He is the author or editor of over 80 papers, books and other academic publications.
'Sergio García Magariño's new book is big, important, and original. It is big because (though it centers on Spain), it draws on cases of religious-inspired violent radicalization from across the world. It is important because —unlike many western studies of jihadist movements— it takes the religious basis of the phenomenon seriously. And it is original because —again, unlike many reductive studies— the author combines micro, meso, and macro level factors that contribute to the phenomenon in question. This is a 'must-read', both for those who are concerned about violent radicalization in Spain and readers with a more theoretical interest in the phenomenon of religious-based violent radicalization.'
Sidney Tarrow, Cornell University, USA
