# Terror Contagion Hypothesis **Entity class:** Theory of violent-radicalization diffusion **Maturity:** Developed ## Definition The **Terror Contagion Hypothesis** models violent radicalization as a feedback system in which completed attacks broadcast ideological and methodological scripts, high-risk audiences filter those scripts, and later violence renews the informational reservoir. It attempts to connect decentralized “swarm” dynamics with active recruiter or “fisherman” networks. ## Relationships - **part of:** [[wiki/Contagion of Terrorism|Contagion of Terrorism]]. - **tested with:** [[wiki/Hawkes Process|Hawkes Process]] and [[wiki/Social Network Analysis|Social Network Analysis]]. - **distinguishes:** [[wiki/Simple Contagion|Simple Contagion]] and [[wiki/Complex Contagion|Complex Contagion]]. ## Sources / Provenance - [Systems — Contingencies of Violent Radicalization, 2021](https://www.mdpi.com/2079-8954/9/4/90)