Extremism is "the quality or state of being extreme" or "the advocacy of extreme measures or views". [1] The term is primarily used in a political or religious sense to refer to an ideology that is considered (by the speaker or by some implied shared social consensus) to be far outside the mainstream attitudes of society. [2]

Latin kökenli extremus fikrinden türetilmiştir; modern sosyal bilimlerde extremism, yalnızca “uç fikir” değil, aynı zamanda normları ve kurumları zorlayan sert tutum ve pratikleri tartışmak için kullanılan çerçeve bir terimdir.

Extremism is the advocacy of extreme measures or views, often described as radicalism. It represents beliefs and support for ideas that are far from what is generally considered correct or reasonable.

Theoretical and policy debates on the responses to address violent extremism (VE) have evolved from countering violent extremism concepts, characterized by coercion and over-securitization, to a broader understanding that incorporates prevention and risk reduction on multiple levels.

This new definition of extremism adds to the tools to tackle this ever-evolving threat. This is in line with the first duty of government – to keep our citizens safe and our country secure.

This article zooms in on violent extremism and terrorism, but we will see that many points regarding explanations of these phenomena equally apply to explanations of non-violent extremism, fundamentalism, fanaticism, and conspiracy theorizing.

Extremism refers to activities which oppose our democratic constitutional state and its fundamental values, norms and rules. Extremists seek to overthrow the liberal democratic order and replace it with one in line with their own ideas.

Victims of terrorism and extremism can play a crucial role in building stronger, more resilient societies. Terrorism and violent extremism violate the human rights and fundamental freedoms of groups and individuals.

Without a link to violence, extremism can be understood as views and behaviours that undermine the health of our democracy, or discriminate against groups based on their race, religion or other...

The book can be seen as having two parts that address, respectively, what extremism is and how it relates to similar concepts, and whether people should be extremists and how extremism can be countered.