Navigating the margins of radicalization: intersectionality of gang affiliation and terror extremism
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: By providing technical definitions for the terms marginality, radicalization, extremism, gangs, and terrorism, this paper concentrated on the relationship between gang membership and terrorist activity. the significance of comprehending the overlap for community leaders, law enforcement, and legislators. The combination of terrorist extremism and gang activity poses a complex problem in the current global security environment that necessitates a sophisticated understanding and creative solutions. The study examined the complex relationship between terrorist groups and urban gangs, emphasizing the shared experiences of marginalization, radicalization, and resistance to extremism. The study also examined the complex and often intertwined domains of gangs and terrorism, highlighting the connection between low-level criminal activity and extremist ideologies. The study also explored the intricate and frequently entwined realms of terrorism and gangs, emphasizing the range that links extremist ideologies with low-level criminal activity. We identify the pathways from social and economic disenfranchisement to violent extremism by analyzing the similarities between the marginal experiences of gang members and those at risk of radicalization. We learn about the individual experiences and group dynamics that drive people from gang culture into the world of terrorism through case studies and profiles. The study also examined institutional and community reactions to this intersection, providing deradicalization, intervention, and prevention tactics. In the end, this investigation emphasizes the significance of a comprehensive and cooperative strategy for reducing the overlap between gang activity and terrorist extremism.
Institution: University of Abuja
Language: English
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W4413284496