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November 7, 2023

Hidden Figures: The Untold Story of Terrorist Recruiters

The issue of recruitment, as opposed to just radicalization, is an undeniably important and neglected area of study.

November 2, 2023

In the Eye of the Beholder: Parochial Altruism, Radicalization, and Extremism

Radicalization is an inherently relational concept. One can only be radical in relation to someone who is not. Similarly, one cannot be extreme without an accepted center norm. But the center is not a fixed state. It shifts and changes across time, place, circumstance, and culture.

November 14, 2023

Why Religious Extremism is Maladaptive

Religious systems that lose their adaptability become dangerous to the societies in which they exist, and to themselves, because they absolutize the relative.

November 16, 2023

The Extremist in Historical Perspective: Lessons from the Era of Anarchist Terrorism

Terrorism is used by those who do not have the means to pursue more conventional or moderate strategies to achieve their goals.

November 28, 2023

Extremist Groups Require the Greatest Trust Among Members

Good signals are those which clearly differentiate membership in one group versus another; even stronger are those which are also costly to express, and therefore hard to fake.

November 30, 2023

Moral Rigidity Evolved to Strengthen Bonds Within Groups

Moral rigidity and its intimate link to in-group boundaries may have evolved so as to make us behave, and be seen, as trustworthy yet cautious team members in social environments mired by intergroup competition.

December 5, 2023

Sacred Values, Social Identities, and Extremist Violence

Research indicates that when sacred values and fused identities combine they create a potent mix.