RiskTrack: Assessing the Risk of Jihadi Radicalization on Twitter Using Linguistic Factors

Torregrosa, Javier; Panizo, Ángel

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-03496-2_3

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“…Several studies have argued that radicalization can be attributed to factors such as extreme poverty and social exclusion, the negative instrumentalization of religion by rogue and radical clerics, peer pressure and influence from friends and comrades with links to these extremist groups, the crisis of identity, exposure to extremist literature, national and global influence by proscribed terrorist groups, and more recently, the negative influence associated with the internet and social media as avenues and pathways through which vulnerable and impressionistic individuals are lured towards radicalization (Neumann 2003;Mandel 2009;Sedgwick 2010;Borum 2011a;Thompson 2011;Horgan and Altier 2012;Koehler 2014;Huey 2015;Lyons-Padilla et al 2015;Doosje et al 2016;Moskalenko 2008, 2017;Sikkens et al 2017;Van Eerten et al 2017;Smith 2018;Torregrosa and Panizo 2018;Maza et al 2020).…”

Section: Radicalization Types and It's Nexus With Terrorism And Terror-behaviormentioning

confidence: 99%

The Role of Faith-Based Organizations in Counter-Radicalization in Nigeria: The Case of Boko Haram

2021

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This article examines the role of faith-based organizations (FBOs) in counter-radicalization in Nigeria, with emphasis on the Boko Haram terrorist group operating in northeast Nigeria and the greater Lake Chad region. A qualitative methodological approach is employed that makes use of primary and secondary documents, key informant and stakeholder interviews, and focus group discussions with critical religious actors and organizations. The findings of the article suggest that FBOs play a critical role in the disengagement and deradicalization process of countering the ideological and radical messages of Boko Haram. However, challenges such as the lack of effective stakeholder involvement in the various initiatives by the state in counterterrorism, fear of reprisal and attacks, lack of unison by various FBOs and clerics in countering these negative messages, and the inability of relevant stakeholders in addressing structural factors such as poverty, social and economic exclusion, and unemployment that give rise to radicalization amongst other challenges, have impeded the effectiveness of the FBO sector in its counter-radicalization efforts in Nigeria. To address these challenges, the article proposes a bottom-up approach to counterterrorism that provides room for the multi-sectoral involvement of major stakeholders, especially FBOs, to complement pre-existing initiatives and other measures to counter the negative weaponization of religion by radical and rogue clerics, and also to prevent Boko Haram from expanding its frontiers.

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confidence: 99%

The Role of Faith-Based Organizations in Counter-Radicalization in Nigeria: The Case of Boko Haram

2021

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“…1,18 Noticing this issue, the European Union has founded several programs and projects to address radicalization. Probably, most examples are related to Islamic radicalization such as TRIVALENT, b,19 ARMOUR c and RiskTrack d, 20,[21][22][23] projects. Beyond religious radicalization, other projects, such as SAVEit, e,24,25-27 GOAL f, 28 or The First Tee g focused on using sport as a way to develop social, psychological and personal skills.…”

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Improving Youngsters’ Resilience Through Video Game-Based Interventions

Menéndez-Ferreira

Torregrosa

Panizo-LLedot

et al. 2020

Vietnam J. Comp. Sci.

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Radicalization, as a violent form of extremism, is a growing problem for Europe. Currently, it is possible to find extreme ideologies regarding almost every topic such as religion, politics or sports. This problem, which ranges from personal identity conflicts to complex societal issues, has an impact on several people everyday, especially on youngsters. To confront this situation, the European Union found several initiatives, as a way to face this problem from a scientific perspective. Some of these initiatives face the problem trying to reduce radicalization by working on personal and social skills through education, in such a way the youngster’s resilience is improved. This paper aims to present YoungRes, a European project whose goal is to improve the resilience of youngsters. To do so, it unifies an already created intervention — named Fortius — through the inclusion of video games in the learning process. This paper describes both: (1) how the Fortius program is modified to allow video games sessions and (2) the software architecture designed to allow students and educators to participate in YoungRes project. Finally, different suggestions to include in future versions of the game are discussed.

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