The Radicalisation

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Carvalho, Jean-Paul; Sacks, Michael
• 署名单位: University of Oxford; Clarkson University
• 刊物名称: ECONOMIC JOURNAL
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0013-0133
• DOI: 10.1093/ej/uead094
• 发表日期: 2024
• 页码: 1019-1068
• 关键词: religious participation; cultural transmission; IDENTITY; EVOLUTION; ECONOMICS; DYNAMICS; beliefs; leaders; CONSTRUCTION; sacrifice

摘要

This paper analyses the rise of radical movements and the design of counter-radicalisation policies. A group derives meaning from participation in identity-based activities and a forward-looking organisation provides a platform for these activities. The warning sign for radicalisation is cultural purification by the organisation, i.e., the screening out of moderates and exclusive recruitment of radicals. While this shrinks the club, it puts it on a growth path along which it becomes larger and more extreme over time. Conventional counter-radicalisation policies can backfire. The radicalisation mechanisms we identify can be disabled by mild anti-radical messaging and informational interventions that eliminate stereotypes.