Over the last decade, this narrative has been repeatedly promoted by government ministers. Yet, as an account of what causes terrorism, it does not stand up to scholarly scrutiny. A growing body of academic work holds this position to be fundamentally flawed.

• Over the last decade, this narrative has been repeatedly promoted by
government ministers. Yet, as an account of what causes terrorism, it does
not stand up to scholarly scrutiny. A growing body of academic work holds
this position to be fundamentally flawed.
• Policy based on this narrative is at best partial and at worst counterproductive.
A better account of the causes of terrorism would acknowledge
that radical religious ideology does not correlate well with incidents of
terrorist violence and that terrorism is best understood as the product of an
interaction between state and non-state actors. ARUN KUNDNANI

Arun Kundnani Part 1: The History of Radicalization Theory

Arun Kundnani traces the history of western theories of terrorist radicalization as a means to criminalize and suppress political ideologies and activism, fr...

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