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In a world marked by shifting paradigms and emergent challenges, The Routledge International Handbook on Social Exclusion and Radicalisation is a ground-breaking compilation that addresses the intricate relationship between social exclusion and radicalisation on a global scale. In response to the prevailing tendency to examine radicalisation from single-level or individualistic perspectives, this handbook takes a comprehensive approach by embedding radicalisation within the broader context of socio-political, economic, and cultural dynamics of exclusion and marginalisation. It assembles leading scholars from a variety of fields to offer a well-rounded understanding of social exclusion as a precursor to radicalisation on a global scale. Drawing from a diverse array of theoretical frameworks employing both quantitative and qualitative methodologies, this handbook examines processes of radicalisation and social exclusion in the Global North and South, as well as comparative and international trends experienced worldwide. This handbook will be a comprehensive resource for researchers and policy-makers seeking to understand the dynamics of radicalisation and for crafting evidence-based strategies aimed at fostering inclusion and pluralism. It will be of interest for scholars and students interested in understanding the complex levels of radicalisation and its social contexts from fields including sociology, political science, anthropology, social psychology, criminology, and international relations.

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Tahir Abbas holds a PhD in Ethnic Relations from the University of Warwick. He is currently Professor of Criminology and Global Justice at Aston University. His research explores the governance of extremism, the regulation of religious diversity, and the intersections between policy and everyday urban life. His most recent publication is Capitalism, State Power, and the Production of Extremism (Springer Nature, 2025). Lianne Vostermans holds a PhD in International Relations from the University of Durham. She is currently a Senior Advisor at OpenHorizon and a Research Affiliate at Leiden University. Her research critically examines the relationship between religion and violence, with particular attention to the intersections of micro-, meso-, and macro-level mobilisation. She is the author of the forthcoming book Beyond Faith and Fury: Rethinking ‘Religious Violence’ in the Lebanese Civil War (1975–1990) (I.B. Tauris, 2026). Richard McNeil-Willson holds a PhD in Middle Eastern Studies from the University of Exeter, and is Lecturer at the Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies department, University of Edinburgh. His works focuses on critical approaches to extremism, as well as counterterror policy and law. Recent work includes the Routledge Handbook of Violent Extremism and Resilience (with Anna Triandafyllidou, 2023).

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