Cattani, Arianna (A.A. 2022/2023) Isolation as a trigger and mean of terrorist radicalisation: case study of the Lone Wolf Anders Breivik. Tesi di Laurea in Sociology of terrorism and political violence, Luiss Guido Carli, relatore Alessandro Orsini, pp. 100. [Master's Degree Thesis]

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Abstract/Index

Defining the Lone Wolf: challenges and perspectives in terrorist classification. The conceptual and quantitative dilemmas. The complexity of defining Lone Wolf terrorism. The technological impact. Defining the term. Analyzing Lone Wolf profiles: objective features in focus. General motivational insights. Understanding Lone Wolves in the framework of radicalization theories. Fathali M. Moghaddam and the “staircase to terrorism” theory. Marc Sageman and the “bunch of guys” theory. M. Silber & A. Bhatt and the “four phase radicalization model”. Clark McCauley & Sophia Moskalenko: dissecting radicalization in “friction”. A. Kruglanski, J. Bélanger & R. Gunaratna and the “motivational imbalance theory”. A. Orsini and the “DRIA model”. Case study: the Lone Wolf terrorist Anders Behring Breivik. Childhood. Teenage period. Early adulthood. Planning the attack. The attack. The role of isolation in Breivik’s life. The triggers in Breivik’s formative years. Voluntary isolation as mean in the period before the attack.

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Bibliografia: pp. 94-100.

Thesis Type:	Master's Degree Thesis
Institution:	Luiss Guido Carli
Degree Program:	Master's Degree Programs > Master's Degree Program in International Relations (LM-52)
Chair:	Sociology of terrorism and political violence
Thesis Supervisor:	Orsini, Alessandro
Thesis Co-Supervisor:	Niglia, Federico
Academic Year:	2022/2023
Session:	Extraordinary
Deposited by:	Alessandro Perfetti
Date Deposited:	26 Aug 2024 11:00
Last Modified:	26 Aug 2024 11:00
URI:	https://tesi.luiss.it/id/eprint/39433

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