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The Internet & Terrorist Radicalisation: The Psychological Dimension
Andrew Silke
27 - 39
10.3233/978-1-60750-537-2-27
NATO Science for Peace and Security Series - E: Human and Societal Dynamics
Volume 67: Terrorism and the Internet
Abstract

There is growing awareness and concern over the potential of the internet to radicalize people towards violent extremism and terrorism. This paper provides a balanced assessment of the psychological processes through which the internet can have an impact in this regard. Particular attention is focused on identity issues, the imagined community, mortality salience effects and deindividuation. These are explored in terms of how their potential to generate support and ultimately radicalize individuals into joining a campaign of violence.

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