Radicalization in Australia: Examining Australia's Convicted Terrorists
View/ Open
Author(s)
Porter, Louise E
Kebbell, Mark R
Year published
2011
Metadata
Show full item recordAbstract
This article explores theories of radicalization by analysing the 21 individuals convicted to date under Australian anti-terrorism laws. All 21 are Australian citizens and so are discussed with reference to literature on home-grown terrorists. Open source data in the form of media and law reports were collected and analysed for descriptive features of the individuals and their involvement in terrorism-related activities. Themes consistent with elements of process models of radicalization were found, particularly identity issues, ideology, capability and group dynamics. The features analysed are discussed in relation to social ...
View more >This article explores theories of radicalization by analysing the 21 individuals convicted to date under Australian anti-terrorism laws. All 21 are Australian citizens and so are discussed with reference to literature on home-grown terrorists. Open source data in the form of media and law reports were collected and analysed for descriptive features of the individuals and their involvement in terrorism-related activities. Themes consistent with elements of process models of radicalization were found, particularly identity issues, ideology, capability and group dynamics. The features analysed are discussed in relation to social attachments and rationalizations, as well as counter-radicalization initiatives.
View less >
View more >This article explores theories of radicalization by analysing the 21 individuals convicted to date under Australian anti-terrorism laws. All 21 are Australian citizens and so are discussed with reference to literature on home-grown terrorists. Open source data in the form of media and law reports were collected and analysed for descriptive features of the individuals and their involvement in terrorism-related activities. Themes consistent with elements of process models of radicalization were found, particularly identity issues, ideology, capability and group dynamics. The features analysed are discussed in relation to social attachments and rationalizations, as well as counter-radicalization initiatives.
View less >
Journal Title
Psychiatry, Psychology and Law
Volume
18
Issue
2
Copyright Statement
© 2011 Taylor & Francis. This is an electronic version of an article published in Psychiatry, Psychology and Law, Vol. 18(2), 2011, pp. 212-231. Psychiatry, Psychology and Law is available online at: http://www.tandfonline.com with the open URL of your article.
Subject
Cognitive and computational psychology
Other psychology not elsewhere classified
Criminology
Law in context
Applied and developmental psychology