Religion as an influencing factor of right-wing, left-wing and Islamist extremism : findings of a Swiss youth study

Kamenowski, Maria; Manzoni, Patrik; Haymoz, Sandrine; Isenhardt, Anna; Jacot, Cédric; Baier, Dirk

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0252851

Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-22680

Publication type:	Article in scientific journal
Type of review:	Peer review (publication)
Title:	Religion as an influencing factor of right-wing, left-wing and Islamist extremism : findings of a Swiss youth study
Authors:	Kamenowski, Maria Manzoni, Patrik Haymoz, Sandrine Isenhardt, Anna Jacot, Cédric Baier, Dirk
et. al:	No
DOI:	10.1371/journal.pone.0252851 10.21256/zhaw-22680
Published in:	PLOS ONE
Volume(Issue):	16
Issue:	6
Issue Date:	Jun-2021
Publisher / Ed. Institution:	Public Library of Science
ISSN:	1932-6203
Language:	English
Subject (DDC):	303: Social processes 320: Politics
Abstract:	In criminological research the relationship between religion and delinquency has received great attention. Religiosity has been shown to be a protective factor for violent behaviour, drug use and other types of crime. In contrast, the relationship between religion and extremism was rarely investigated and then almost exclusively in relation to Islamist extremism. This paper presents results of a youth survey on extremism in Switzerland. A total of 8317 young people in ten cantons were interviewed about right-wing, left-wing and Islamist extremism. The study allows in a unique way to analyse religion, religiosity and religious attitudes in relation to three forms of extremist attitudes. The results show that religion is an important influencing factor of extremism, but religious affiliation and religiosity are less important than specific religious attitudes such as religious tolerance and religious exclusivity.
URI:	https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/22680
Fulltext version:	Published version
License (according to publishing contract):	CC BY 4.0: Attribution 4.0 International
Departement:	Social Work
Organisational Unit:	Institute of Delinquency and Crime Prevention (IDK)
Published as part of the ZHAW project:	Politischer Extremismus unter Jugendlichen in der Schweiz: Verbreitung und Einflussfaktoren
Appears in collections:	Publikationen Soziale Arbeit

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Kamenowski, M., Manzoni, P., Haymoz, S., Isenhardt, A., Jacot, C., & Baier, D. (2021). Religion as an influencing factor of right-wing, left-wing and Islamist extremism : findings of a Swiss youth study. Plos One, 16(6). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0252851

Kamenowski, M. et al. (2021) ‘Religion as an influencing factor of right-wing, left-wing and Islamist extremism : findings of a Swiss youth study’, PLOS ONE, 16(6). Available at: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0252851.

M. Kamenowski, P. Manzoni, S. Haymoz, A. Isenhardt, C. Jacot, and D. Baier, “Religion as an influencing factor of right-wing, left-wing and Islamist extremism : findings of a Swiss youth study,” PLOS ONE, vol. 16, no. 6, Jun. 2021, doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0252851.

KAMENOWSKI, Maria, Patrik MANZONI, Sandrine HAYMOZ, Anna ISENHARDT, Cédric JACOT und Dirk BAIER, 2021. Religion as an influencing factor of right-wing, left-wing and Islamist extremism : findings of a Swiss youth study. PLOS ONE. Juni 2021. Bd. 16, Nr. 6. DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0252851

Kamenowski, Maria, Patrik Manzoni, Sandrine Haymoz, Anna Isenhardt, Cédric Jacot, and Dirk Baier. 2021. “Religion as an Influencing Factor of Right-Wing, Left-Wing and Islamist Extremism : Findings of a Swiss Youth Study.” Plos One 16 (6). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0252851.

Kamenowski, Maria, et al. “Religion as an Influencing Factor of Right-Wing, Left-Wing and Islamist Extremism : Findings of a Swiss Youth Study.” Plos One, vol. 16, no. 6, June 2021, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0252851.