Socio-Economic Deprivation, Culture and Extremism in Britain

The July 7/7 suicide attacks on the United Kingdom (UK) were highly significant in that they were perpetrated by four 2nd and 3rd generation British citizens from Yorkshire. The event shocked both the Government and public, and forced British policymakers to reassess the nature of both integration and the welfare society at large. The purpose of this thesis is to gain a better understanding into the root causes of home-grown extremism in the UK, and to assess whether or not socio-economic deprivation, and/or culture encourage/s such extremism. Through the utilization of both statistical and cultural analyses, this thesis asserts that the roots of home-grown extremism in the UK are linked both with socio-economic deprivation and with the cultural tenets of segregated British communities. Furthermore, this thesis asserts that such extremism is thus more likely to occur in Britain's most deprived regions, and that both the economic status and political behaviors of segregated British communities are heavily influenced by culture.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science in Defense and Strategic Studies

Level thesis:degree_level

Masters

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Defense and Strategic Studies

Year

2013

Author dc:creator

• Higson, Martin David

Contributors dc:contributor

• Kerry Kartchner

• Britain
• culture
• deprivation
• extremism
• terrorism
• Defense and Security Studies

Statement dc:rights

• © Martin David Higson

Repository record dc:identifier

https://bearworks.missouristate.edu/theses/1376

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:bearworks.missouristate.edu:theses-2377