Beyond Taxonomy: A Process Driven Investigation of Radicalisation

该项目旨在通过超越对暴力极端主义者中存在的先决条件的静态描述，以动态因果解释人们为什么激进，从而大大加深对暴力极端主义激进化现象的理解。利用实验和调查数据，该项目预计将确定如何激进是由社会环境，认知和行为反应之间的相互作用所导致的认知变化。预期成果包括对激进化过程进行建模，包括对风险人群的认知，其益处包括提高对风险的理解，并增强负责识别和转移有激进化风险人群的从业人员的权能。

This project aims to significantly deepen understanding of the phenomenon of radicalisation toward violent extremism by moving beyond static descriptions of what antecedents are present in violent extremists to dynamic causal explanations of why people radicalise. Using experimental and survey data, this project expects to identify how radicalisation is enabled by cognitive changes resulting from interactions between social environments, cognitions, and behavioural responses. Expected outcomes include modelling the process(es) of radicalisation, including the cognitions of those at risk, and benefits include increased understanding of risk and empowerment of practitioners tasked with identifying and diverting those at risk of radicalising.