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Psychological insights into Indonesian Islamic terrorism: The what, the how and the why of violent extremism
Author(s) -
Kruglanski Arie W.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
asian journal of social psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.5
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1467-839X
pISSN - 1367-2223
DOI - 10.1111/ajsp.12019
Subject(s) - radicalization , ideology , indonesian , terrorism , islam , violent extremism , psychology , social psychology , context (archaeology) , system justification , action (physics) , epistemology , law , political science , politics , paleontology , linguistics , philosophy , physics , theology , quantum mechanics , biology
The three articles in this special section of the A sian J ournal of S ocial P sychology illuminate several aspects of the psychology of I slamist I ndonesian t errorists. This analysis partitions these into the contents (the what ) of the terrorists' belief system, the motivational underpinnings (the why ) of these beliefs, and the social process (the how ), whereby motivational concerns are translated into ideological beliefs that, under conditions of utter commitment to ideological dictates, foster violent action. This discussion addresses the universal process of radicalization exemplified in the Indonesian case, and the unique ways in which it is manifested in this particular context.