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by Julie Chernov Hwang (Author)
Why does someone join an extremist group? What are the pathways via which individuals join such groups? How does one show commitment to an extremist group? Why does someone participate in acts of terrorism? Drawing on 175 interviews with current and former members of Islamist extremist groups in Indonesia and the Philippines, Becoming Jihadis: Radicalization and Commitment in Southeast Asia answers these questions by exploring the socio-emotional underpinnings of joining an extremist group. This book argues that social ties play a critical role at every juncture in the joining process, from initial engagement to commitment to participation in jihad experiences, paramilitary training, and terrorism. It unpacks the process by which members build a sense of community, connection, solidarity, and brotherhood; how they come to trust and love one another; and how ideology functions as a binding agent, not a cause.
Julie Chernov Hwang is an associate professor in the Department of Political Science and International Relations at Goucher College. She is the author of Why Terrorists Quit: the Disengagement of Indonesian Jihadists and Peaceful Islamist Mobilization in the Muslim World: What Went Right. Her articles have been published in Terrorism and Political Violence, Political Psychology, Asian Security, Asian Survey, Contemporary Southeast Asia, Southeast Asia Research, the Monkey Cage, Asia-Pacific Issues, Lawfare, and the CTC Sentinel.
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