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Online Radicalisation: What We Know
Joe Whittaker 
Swansea University Author:
Joe Whittaker
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Abstract
Online radicalisation has become a key concern within contemporary society. Policymakers and the media have frequently framed it as a process in which individuals engage with content on the Internet and eventually become radicalised to either adopt extreme beliefs or commit violence. Researchers, wh...
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European Commission
2023
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| Online Access: |
https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/system/files/2023-11/RAN-online-radicalisation_en.pdf |
| URI: | https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa65161 |
| Abstract: |
Online radicalisation has become a key concern within contemporary society. Policymakers and the media have frequently framed it as a process in which individuals engage with content on the Internet and eventually become radicalised to either adopt extreme beliefs or commit violence. Researchers, while not completely rejecting this premise, have typically offered a greater degree of nuance and point to conceptual issues as well as several unanswered questions. |
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| Item Description: |
https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/system/files/2023-11/RAN-online-radicalisation_en.pdf |
| Keywords: |
Terrorism; Radicalisation; Online Radicalisation; Extremism; Social Media |
| College: |
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences |