CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2019
| Author | Legato, Mitch |
|---|---|
| Title | Far from Right: Pathways and Prevention to Lone Wolf Radicalization |
| Summary | Terrorism in Europe and North America is increasingly being carried out by lone wolves. These individuals operate independently from terrorist groups and thus pose a problem for counterterrorism experts. To get a better idea of why lone wolves resort to terrorism this thesis examines the radicalization pathways that Timothy McVeigh and Anders Breivik took. By studying the two deadliest lone wolf attacks of the past three decades it is possible to see the route each individual took towards terrorism and a retrospective look at how these attacks could have been prevented or mitigated. By doing so this paper hopes identify weak links in the radicalization pathway that are susceptible to prevention and intervention of counter extremism programs. The paper concludes that in each case lone wolves develop slowly over a lifetime and as a result are vulnerable to interventions throughout the radicalization process, but this requires greater emphasis on local level outreach and engagement by civil society, not law enforcement. |
| Supervisor | Sitter, Nick |
| Department | School of Public Policy MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2019/legato_mitchell.pdf |
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