The discourse of radicalization in revolutionary social theories

Authors

  • Josep Baqués Quesada Universidad de Barcelona

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18042/cepc/rep.185.01

Keywords:

Ideologies, violence, radicalization, enemy, myth, revolution.

Abstract

Appeals to the use of political violence have diverse sources. Some are firmly anchored in ideologies that remain very present in our societies. In fact, they can exist in the strongest defenses of democracy or social justice, especially in their communist and anarchist forms. This article assumes that distinct societal projects lie behind all such calls to violence. Our goal is not to point out such differences. On the contrary, based on this general observation, this article traces and identifies the common denominator within these ideologies: narratives that attempt to legitimise the use of violence. To this end, a comparative analysis of the principal intellectual referents of each ideology is carried out, with the aim of identifying discourses that foster radicalisation. To conclude, we summarise our results and point out how they can usefully enrich radicalisation prevention policies, insofar as they contribute to establishing early warning mechanisms.

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Published

2019-09-27

How to Cite

Baqués Quesada, J. (2019). The discourse of radicalization in revolutionary social theories. Revista De Estudios Políticos, (185), 13–43. https://doi.org/10.18042/cepc/rep.185.01

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