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Step Ten: Being Open to Change with Dr. Steven Windisch
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This episode is step ten in the 10-Step Toolkit to Having Critical Conversations featuring Steven Windisch, the Director of the Crime and Security Data Analytics Lab in the Terrorism Research Center at the University of Arkansas. Dr. Windisch's research breaks away from approaches limited to specific phases of the extremist’s life course, such as their period of incarceration. Instead, his research emphasizes the accumulation of risk factors (e.g., physical abuse) and life events (e.g., divorce) that occur during childhood, adolescence, or adulthood and how these experiences increase one’s susceptibility to accepting extremist beliefs.
In this episode, we:
- discuss risk factors to lead to extremism
- examine the role of compassion and exposure in creating change
- the importance of support systems in drawing people out of extremism
- tangible tools to aid and be open to change
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Timestamps:
04:26 Defining Change in Extremist Beliefs
12:21 Risk Factors and Pathways to Extremism
19:59 The Role of Compassion and Empathy
26:01 Challenges in Addressing White Supremacy
33:30 Navigating the Stigma of White Supremacy Upon Deradicalization
35:13 The Power of Kindness in Initiating Change
36:53 Personal Experiences with Change
38:36 Parenthood and Identity Transformation
40:17 The Process of Change and Openness
42:43 Challenges in Critical Conversations
46:10 Finding Common Ground in Difficult Dialogues
50:38 Supporting Change and Overcoming Stigma
59:16 Three Captivating Things
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Chapters
1. Step Ten: Being Open to Change with Dr. Steven Windisch (00:00:00)
2. Defining Change in Extremist Beliefs (00:04:26)
3. Risk Factors and Pathways to Extremism (00:12:21)
4. The Role of Compassion and Empathy (00:19:59)
5. Challenges in Addressing White Supremacy (00:26:01)
6. Navigating the Stigma of White Supremacy Upon Deradicalization (00:33:30)
7. The Power of Kindness in Initiating Change (00:35:13)
8. Personal Experiences with Change (00:36:53)
9. Parenthood and Identity Transformation (00:38:36)
10. The Process of Change and Openness (00:40:17)
11. Challenges in Critical Conversations (00:42:43)
12. Finding Common Ground in Difficult Dialogues (00:46:10)
13. Supporting Change and Overcoming Stigma (00:50:38)
14. Three Captivating Things (00:59:16)
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