After following this course successfully, you can
- reproduce and explain theories, research, and policies on (de-)radicalization, including so-called right-wing, left-wing and Muslim radicalization;
- apply sociological theories on radicalization to recent developments, policies and interventions on (de)radicalization;
- identify and explain the link between sociological questions, theories and policies; and
- evaluate the theoretical basis of policy projects on integration and deradicalization.
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In this course we address a timely topic: processes of radicalization and the ways to counter these radicalization processes. Radicalism is not tied to one ideology – almost every ideology knows its extreme variants. We start out with what is seen as intra-parliamentary radicalism – support for parties at the flanks of the political spectrum. In the second part of the course, we take a closer look at extra-parliamentary extremists and processes of radicalization into these groups: neo-Nazis and Muslim extremists.
Many governments have been concerned with people radicalizing and have searched ways to counter these processes. Small-scale projects have been implemented to counter radicalization, many of which only recently have come to be evaluated. In this course, we study what kind of programs have been proposed, and implemented, and to what extent they have shown to be effective. In particular, we focus on the extent to which the assumptions taken in policy making have been built on the academic literature. Research master students develop their theoretical skills by reviewing existing research and formulating hypotheses from combining various theoretical contributions.
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Due to Corona, the written exam will take place in a different way. It might be turned into a take at-home exam or be integrated into an assignment. More information will follow during the course.
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