Walking Away from Terrorism : Accounts of Disengagement from Radical and Extremist Movements

Taylor & Francis Ltd

Walking Away from TerrorismAccounts of Disengagement from Radical and Extremist Movements\nAuthor(s): John G. Horgan\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780415439442, 978-0415439442\nSynopsis\nThis accessible new book looks at how and why individuals leave terrorist movements, and considers the lessons and implications that emerge from this process.\n\nFocusing on the tipping points for disengagement from groups such as Al Qaeda, the IRA and the UVF, this volume is informed by the dramatic and sometimes extraordinary accounts that the terrorists themselves offered to the author about why they left terrorism behind. \n\nThe book examines three major issues:\n\nwhat we currently know about de-radicalisation and disengagement\nhow discussions with terrorists about their experiences of disengagement can show how exit routes come about, and how they then fare as ex-terrorists away from the structures that protected them\nw)