Radicalisation is a complex process with many causes, which takes place gradually and through successive phases. Certain factors are intertwined on an individual and societal level. Identity crises, losses, lack of prospects and negative experiences, such as exclusion, often play an important role in the people. What does that mean? At a certain point, people have dismantled all the old bridges and only have access to a certain perspective on the world. [Cover photo: vecteezy.com]