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Radicalization processes and jihadism

By : Fondazione ISMU

The West is now confronted with a steep rise in political violence and with the spread of violent extremism, covering the whole spectrum of ideological sources. However, violent extremisms’ various manifestations all share the same goal: undermining inter-ethnic coexistence and eroding social cohesion and trust in multicultural and pluralist societies. Social sciences devoted to the study of intercultural relations are compelled to reflect upon these phenomena. In particular, of specific interest for the analysis of migrants’ integration and social inclusion – one of Fondazione ISMU’s major research areas – are jihadist radicalization processes concerning so-called “second-generation migrants” – i.e. individuals with a migratory background, who have grown up and have been socialized in Western countries, where they either took part in terrorist attacks or which they left for joining the self-defined Islamic State.  Such phenomena raise the issue of the motivations that drive young people of immigrant descent to adhere to Jihadism, questioning the process of migrant integration, the treatment of Muslim minorities in European societies and the efficacy of the policies adopted in these domains.

The ISMU Foundation – in the framework of its Strategic Lines of Research and in line with its mission to monitor the most significant emerging issues regarding multicultural relations – intends to contribute to the comprehension of the phenomena of radicalization and jihadism which concern Western youths (of immigrant descent, but not only), through the analysis of the relevant international debate and literature and the realization of a research focusing on the Italian case. 

The Strategic Line of Research “Radicalisation processes and jihadism” will unfold through the following activities:

  • A research on the topic of jihadist radicalization in Italy;
  • The publication of a series of working papers and book chapters;
  • The compilation of an updated and annotated list of reliable sources publishing data and figures on contemporary jihadism and terrorism;
  • The realization of a guide to a series of studies, research projects and initiatives carried out both at the Italian and at the international level on radicalization, jihadism, Islam, Muslims in Western societies.

 

→ WANT TO LEARN MORE? CHECK OUR WEBPAGE DEVOTED TO STRATEGIC LINE OF RESEARCH “RADICALIZATION PROCESSES AND JIHADISM”

WOULD YOU LIKE TO READ OUR PUBLICATIONS ON THIS TOPIC? HERE’S THE LIST ↓

  1. Valtolina G.G. (2017), I processi di radicalizzazione religiosa nelle seconde generazioni, ISMU Paper, luglio 2017
  2. Introini F. (2017), Religione e radicalizzazione. Un nesso che sfida l’Occidente, ISMU Paper, aprile 2017.
  3. Mezzetti G. (2017), Contemporary jihadism: a generational phenomenon, ISMU Paper, January 2017.
  4. Introini F., Mezzetti G. (2017), Storie di jihadismo. Il processo di radicalizzazione e la sua plausibilità, in Fondazione ISMU, Ventiduesimo Rapporto sulle migrazioni 2016, FrancoAngeli, Milano, pp. 293-318.
  5. Mezzetti G., Introini F. (2017), Stories of Jihadism. The radicalisation process and its plausibility, in Fondazione ISMU, Twenty-second Report on Migrations 2016, McGrawHill, Milano.
  6. Mezzetti G. (2016), Banlieues, islam e radicalizzazione: tra fatti e miti, in Fondazione ISMU, Ventunesimo Rapporto sulle migrazioni 2015, FrancoAngeli, Milano, pp. 231-252.
  7. Mezzetti G. (2016), Banlieues, islam and radicalization: between facts and myths, in Fondazione ISMU, Twenty-first Report on Migrations 2015, McGrawHill, Milano, pp. 87-102.
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