Why Radicalisation into Wrongdoing is Easier Than into Rightdoing – A Reflection on Good, Evil & Human Nature
A Multi-Disciplinary Global Analysis of Human Vulnerability, Social Influence & the Psychology of Moral Descent — One of the most unsettling findings of 20th-century social psychology is also one of the most important: ordinary, decent people are far more readily radicalised into doing wrong than into doing right. This is not a pessimistic moral claim…
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What This Report Covers
Report Contents
- Introduction — The Central Question & the Core Asymmetry
- Cognitive Architecture — The 12 Biases That Make Us Vulnerable
- Social Influence — Milgram, Zimbardo & the Power of Situation
- Neurological Mechanisms — The Biology of Moral Descent
- Identity, Tribalism & the In-Group Trap
- The Six Radicalisation Pathways — From Grievance to Action
- Why Rightdoing is Harder — The Structural Disadvantages of Virtue
- Historical Case Studies — Radicalisation in Action
- Digital Radicalisation — The Algorithm as Recruiter
- Protective Factors — What Makes Individuals & Communities Resistant
- Summary — Key Findings, Frameworks & Practical Recommendations
- References — Sources, Academic Studies & Further Reading
Discussion & Debate
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