The Concept of Radicalization

01.07.2019

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In a recent book, edited by Nadia Fadil, Martijn de Koning, and Francesco Ragazzi entitled, “Radicalization in Belgium and the Netherlands Critical Perspectives on Violence and Security”, Rik Coolsaet of the Egmont Institute had an important chapter, “Radicalization: The Origins and Limits of A Contested Concept”.

Click here to see the original source. The chapter examines the etymology of a term that has now become very common in political discourse, but which has a fraught history.

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by: Rik Coolsaet, Senior Associate Fellow at the Egmont Institute