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About: Social change is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 61197 publications have been published within this topic receiving 1797013 citations.


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TL;DR: Boru et al. as discussed by the authors explore the problems in defining radicalization and radicalism, and suggest that radical involvement in terrorism might best be viewed as a set of diverse processes, including social movement theory, social psychology, and conversion theory.
Abstract: In discourse about countering terrorism, the term "radicalization" is widely used, but remains poorly defined To focus narrowly on ideological radicalization risks implying that radical beliefs are a proxy—or at least a necessary precursor—for terrorism, though we know this not to be trueDifferent pathways and mechanisms of terrorism involvement operate in different ways for different people at different points in time and perhaps in different contexts This article explores the problems in defining radicalization and radicalism, and suggests that radicalization—and more specifically, involvement in terrorism—might best be viewed as a set of diverse processes It goes on to review several potentially promising theories that might support further study of those processes, including social movement theory, social psychology, and conversion theory Finally, it describes some possible frameworks for understanding how the processes might facilitate terrorism-related behavior This article is available in Journal of Strategic Security: http://scholarcommonsusfedu/jss/vol4/iss4/2 Journal of Strategic Security Volume 4 Issue 4 2011, pp 7-36 DOI: 105038/1944-0472441 Journal of Strategic Security (c) 2011 ISSN: 1944-0464 eISSN: 1944-0472 7 Radicalization into Violent Extremism I: A Review of Social Science Theories Randy Borum University of South Florida wborum@usfedu

557 citations

Book
01 Jan 2006
TL;DR: The authors argues that mathematics education should prepare students to investigate and critique injustice, and to challenge, in words and actions, oppressive structures and acts, in a larger sociopolitical context and concretely teach mathematics for social justice.
Abstract: Mathematics education in the United States can reproduce social inequalities whether schools use either "basic-skills" curricula to prepare mainly low-income students of color for low-skilled service jobs or "standards-based" curricula to ready students for knowledge-intensive positions. And working for fundamental social change and rectifying injustice are rarely included in any mathematics curriculum. Reading and Writing the World with Mathematics argues that mathematics education should prepare students to investigate and critique injustice, and to challenge, in words and actions, oppressive structures and acts. Based on teacher-research, the book provides a theoretical framework and practical examples for how mathematics educators can connect schooling to a larger sociopolitical context and concretely teach mathematics for social justice.

554 citations

Book
01 Jan 2002
TL;DR: Bryceson and Vuorela as mentioned in this paper discuss transnational families in the twenty-first century and discuss the role of gender, race and ethnicity in the formation of South Asian communities in the UK.
Abstract: Contents Notes on Contributors Acknowledgements Part I: Introduction 1 Transnational Families in the Twenty-first Century Deborah Bryceson and Ulla Vuorela 2 Europe's Transnational Families and Migration: Past and Present Deborah Bryceson Part II: Families Straddling National Boundaries and Cultures 3 Transnational Families: Imagined and Real Communities Ulla Vuorela 4 Loss of Status or New Opportunities? Gender Relations and Transnational Ties among Bosnian Refugees Nadje Al-Ali 5 Deceitful Origins and Tenacious Roots: Moroccan Immigration and New Trends in Dutch Literature Daniela Merolla Part III: Life-Cycle Uncertainties 6 Reconceptualizing Motherhood: Experiences of Migrant Women from Turkey Living in Germany Umut Erel 7 Righteous or Rebellious? Social Trajectory of Sahelian Youth in France Mahamet Timera 8 Breaking the Generational Contract? Japanese Migration and Old-age Care in Britain Misa Izuhara and Hiroshi Shibata Part IV: Transnational Family Consolidation through Religion 9 9 Religion, Reciprocity and Restructuring Family Responsibility in the Ghanaian Pentecostal Diaspora Rijk van Dijk 10 Religion, Migration and Wealth Creation in the Swaminarayan Movement Rohit Barot Part V: Economic and Political Networking 11 Hybridization of Religious and Political Practices amongst West African Muslim Migrants in Paris Monika Salzbrunn 12 North of South: European Immigrants' Stakeholdings in Southern Development Reynald Blion 13 Senegal's Village Diaspora and the People Left Ahead Abdoulaye Kane Epilogue Deborah Bryceson Index Contributors Nadje Al-Ali is a lecturer in social anthropology at the Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies. She has studied in the US, Egypt and the UK where she received her PhD at the School of Oriental and African Studies. Her research interests revolve around gender issues and political cultures in the Middle East, Muslim migrants and refugees, transnationalism and feminist theory. Her publications include Secularism, Gender and the State in the Middle East: The Egyptian Women's Movement, Cambridge University Press, 2000 and New Approaches to Migration? Transnationalism and Home, London and New York, Routledge, 2001, which she edited together with Khalid Koser. Nadje Al-Ali is a committed political activist involved in Women in Black as well as a founding member of Act Together: Women Against Sanctions on Iraq. Rohit Barot studied at Gujarat University in India, at Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda, and the University of California, Berkeley. His PhD is from the School of Oriental and African Studies at London University. He has researched the Swaminarayan movement and migration and group formation among Bristol Indians. His publications include Religion and Ethnicity: Minorities and Social Change in the Metropolis (1993), The Racism Problematic: Contemporary Sociological Debates on Race and Ethnicity (1996) and Ethnicity, Gender and Social Change (1999). His most recent article in Ethnic and Racial Studies (July 2001) examines the concept of racialization. His teaching focuses on diaspora, racism and the formation of South Asian communities in the UK. Reynald Blion is the scientific director of the Migration, Pluri-cultural and Development programme at Institut Panos Paris. Before joining Panos in 1998 he worked for a French non- governmental organization (NGO), managing several development co-operation programmes. Previously, as a socio-economist, he worked for Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement (IRD) (a scientific research Developpement center specializing in development) for a research programme on West African immigration networks. He has published several artic

552 citations

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01 Jan 2004

550 citations

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TL;DR: In this article, the authors used results of a qualitative research project to describe the challenges that incarcerated women face as they return to their communities from jail or prison, focusing on the gender and culturally specific needs that formerly incarcerated women from low-income communities face upon release from correctional facilities in this country.
Abstract: This article uses results of a qualitative research project to describe the challenges that incarcerated women face as they return to their communities from jail or prison. Following a descriptive profile of the population, the particular challenges are discussed, focusing on the gender and culturally specific needs that formerly incarcerated women from low-income communities face upon release from correctional facilities in this country. The article concludes with a discussion of the broader contexts that affect women's self-sufficiency, and the need for neighborhood development initiatives, public policy reform, and social changes.

549 citations


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No. of papers in the topic in previous years
YearPapers
2023115
2022303
20211,155
20201,678
20191,734
20181,858