Vol. 61 No 02 (2018): DSS

Passionate idealism: Radicalization, Fanaticism,
Extremism, Terrorism

The features of radicalization

An ideology, politico-religious

A Western world judged to be “amoral
and materialistic”

Feeling of unease and frustration

Quest for identity
and withdrawal into a community

Radicalization and mental hold

Diversity of profiles
and heterogeneous motivations

Incremental process and drive reversal

Addictive behaviors and radicalization

Islamophobia” and conspiracy theory

Disengagement and “resolving a crisis”