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Sophia Moskalenko
Researcher at Bryn Mawr College
Publications - 42
Citations - 2545
Sophia Moskalenko is an academic researcher from Bryn Mawr College. The author has contributed to research in topics: Radicalization & Terrorism. The author has an hindex of 17, co-authored 33 publications receiving 2161 citations. Previous affiliations of Sophia Moskalenko include University of Pennsylvania & National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism.
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Mechanisms of Political Radicalization: Pathways Toward Terrorism
Clark McCauley,Sophia Moskalenko +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors conceptualized political radicalization as a dimension of increasing extremity of beliefs, feelings, and behaviors in support of intergroup conflict and violence, and distinguished twelve mechanisms of radicalization across individuals, groups, and mass publics.
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Measuring Political Mobilization: The Distinction Between Activism and Radicalism
Sophia Moskalenko,Clark McCauley +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors introduce the Activism and Radicalism Intention Scales (ARIS), which assesses readiness to participate in legal and non-violent political action, whereas the radicalism intention scale assesses willingness to participate either in illegal or violent political action.
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Friction: How Radicalization Happens to Them and Us
Clark McCauley,Sophia Moskalenko +1 more
TL;DR: The author revealed that Osama bin Laden's death was caused by a mix of factors, including anthrax, not necessarily belonging to the same source, but the ideology itself was determined by a combination of factors.
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Understanding Political Radicalization: The Two-Pyramids Model
Clark McCauley,Sophia Moskalenko +1 more
TL;DR: This article reviews some of the milestones of thinking about political radicalization, as scholars and security officials struggled after 9/11 to discern the precursors of terrorist violence.
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Toward a Profile of Lone Wolf Terrorists: What Moves an Individual From Radical Opinion to Radical Action
Clark McCauley,Sophia Moskalenko +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors describe a two-pyramids model that distinguishes radicalization of opinion from radicalisation of action, and then use this model to review three case histories of lone wolf terrorists.