A fascinating New York Police Department study into the “Jihadist Radicalisation” process is available for download at:http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/files/NYPD_Report-Radicalization_in_the_West.pdf
The report focuses on the domestic threat to the US posed by radicalised citizens, a segment of the population euphemistically labelled by the British Government as “international terrorism”.
You may not agree with all of the perceptions and arguments presented in the report, and if you are a Muslim reader you may find the agenda of the report in failing to link US/UK overseas policy with the growth of radicalism rather too predictable, but it is nevertheless a worthwhile read, especially in its assertion that European countries fare somewhat worse than the US in integrating into mainstream society 2nd and 3rd generation Muslims.
And if you do feel that the report has completely misunderstood what drives young men onto the path of radicalisation I am sure the NYPD will be only too pleased to have the benefit of your informed view!
