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Religious fundamentalism and extremism: A paradigm analysis [PDF]

, 2007
Broadly speaking, the term ‘fundamentalism’ today names a religio-political perspective found in most if not all major religions in the contemporary world.
Pratt, Douglas
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Prevent and Community Cohesion in Britain – The Worst of All Possible Worlds? [PDF]

, 2014
This chapter offers a critical analysis of the UK’s Prevent programme to date, and argues that it has been ineffective, or even counter-productive because of a number of conceptual flaws and contradictions. In particular, the monocultural focus on entire,
Thomas, Paul
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Mapping the US Bridgebuilding Field: Situating Organizations in the Ecosystem of Social Change

Conflict Resolution Quarterly, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article explores the ecosystem of bridge‐building initiatives in the United States. Drawing on an original database of 223 organizations, interviews with 7 staff across 6 organizations, and a literature review related to bridge‐building, polarization, and collective action, we first describe the range of existing initiatives and their ...
Gabrielle Mathews, Karen Ross
wiley   +1 more source

State-Legal Policy in the Sphere of Counteraction to Extremism:Historical-Legal Aspect

Сибирское юридическое обозрение, 2018
The present article introduces for the first time the previously unused source “The Plan of Measures for the Prevention and Overcoming of the Influence of Religious Extremism in Religious Societies and Groups Among Believers in the Period of 1985-1990 ...
Y. E. Verkhoglyadov
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Fundamentalism and terrorism: The contemporary religious challenge [PDF]

, 2006
For nearly a century the term ‘fundamentalism’ has referred primarily to a set of specific Christian beliefs and an allied ultra-conservative attitude.
Pratt, Douglas
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Predicting Major Depression Among Diverse Online Gamers: The Role of Internet Addiction and Spirituality

Journal of Addictions &Offender Counseling, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study analyzed whether religious or spiritual affiliation and therapy enrollment protect against symptoms meeting Major Depressive Disorder criteria beyond demographic, Internet addiction, and described therapy enrollment. Findings illustrated one risk factor and one protective factor associated with experiencing symptoms that meet Major ...
Lindsay A. Lundeen, John R. McCall
wiley   +1 more source

On the Essence of Religious Extremism

Сибирское юридическое обозрение, 2016
The article discusses the concept and features of religious extremism, problems of law enforcement in this area. Analysis of judicial practice leads to the conclusion about the limited effectiveness of legal remediesin qualifying and countering extremism.
Andrey V. Sigarev
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Broaching as Destigmatizing Practice for Anti‐Asian Oppression: An Application of the Multidimensional Model of Broaching Behavior

Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Longstanding violence against Asians serves as an urgent reminder for counselors to engage in culturally responsive counseling. Despite the uptick of mental health research associated with Asian communities, aggregated trends on counseling and mental health services with Asians overlook distinct inequities and historical implications ...
Christian D. Chan, S. Anandavalli, Connie T. Jones   +2 more
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Religious Extremism as Symbolic Domination: Mosque Communities and Socio-Economic Reconstruction in Sub-Saharan Africa

Religious: Jurnal Studi Agama-Agama dan Lintas Budaya
This study examines religious extremism in conflict-affected societies in Sub-Saharan Africa as a form of symbolic domination within the religious field and explores the extent to which local religious communities can contribute to socio-economic ...
Amada Talikoa
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Paths to Radicalization: About Someone Who Does Not Believe and Yet Almost Moved out to Join the “Islamic State”

Swiss Journal of Sociology, 2022
This article explores the question of which factors and dynamics lead also non-religious people to join the so-called “Islamic State”. The analysis starts with the biographical reconstruction of a radicalization process in Switzerland, the results of ...
Endres Jürgen
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