Title Extremist construction of identity : how escalating demands for legitimacy shape and define in-group and out-group dynamics / author: J.M. Berger

Published The Hague, The Netherlands : ICCT, [2017]

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Description 1 online resource (67 pages) : color illustrations Series ICCT research paper, 2486-0656 ICCT research paper. Contents 1. Introduction and Overview -- a). Definition of Legitimacy -- b). Definitions of Extremism and Radicalisation -- c). Definition of Extremist Ideology -- d). Linkages and Bundles -- e). Automatic and Deliberative Thinking -- 2. The Evolution of Christian Identity -- a). Introduction -- b). Legitimacy of the In-Group -- c). Illegitimacy of the Out-Group -- d). From Delegitimisation to Demonisation -- 3. The Elements of Extremism -- a). Legitimacy: The Cycle of Demand and Justification -- b). Automatic, Deliberative and Simulated Deliberative Thinking -- c). The Ladder of Identity Construction -- 4. Conclusions -- a. Assaults on Legitimacy -- b). Unbundling Constructs -- c). Incremental CVE? -- Appendix A. Bibliography -- Appendix B. Chronology of British Israelism Summary This Research Paper examines how the white supremacist movement Christian Identity emerged from a non-extremist forerunner known as British Israelism. By examining ideological shifts over the course of nearly a century, the paper seeks to identify key pivot points in the movement's shift toward extremism and explain the process through which extremist ideologues construct and define in-group and out-group identities. Based on these findings, the paper proposes a new framework for analysing and understanding the behaviour and emergence of extremist groups. The proposed framework can be leveraged to design strategic counter-terrorism communications programmes using a linkage-based approach that deconstructs the process of extremist in-group and out-group definition. Future publications will continue this study, seeking to refine the framework and operationalise messaging recommendations Notes At head of title: ICCT, International Centre for Counter-Terrorism, The Hague "April 2017." Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 64-65) Notes Online resource; title from PDF caption (International Centre for Counter-Terrorism, viewed April 24, 2017) Subject Christian Identity (Sect) SUBJECT Christian Identity (Sect) fast Subject White supremacy movements. Radicalism. Extremists. Religious fanaticism -- Christianity. Group identity -- Political aspects Anglo-Israelism. radicalism. Religious fanaticism -- Christianity Anglo-Israelism Extremists Group identity -- Political aspects Radicalism White supremacy movements Form Electronic book Author International Centre for Counter-Terrorism, issuing body, publisher.

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