Beatrice de Graaf is Distinguished Professor and holds the Chair of History of International Relations at Utrecht University. She has authored and edited several books such as Fighting Terror after Napoleon, for which she received the Arenberg Prize for the Best Book in European History in 2022. She won the Stevin Prize in 2018, which is widely regarded as one of the highest academic distinctions in the Netherlands. She is also an editor of the Journal of Modern European History and of Terrorism and Political Violence.

• AcknowledgmentsA Paradigm for Studying Extreme Belief and Behavior: Introduction to the Series Chapter 1: Terrorists and Their Beliefs Chapter 2: The Desire for Radical Redemption: A Novel Approach Chapter 3: Radical Redemption in History Chapter 4: The First Panel: Sensing a Deficit Chapter 5: The Second Panel: Devotion and Struggle Chapter 6: The Third Panel: Validation Achieved? Chapter 7: Radical Redemption Narratives in Other Contexts Chapter 8: Toward a Grounded Theory of Radical Redemption Chapter 9: Conclusion Appendix 1: Interviewees and ProfilesAppendix 2: MethodsAppendix 3: EthicsReferencesIndex

The Radical Redemption Model offers readers a rare peek into the minds of young men who are willing to die for causes greater than themselves. This is a welcome addition to our current understanding of modern terrorism.