Jacob Fortier
@fortierjacob.bsky.social
PhD candidate Northwestern @polisciatnu.bsky.social
Political violence, social movements, IR
Political violence, social movements, IR
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Unraveling the Radical Flank Effect: The Role of Moderate Organizations in the Face of Radical Flank Violence
Why do moderate social movement organizations sometimes benefit from or avoid the negative effects of radical flank violence, while in other cases, they suffer strategic setbacks due to such extrem...
www.tandfonline.com
Thrilled to see this out!
@polisciatnu.bsky.social
I dig into the radical flank effect, looking at why moderate organizations sometimes gain from being contrasted with radicals and other times get dragged down by the association. www.tandfonline.com/eprint/WB67G...
@polisciatnu.bsky.social
I dig into the radical flank effect, looking at why moderate organizations sometimes gain from being contrasted with radicals and other times get dragged down by the association. www.tandfonline.com/eprint/WB67G...
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Excited to see this online! @markberlin2.bsky.social and I find that radical Islamist groups are more likely to make diverse recruitment appeals because they tap into shared identity, emphasize multiple threats to Islam, and internationalize their fights.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
A Call to Arms: How Rebel Groups Choose Their Recruitment Appeals - Michael J. Soules, Mark Berlin, 2025
Why do some rebel groups mobilize around diverse grievances, while others organize around a narrow set of issues? Rebels can widen their recruitment pool by app...
journals.sagepub.com
September 9, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Excited to see this online! @markberlin2.bsky.social and I find that radical Islamist groups are more likely to make diverse recruitment appeals because they tap into shared identity, emphasize multiple threats to Islam, and internationalize their fights.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Thrilled to see this out!
@polisciatnu.bsky.social
I dig into the radical flank effect, looking at why moderate organizations sometimes gain from being contrasted with radicals and other times get dragged down by the association. www.tandfonline.com/eprint/WB67G...
@polisciatnu.bsky.social
I dig into the radical flank effect, looking at why moderate organizations sometimes gain from being contrasted with radicals and other times get dragged down by the association. www.tandfonline.com/eprint/WB67G...
Unraveling the Radical Flank Effect: The Role of Moderate Organizations in the Face of Radical Flank Violence
Why do moderate social movement organizations sometimes benefit from or avoid the negative effects of radical flank violence, while in other cases, they suffer strategic setbacks due to such extrem...
www.tandfonline.com
May 8, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Thrilled to see this out!
@polisciatnu.bsky.social
I dig into the radical flank effect, looking at why moderate organizations sometimes gain from being contrasted with radicals and other times get dragged down by the association. www.tandfonline.com/eprint/WB67G...
@polisciatnu.bsky.social
I dig into the radical flank effect, looking at why moderate organizations sometimes gain from being contrasted with radicals and other times get dragged down by the association. www.tandfonline.com/eprint/WB67G...