Impacts of extremism Flashcards
Impacts on those immediately affected
Trauma and loss, social division and distrust, economic hsrdship
Immediately affected: trauma and loss
Victims of extremism endure long-lasting trauma.
Survivors and familes of victims suffer from mental health issues such as PTSD and grief
When extremism is carried out because of religious radicalisation or nationalism, communties endure loss of members and fear for their safety
Immediately affected example: trauma and loss
The 2023 Pakistan Peshawar Mosque bombings targeted worshippers, and over 100 were killed
Immediately affected: social division and distrust
Extremist attacks lead to atmospheres of social division and mutual distrust
Strains relationships between communities, from fear of these events happening again
Immediately affected example: social division and distrust
The 2019 Easter Bombings in Sri Lanka created feelings of distrust and fear, raising security concerns
Immediately affected: economic hardship
Extremist events have an effect on tourism and local economies
Local businesses suffer because of a halt in customers
Financial cost of security precautions is immense on communities and households
Immediately affected example: economic hardship
The 2017 Barcelona Attack reduced the number of tourists, especially in the Las Ramblas area
Impacts of extremism on national governments
Increased security and surveillance, strain on resources, polarised political views
National governments: increased security and surveillance
Government’s responsibility to make sure citizens are safe from harm, so they introduce stricter legislation such as increased security and surveillance
National governments example: increased security and surveillance
After the 2021 Capitol Riots in the United States, the government increased security measures during high profile political events
National governments: strain on resources
Budgets for other areas have to be used to tackle extremism
Security services such as the police have t redirect funds to tackle extremism
National governments example: strain on resources
Attacks from ISIS-K have forced international aid organisation and the Afghan government to allocate unds to securty instead of crucial development
National governments: polarised political views
Extremist events can lead to debates about policies like immigration
Intensified political divide that shapes national policy, people vote for right wing with the hope they will keep the country safe
National governments example: polarised political views
The 2020 beheading of a teacher in France, as well as other incidents, led to President Macron pushing for stricter laws around Islamic extremism
Wider international impacts of extremism
Instability, strained relationships, global co-operation
Wider impacts: instability
Terrorism creates crises that go over borders causing displacement
Neighbouring countries have to manage refugees, affecting regional stability
Wider impacts example: instability
The 2017 insurgency escalation by ISIS in Mozambique led to regional instability in Southern Africa
Wider impacts: strained relationships
Relationships between and within countries
Wider impacts example: strained relationship
After the 2019 Pulwama attack in Kashmir, tensions escalated between India and Pakistan, as India accused Pakistan of harbouring the attackers
Wider impacts: global co-operation
Threats of extremism bring countries together to co-operate to deal with them
Countries, especially in alliances, want to have a strong global identity when tackling extremism
Wider impacts example: global co-operation
After ISIS re-emerged in Syria and Iraq; the US, UK, and other nations renewed their committment to the global coalition to defeat ISIS
