Ideology and the Microfoundations of Conflict

Download or read book Ideology and the Microfoundations of Conflict written by Veronika Müller and published by . This book was released on 2024 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text combines well-known theoretical elements of various disciplines to form a broad picture of the role of ideologies in conflicts, in particular 'the supply and demand side' of the ideological market: namely, why individuals choose particular ideologies and how radical groups, and organizations use them to address individuals' specific needs for the purpose of recruitment. This allows better understanding of the socio-psychological dynamics of social conflicts - why adopting particular ideologies is reasonable given certain socio-economic conditions; why individuals stick to destructive ideologies; and why they embrace major personal risks to join radical groups and advance the goals of these groups.