So how do you overcome the need for closure, and achieve deradicalization, when much of this core impulse emerges from the very human need to manage uncertainty and find meaning and significance in life? Kruglanski celebrates community-based programs in Muslim countries that try to inoculate young people against extreme ideologies. He also praises deradicalization efforts that seek to weaken the ideology of former terrorists with the promise of potential release and reintegration. Both types of programs have shown at least some effectiveness, says Kruglanski. They help former extremists find alternative ways of being significant, making a contribution, other than violence. [Thanks, Lance Haynes]
Posted on: Sat, 30 Aug 2014 07:14:53 +0000
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