To develop a new normative-theoretical framework for better understanding and explaining fundamentalism.
Upcoming events
Lecture ‘Ideology and Counterterrorism: Challenging Assumptions About Beliefs in Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism’ by Daniel Koehler
Lecture ‘The Aftermath: Societal and Political Responses to Jihadist Attacks’ by Jeanine de Roy van Zuijdewijn
Lecture ‘From Immigration to Insects’ by Léonie de Jonge
When is someone a fundamentalist?
And to what extent can fundamentalists be held responsible? This project works with the hypothesis that most fundamentalists are relatively normal, healthy, rational human beings. It focuses on fundamentalist beliefs, since many fundamentalists seem to act from sincere beliefs.
