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Becoming a European homegrown jihadist : a multilevel analysis of involvement in the Dutch Hofstadgroup, 2002-2005 /

How and why do people become involved in European homegrown jihadism? This book addresses this question through an in-depth study of the Dutch Hofstadgroup, infamous for causing the murder of filmmaker Theo van Gogh in 2004 and for plotting numerous other terrorist attacks. The Hofstadgroup offers a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Schuurman, Bart (Author)
Corporate Author: JSTOR (Organization)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, [2018]
Subjects:
Terrorism > Europe > Case studies.
Terrorism > Netherlands > Case studies.
Terrorists > Europe.
Terrorists > Netherlands.
Terrorisme > Europe > Études de cas.
Terrorisme > Pays-Bas > Études de cas.
Terroristes > Europe.
Terroristes > Pays-Bas.
HISTORY > Europe > Western.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > General.
Terrorism.
Terrorists.
Europe.
Netherlands.
Electronic books.
Case studies.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Studying involvement in terrorism
  • 3. A history of the Hofstadgroup
  • 4. The ideological and organizational nature of the Hofstadgroup
  • 5. Structural-level factors: Facilitating and motivating involvement
  • 6. Group dynamics I: Initiating and sustaining involvement
  • 7. Group dynamics II: Involvement in acts of terrorist violence
  • 8. Individual-level analysis I: Cognitive explanations
  • 9. Individual-level analysis II: Terrorists as psychologically distinctive
  • 10. Conclusion
  • Abbreviations
  • Bibliography
  • Index