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SUMMARY:Towards a Psychological understanding of Extremism - Shahzad Shafq
 at\, Dept of Social &amp\; Developmental Psychology\, University of Cambri
 dge
DTSTART:20101105T130000Z
DTEND:20101105T140000Z
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CONTACT:Gabriela Petrut
DESCRIPTION:The scant work on the psychology of extremism has largely revo
 lved around two main aims: to focus on a specific target group\, or to fin
 d fault in the incumbent. The shortfall of these aims has been that the fi
 ndings tend to be limiting\; they don’t tell us the reasons or contexts 
 involved in construing individuals or acts as extreme. This research then 
 digresses from the mainstream approach employed within research on extremi
 sm\, and has expanded the scope to include an amalgamation of various face
 ts of extreme actions\, agents\, and beliefs\, all of whom show their resp
 ective colours distinctively when placed in a specific context. The idea i
 s to investigate whether extremism is a condition or a judgement on a cond
 ition. In order to unearth the conceptualization of extremism across natio
 ns\, cultures\, and languages\, this research draws on an international sa
 mple\, spanning all 7 continents\, over 50 nationalities\, and the 6 offic
 ial UN languages. Hence with a portrayal of diverse global perspectives\, 
 the evidence obtained in terms of how people conceive extremism is a signi
 ficant first step. This conceptual framework based on the set of explorato
 ry studies can serve as a platform towards a better understanding - and su
 bsequent management - of extremism. 
LOCATION:PPSIS Seminar Room (Free School Lane)
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