Deradicalization depends on abandoning stop-gap measures that keep former extremists trapped in the past

Evidence

Whether participants were able to continue to reconfigure their identity and ultimately transform the self, moving toward deradicalization and a genuine change in belief system, was a function of their continued elaboration of identity, but also of their reduced reliance on stop-gap measures and temporal loops which kept participants trapped in various ways in the past. — Amy Fisher-Smith, Charles R. Sullivan, John D. Macready, and Geoffrey Manzi, Identity Reconfiguration and the Core…, 670

Categorization

• DEFINE: Introduces the operative concepts ‘stop-gap measures’ and ‘temporal loops’ that structure the analysis.
• XREF: connects to: Stopping extremism and abandoning its beliefs are distinct forms of exit — Ryan Andrew Brown, Todd C. Helmus, Rajeev Ramchand, Alina I. Palimaru, Sarah Weilant, Ashley L. Rhoades, and Liisa Hiatt (RAND Corporation), Violent Extremism in America:…, 189; Short-term anti-Islamophobia tactics must not undercut long-term structural change; Political violence can install self-censoring avoidance of future commitment — Fredric Jameson, Postmodernism, or, The Cultural Logic…, 566 (+3 more)

Broader Connections

• Short-term anti-Islamophobia tactics must not undercut long-term structural change #exemplifies (0.82)
• Political events can re-trigger radical feelings years after an extremist exit. #complicates (0.78) — Ryan Andrew Brown, Todd C. Helmus, Rajeev Ramchand, Alina I. Palimaru, Sarah Weilant, Ashley L. Rhoades, and Liisa Hiatt (RAND Corporation), Violent Extremism in America, 457
• Stopping extremism and abandoning its beliefs are distinct forms of exit #qualifies (0.75) — Ryan Andrew Brown, Todd C. Helmus, Rajeev Ramchand, Alina I. Palimaru, Sarah Weilant, Ashley L. Rhoades, and Liisa Hiatt (RAND Corporation), Violent Extremism in America, 189
• Political violence can install self-censoring avoidance of future commitment #complicates (0.74) — Fredric Jameson, Postmodernism, or, The Cultural Logic…, 566