Context (archaeology)

Linguistics

Engineering

Philosophy

Radicalization

Social psychology

Displacement (psychology)

Archaeology

Computer science

Mainstream

Mechanical engineering

Psychology

Politics

Geography

Political science

Ideology

Work (physics)

Psychotherapist

Criminology

Sociology

Artificial intelligence

Terrorism

Situated

Bosnian

International Journal of Educational Development

Very little is known about how violent extremist practices are learned, and the role of educational channels through which they are spread. This empirical study extrapolates insights specific to the Bosnian and Herzegovinian context to demonstrate how one ultraconservative ideology, Salafism, can radically alter the dominant thinking and behavior of ordinary individuals once they feel displaced from the mainstream institutions and particularly from the formal education. At the core of the displacement and replacement model of radicalization is an informal and tactful teacher, influencer, or a mentor that individuals connect with either online or in person. Using the primary data collected in Bosnia and Herzegovina through 20 in-depth and semi-structured interviews with radicalized persons, the study sequences a ten-step radicalization model through which the interviewees have transformed from ordinary citizens into radicalized actors with a potential to engage in violent extremism.

How do people radicalize?