“What Made Me Change”: Transformative Experiences in the Jihadist Radicalization Process
“What Made Me Change”: Transformative Experiences in the Jihadist Radicalization Process
L. Blanco R. M. Lobato B. Alba A. Vázquez J. L. González-Álvarez S. Chiclana J. Chinchilla A. Gómez a Departamento de Psicología Social y de las Organizaciones, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia, Madrid, Spainb Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Burgos, Burgos, Spainc ARTIS International, St. Michaels, Maryland, USAd Centro de Investigación en Ciencias Forenses y de la Seguridad, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spaine Servicio de Psicología de la Guardia Civil, Ministerio del Interior, Madrid, Spainf Secretaría General de Instituciones Penitenciarias, Ministerio del Interior, Madrid, SpainL. Blanco is a Social Psychology PhD student at the Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia, Spain. Her research delves into the psychosocial mechanisms driving extreme self-sacrifice and radicalization from a mixed-methodology approach, focusing on identity fusion and the perception of victimhood.R. M. Lobato is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Health Sciences at the University of Burgos, Spain. His line of research focuses on social identity, radicalization processes, political violence, and terrorism.B. Alba is a Social Psychology PhD student at the Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia, Spain. Her line of research focuses on the psychological processes underlying violent radicalization, extreme behavior and intergroup conflicts, from a political and social identity approach.A. Vázquez is an Associate Professor at the Department of Social and Organizational Psychology at UNED (Spain) and research fellow at ARTIS International. Her research interests are focused on intergroup and intragroup relations, collective action, and social change towards equality.J. L. González-Álvarez holds a PhD in Psychology and a MSc in Forensic Science and Clinical Psychology. He is a Colonel Psychologist of the Spanish Guardia Civil, with 20 years of service in the Criminal Police. Since 2015 to 2022, he has been the Head of the Research and Training Area of the Secretary of State for Security in the Spanish Ministry for Home Affairs. His areas of interest are focused on the use of psychology in operational criminal investigation: interview and interrogation, profiles, lie detection and psychological autopsy.S. Chiclana, PhD in Psychology, is Head of Services in the General Secretary of Penitentiary Institutions, Ministry of the Interior (Madrid, Spain) and Adjunct Professor at the Department of Social and Organizational Psychology at the Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia, Spain. Her research currently focuses on radicalization, hate crimes, gender violence and female inmates.J. Chinchilla is an Assistant Professor at the Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia, Spain. Her research interests focus on social identity, morality, radicalization, and collective action.A. Gómez is Full Professor at the Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia, Spain. He is the original co-author of relevant theories on violent radicalization and extreme behavior, such as identity fusion, spiritual formidability, and the devoted actor model.