One methodological focus of the dissertation comprises systematic reviews and meta-analyses, although it offers a methodological variety by also drawing on primary data for left-wing extremist violence. The dissertation includes three main articles complemented by additional work on the topic. Additionally, the dissertation takes into special consideration whether sports programs, which are a popular tool to prevent crime as well as promote positive development, are successful and which mechanisms enable the effects. Therefore, this dissertation sets out to analyze if and how prevention programs work, and which protective factors can be found in the context of radicalization in general and more specifically in a largely understudied field in radicalization research: left-wing extremism. For successful prevention, knowledge on which protective factors strengthen resilience is also necessary. However, despite the large number of prevention programs, little is known regarding their effectiveness. The threat of extremist violence has led to an increase in research and preventive measures against radicalization in recent years. Though not all theories fall neatly within these categories, they make it possible to make comparisons of contributions from a variety of different areas thus reflecting on the interdisciplinary nature of the study of terrorism in general and radicalization as a part of it.
Next, it proposes to see the theories of radicalization focusing on the individual and the two dimensions of his/her motivation: whether that motivation is internal or external and whether it is due to personal choice or either internal (due to some psychological traits) or external compulsion. First, it discusses the term “radicalization” and suggests the use of the following definition of radicalization as a process by which a person adopts belief systems which justify the use of violence to effect social change and comes to actively support as well as employ violent means for political purposes. This article follows a number of reviews of the literature on radicalization and offers another angle for looking at this research. As part of the fan fiction we can also compare my work with the term “participatory culture” because I got engaged with the game and I participated to create something different.After the London bombings in July 2005, the concern of terrorism scholars and policy makers has turned to “home-grown” terrorism and potential for political violence from within the states. Crazy Shave: cut, shave & grow back Joe’s hair. As a fiction, I would like to be capable of import my personalized Joe to The Silent Age game and being able to play with the Joe that I previously created in The Silent Age ft. And it is part of the “remix culture” because it merges two completely different games. It is a transformative work because it transforms the game into something I would like to play and see. For this prototype, I decided to merge these games because I really like to play Crazy Shave with my nieces and when I was playing The Silent Age I felt that it would be better if the game let me change the character or personalize his clothing or hair. I created because I consider myself a fan of all the versions of Crazy Shave.
It is a fiction about the character Joe of The Silent Age and the setting from Crazy Shave (both “original” games).