Extremism - Wikipedia 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] It can also be used in an economic context The term may be used
Understanding Extremism–In the World, and In Ourselves Kruglanski and Moskalenko explore the full spectrum of extremism, its biological roots, and its motivations in their new book, “The Psychology of the Extreme” (Routledge, 2025) The book helps us to understand that extremism can show up in our daily lives and in our habits, and can even be helpful
Explainers | Program on Extremism | The George Washington University The group operates internationally, recruiting extremists and training them in paramilitary tactics Its overarching goal is to undermine governments and destabilize societies to achieve its vision of racial supremacy and social reorganization
Extremism | ideology | Britannica First, within nation-states, religious extremists threaten interfaith coexistence, and they challenge the institutions that help to maintain ethnic, religious, and…
What is extremism? - The British Academy There are many different varieties of extremism, and we need to be clear what we're talking about when we discuss the merits – or otherwise – of extremism The simplest form of extremism, perhaps the most familiar, is what I call ‘ideological extremism’