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Resilient Non-Radicalizers: Beating the Odds through Non-Radicalisation Despite Significant Suffering
Kamil Yilmaz 
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Joe Whittaker ,
M. Alper Sozer,
Niyazi Ekici
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Joe Whittaker ,
M. Alper Sozer,
Niyazi Ekici
Critical Studies on Terrorism
Swansea University Authors:
Kamil Yilmaz , Joe Whittaker
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DOI (Published version): 10.1080/17539153.2024.2397148
Abstract
This study explores how and why some individuals are resilient to radicalization by focusing on individuals who were labelled ‘terrorists’ for their alleged involvement or support for an attempted coup that took place in Turkey on July 15, 2016, yet who have shown no sign of violent radicalisation s...
| Published in: | Critical Studies on Terrorism |
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Taylor and Francis
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| URI: | https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa67188 |
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This study explores how and why some individuals are resilient to radicalization by focusing on individuals who were labelled ‘terrorists’ for their alleged involvement or support for an attempted coup that took place in Turkey on July 15, 2016, yet who have shown no sign of violent radicalisation since. Drawing from 15 interviews, it assesses both the potential radicalisation risk factors that the participants display, such as political persecution, imprisonment, torture, social pressure and forced migration. Then it explores participants’ explanation for why they have not become radicalized, including the role of the Hizmet doctrine, their religious adherence, individual personality traits and resources (e.g., social capital) through a socioecological framework. While terrorism studies have focused extensively on pathways towards radicalisation and countering radicalisation, this study contributes to a small body of research to explore the notion of “non-radicalisation”, informing the literature on resilience and protective factors towards larger populations. |
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Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences |
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Swansea University |