Mapping the Roots of Cumulative Extremism Threat in Europe: An Examination in the Framework of Realistic Conflict Theory

Authors : Çağatay Balcı

Pages : 23-30

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Publication Date : 2024-06-14

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Cumulative extremism refers to a situation in which an extremist idea, narrative, or group leads to the radicalization and extremism of another group as a result of its own attitudes and behaviour. This concept is used interchangeably with terms such as mutual extremism, symbiotic radicalization, or reciprocal radicalization, and points to an exceptional axis of extremism. European countries are the places where the threat of cumulative extremism is most tangible. This is since European countries have multicultural social structures. While European countries have a system based on multicultural understanding and \'coexistence\', the last 40 years of the 20th century have seen various challenges to this system. When cumulative extremism is viewed as a process of intergroup conflict and conflict reproduction, important conclusions and inferences can be drawn within the analytical framework offered by realistic conflict theory.
Keywords : Kümülatif Aşırıclık, Realist Çatışma Teorisi, Sağ Aşırıclık, Avrupa