Violent Extremism: Types, Implications, and Responses

Eleni Christodoulou ^[2] ; Yulia Nesterova ^[1]
1. [1] University of Hong Kong
  
  University of Hong Kong
  
  RAE de Hong Kong (China)
2. [2] Georg Eckert Leibniz Institute
Localización: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions / Walter Leal Filho (ed. lit.), Anabela Marisa Azul (ed. lit.), Luciana Brandli (ed. lit.), Amanda Lange Salvia (ed. lit.), Pinar Gökcin Özuyar (ed. lit.), Tony Wall (ed. lit.), 2020, ISBN 978-3-319-71066-2
Idioma: inglés
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Resumen
- Violent extremism (VE) refers to the use, support, or legitimization of violence to achieve social, political, or religious goals. The degree to which these goals are ideologically driven varies, but the cognitive aspect is always present. What differentiates VE from other violent acts is that it is usually done within a broader context of violent extremists’ current and future visions of the world – in other words a worldview mostly rejected by mainstream society that encompasses what is wrong with the world, what needs to change, and how the world should look like in the future.