The Siracusa International Institute for Criminal Justice and Human Rights, in collaboration with Next Wave: The International Center for Children and Global Security, is pleased to announce the release of the two volumes of the project “Mafia-Jihad: An Intersectional Study on Youth Trajectories and Innovative Models for Security Policies Aimed at Preventing Radicalization and Terrorism.”
The project explores the crucial role of family dynamics in youth radicalization, drawing parallels between mafia families and jihadist households. It highlights how loyalty, authority, and intergenerational transmission of ideology foster both criminal and extremist trajectories, and how parental radicalization enables terrorist groups to operate covertly, making prevention efforts more difficult.
Building on Italy’s long-standing experience in combating organized crime, the study offers innovative strategies and policy recommendations to address the emerging challenges of international terrorism and violent extremism.
The findings are presented in two volumes, available in English and Italian, which can be accessed through the official project page.
Read more and download the volumes here.