Violent Extremist Organizations in the United States: Appeal, Recruitment, and Mobilization

Abstract

VEOs utilize framing processes to appeal to individuals through shared grievances, present a common adversary, drawing a link between identities of recruits and the recruiting VEO, and mobilize recruits and members against the adversary. An examination of the nuances of these processes may be helpful in addressing such violent organizations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 08, 2021
Accession Number
AD1178011

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People

  • Ian M Johnston

Organizations

  • Marine Corps University

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Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

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  • Case Studies
  • Commerce
  • Crime
  • Department Of Homeland Security
  • Domestic
  • Domestic Terrorism
  • Governments
  • Homeland Security
  • Internet
  • Law
  • Marine Corps
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • New York
  • Online Communications
  • Security
  • Social Media
  • Social Psychology
  • Societies
  • Sociology
  • Terrorism
  • Terrorists
  • Threat Evaluation
  • United States
  • Violence

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  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.