Journal article
Radicalisation
- Abstract:
- This paper analyses the rise of radical movements and the design of counter-radicalisation policies. A group derives meaning from participation in identity-based activities and a forward-looking organisation provides a platform for these activities. The warning sign for radicalisation is cultural purification by the organisation, i.e. the screening out of moderates and exclusive recruitment of radicals. While this shrinks the club, it puts it on a growth path along which it becomes larger and more extreme over time. Conventional counter-radicalisation policies can backfire. The radicalisation mechanisms we identify can be disabled by mild anti-radical messaging and informational interventions that eliminate stereotypes.
- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- Publisher copy:
- 10.1093/ej/uead094
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- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- Journal:
- Economic Journal More from this journal
- Volume:
- 134
- Issue:
- 659
- Pages:
- 1019-1068
- Publication date:
- 2023-10-26
- Acceptance date:
- 2023-10-20
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1468-0297
- ISSN:
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0013-0133
- Language:
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English
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1561569
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pubs:1561569
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2023-11-12
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- Copyright holder:
- Carvalho and Sacks
- Copyright date:
- 2023
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- © The Author(s) 2023. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Royal Economic Society. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/ licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted reuse, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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- CC Attribution (CC BY)
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