TY - JOUR
T1 - Organizational [dis]trust
T2 - Comparing disengagement among former left-wing and right-wing violent extremists
AU - Windisch, Steven
AU - Ligon, Gina Scott
AU - Simi, Pete
N1 - Funding Information:
This research was funded by the National Institute of Justice: “Empirical Assessment of Domestic Disengagement and Deradicalization (EAD3)” (NIJ–2014–3751), the Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation (HFG), and the National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START) project, “Recruitment and Radicalization among US Far-Right Terrorists.” This research was supported by the Department of Homeland Science and Technology Directorate’s Office of University Programs through Award Number 2012-ST-061-CS0001, Center for the Study of Terrorism and Behavior (CSTAB) 2.1 made to START to investigate the understanding and countering of terrorism within the United States. The views and conclusions contained in this document are those of the authors and should not be interpreted as necessarily representing the official policies, either expressed or implied, of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, START, HFG, or NIJ.
Funding Information:
This research was funded by the National Institute of Justice: ?Empirical Assessment of Domestic Disengagement and Deradicalization (EAD3)? (NIJ?2014?3751), the Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation (HFG), and the National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START) project, ?Recruitment and Radicalization among US Far-Right Terrorists.? This research was supported by the Department of Homeland Science and Technology Directorate?s Office of University Programs through Award Number 2012-ST-061-CS0001, Center for the Study of Terrorism and Behavior (CSTAB) 2.1 made to START to investigate the understanding and countering of terrorism within the United States. The views and conclusions contained in this document are those of the authors and should not be interpreted as necessarily representing the official policies, either expressed or implied, of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, START, HFG, or NIJ.
PY - 2019/6/3
Y1 - 2019/6/3
N2 - In order to move beyond the existing push/pull framework to understand disengagement, we apply a systematic coding scheme derived from Mayer and colleagues’ integrative model of organizational trust to examine why people leave extremist groups. In doing so, we also rely on in-depth life history interviews with twenty former left-and right-wing extremists to examine whether antecedents of distrust vary between the two groups. Findings suggest substantial similarities and important differences between left-and right-wing extremists’ decision to leave. In particular, perceptions of poor planning and organization, low-quality personnel and vindictive behavior generate perceptions of organizational distrust and disillusionment. Although findings from the current study are based on a relatively small sample, notable similarities were identified between both groups regarding sources of distrust (e.g., leaders, group members). We also identified differences regarding the role of violence in weakening solidarity and nurturing disillusionment with extremist activities. We conclude this article with suggestions for future research that extend the study of terrorism and that may have significance for how practitioners address countering violent extremism initiatives.
AB - In order to move beyond the existing push/pull framework to understand disengagement, we apply a systematic coding scheme derived from Mayer and colleagues’ integrative model of organizational trust to examine why people leave extremist groups. In doing so, we also rely on in-depth life history interviews with twenty former left-and right-wing extremists to examine whether antecedents of distrust vary between the two groups. Findings suggest substantial similarities and important differences between left-and right-wing extremists’ decision to leave. In particular, perceptions of poor planning and organization, low-quality personnel and vindictive behavior generate perceptions of organizational distrust and disillusionment. Although findings from the current study are based on a relatively small sample, notable similarities were identified between both groups regarding sources of distrust (e.g., leaders, group members). We also identified differences regarding the role of violence in weakening solidarity and nurturing disillusionment with extremist activities. We conclude this article with suggestions for future research that extend the study of terrorism and that may have significance for how practitioners address countering violent extremism initiatives.
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U2 - 10.1080/1057610X.2017.1404000
DO - 10.1080/1057610X.2017.1404000
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85038030007
VL - 42
SP - 559
EP - 580
JO - Studies in Conflict and Terrorism
JF - Studies in Conflict and Terrorism
SN - 1057-610X
IS - 6
ER -