Pathways to Violence: Understanding Youth Radicalisation

About this episode

This episode explores the changing pathways to youth radicalisation influenced by technology and social dynamics.

Youth radicalisation is changing. Young people today are increasingly being drawn into extremist movements through online platforms, social networks, and gaming environments. But these pathways look very different from previous generations, shaped by technology, social dynamics, and evolving ideologies. In this episode, host Lucas Webber is joined by Jacob Ware, research fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations and adjunct professor at Georgetown University’s Walsh School of Foreign Service...

People in this episode

Host: Lucas Webber

Guest: Jacob Ware

Topics covered

• youth radicalisation
• extremist movements
• online platforms
• social networks
• gaming environments
• technology
• social dynamics

Keywords

• youth radicalisation
• extremism
• online platforms
• social networks
• gaming
• technology
• ideologies

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Council on Foreign Relations, Georgetown University

Books & works: Walsh School of Foreign Service

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