What does radicalisation mean?

“Radicalization (or radicalisation) is a process by which an individual or group comes to adopt increasingly extreme political, social, or religious ideals and aspirations that (1) reject or undermine the status quo or (2) reject and/or undermine contemporary ideas and expressions of freedom of choice.” – From Wikipedia

That sounds like a pretty good definition to me. It is the process of moving further and further out of the main stream and into very radical beliefs.

In current usage it’s likely referring to the success of groups like ISIS in their recruitment efforts aimed at young dissatisfied men.

They represent a minority of Islam with very radical beliefs and extreme means of spreading their message.

So, if they persuade a young man to join them in their violent actions, people refer to him as radicalised because he is in agreement with some pretty violent things like beheading non-believers.

Also the catch-all term for all of these violent groups is Radical Islamists. This is for clarity to distinguish them from the majority of believers in Islam who have a more balanced viewpoint on how their religion fits into their relationship to the rest of the world.

Radical Islamists try to justify killing others in pursuit of their cause using whatever means they can.

But this doesn’t exclude other groups like the KKK and White Supremacists here in the US. they are also radical and separate from the mainstream.

But because of the recent bombings, beheadings, etc. most of the focus is centered on those who are converted to the extreme and Radical version of Islam.

@Jaxk and @Buttonstc said it great,can’t add anything to it.

I think it describes the effect of the Tea Party Movement on the Republican Party over the last ten years.

These days it refers to the process of Muslim preachers talking (usually) young and ( often) stupid Muslim men into committing mass or atrocious murder in order to achieve a political goal.

By the way, old men have been doing this to young men for as long as there has been war.

But recently, this crowd has moved the mission off the battlefield and into the shopping mall.
Not good.