Collective Emotions and Political Violence - Narratives of Islamist Organisations in Western Europe (Hardcover)

How do collective actors move from moderate politics to (violent) extremism? Faced with high risks of repression and implosion, they need to legitimate such radical change to keep members and followers committed to collective action. Drawing on the texts, audios, and videos of five Islamist organisations in the UK and Germany in the 2000s and 2010s, the book develops a transdisciplinary theoretical framework and innovative methodological approach to explore how radical changes in activism are mediated. Clément argues that political violence has to feel right, as a collective, for an organisation and its followers to move from moderate activism to (violent) extremism. She shows that organisations mediate this change by performing collective emotions in and through narrative. The book offers a provocative and nuanced account which departs from conventional interpretations of radicalisation and reminds us of the power of emotions. -- .

General

Imprint:	Manchester University Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	New Approaches to Conflict Analysis
Release date:	June 2023
First published:	2023
Authors:	Maéva Clément
Dimensions:	234 x 156mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	272
ISBN-13:	978-1-5261-6769-9
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Comparative politics Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political ideologies > General
LSN:	1-5261-6769-7
Barcode:	9781526167699

Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate? Let us know about it.

Does this product have an incorrect or missing image? Send us a new image.

Is this product missing categories? Add more categories.

Review This Product

No reviews yet - be the first to create one!