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Role of Social Media in Online Radicalization: Literature Review and Research Agenda

  • Tanu Shree (Dept. of Information Technology and Systems at IIM Raipur) ;
  • Sumeet Gupta (Indian Institute of Management Raipur)
  • Received : 2018.10.13
  • Accepted : 2019.01.28
  • Published : 2019.06.30
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Abstract

This study attempts to synthesize the literature on radicalization and examine the role of social media in promoting radicalization. The study is based on the review of prominent studies on radicalization in both offline and online settings. The study builds upon the literature in offline settings on radicalisation and presents a research agenda for radicalization in online settings. The study also presents a model of radicalization delineating the role of social media.

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