Programme

Violence and political violence: movements, socialisation and individualisation - Defining terrorism, defining radicalisation - Factors of radicalisation - Communication and radicalisation - Theory and models on terrorism and radicalisation - Gender and radicalisation - De-radicalisation and counter-radicalisation: introductory notes - Sources, methodologies and tools in terrorism and radicalisation studies: a case-study about young people facing to radicalisation.

Core Documentation

Attending students:
- Orsini A, Teorie sociologiche classiche e contemporanee, UTET 2021 [JUST CHAPTERS: 9 E 12].
- Antonelli F., Radicalizzazione, Milano, Mondadori 2021.
- Papers selected by the professor.

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Non-attending students:
- Orsini A, Teorie sociologiche classiche e contemporanee, UTET 2021 [JUST CHAPTERS: 9 E 12].
- Antonelli F., Radicalizzazione, Milano, Mondadori 2021.
- Papers selected by the professor.
- Marinone L., Antonelli F. (eds.), How to Explain Radicalisation? Comparing the Drivers of Far-Right, Far-Left, Separatism and Religious Extremism, Mimesis International, 2022.

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Type of delivery of the course

Educational activities: lessons; workshops and classworks; lectures; homework. Lessons particularly aims to teach an appropiate methodological-based capability to analyse terrorism and radicalisation.

Attendance

To attend lessons is optional. Nevertheless, it is strongly recommended to fully achieve all educational goals.

Type of evaluation

Attending students: - During the course and in the final test, Students will be evalutated with written papers, public presentations and group works. Such tests aim to assess theoretical, conceptual, methodological and critical faculties to analyse radicalisation and terrorism. --- Non-attending students: - Oral test. The test aims to assess theoretical, conceptual, methodological and critical faculties to analyse radicalisation and terrorism.