| ID | 172818 |
| Title Proper | Exploring the “Demand Side” of Online Radicalization |
| Other Title Information | Evidence from the Canadian Context |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Bastug, Mehmet F ; Douai, Aziz ; Akca, Davut |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | We examined whether and how social media play a role in the process of radicalization, and whether and for what purposes extremists use social media after they become radicalized within a sample of fifty-one Canadian extremists. Differences between converts and non-converts in terms of their radicalization process, involvement in terrorism, and social media usage were also investigated. Data were collected from a combination of media reports via an in-depth LexisNexis search and court records obtained from The Canadian Legal Information Institute database. The results confirm that social media played a role either during or after the radicalization process of the majority of the sample and converts are more vulnerable to online radicalization than non-converts. |
| `In' analytical Note | Studies in Conflict and Terrorism Vol. 43, No.7-9; Jul-Sep 2020: p. 616-637 |
| Journal Source | Studies in Conflict and Terrorism Vol: 43 No 7-9 |
| Key Words | Terrorism ; Extremism ; Social Media ; Online Radicalization |