The Radicalisation of Masculinity: A social work perspective on understanding and preventing male radicalisation

Authors

  • Thomas Robinson University of Gloucestershire

Keywords:

Violent Extremism, Safeguarding, Gender, Radicalisation, Health and Social Care, Social Work

Abstract

Male radicalisation represents a dynamic and evolving challenge to human rights and the core values of social work. A social work perspective offers a critical lens for understanding and responding to this gendered phenomenon. This article draws on the expertise of frontline health and social care (HSC) professionals to conceptualise male radicalisation and offers original insights into effective safeguarding practices. This qualitative study involved twenty-five semi-structured interviews with experienced frontline HSC professionals and explored their experiences and approaches in safeguarding males at risk of radicalisation. The findings reveal that HSC professionals offer original insights into male radicalisation as a process that is shaped by a bespoke and complex intersection of unmet needs, within certain structural conditions, and the extremist exploitation of masculinity. The "Radicalisation of Masculinity" framework proposes extremism serves a function in offering males the opportunity to reclaim a sense of masculinity, belonging, purpose and status, contributing to a new safeguarding approach that incorporates the need for gender-sensitive, tailored interventions.

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