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April 2019 | Far-right extremism

This month, RESOLVE focuses on right-wing extremism. The publications below examine the rise of the alt-right, violent radicalization in the US and Europe, white supremacy, and lone-wolf homicides. The readings analyze nationalist extremism and how it compares to Islamic terrorism in the use of social media and messaging, the emergence of incel ideology online, the role of women in the spread of far-right movements, and the psychological profile of alt-right affiliates. Click the links below to learn more. 

 

Berger, JM. “Nazis vs. ISIS on Twitter: A Comparative Study of White Nationalist and ISIS Online Social Media Networks” George Washington University, September 2016. https://extremism.gwu.edu/sites/g/files/zaxdzs2191/f/downloads/Nazis%20v.%20ISIS.pdf 

Denaux, Ronald, and Manuel Gomez-Perez. Textual Analysis for Radicalisation Narratives aligned with Social Sciences Perspectives, CEUR Workshop Proceedings. (2019) http://ceur-ws.org/Vol-2342/paper5.pdf 

Ebner, Julia, and Jacob Davey. “How Women Advance the Internationalization of the Far-Right" GW Program on Extremism Perspectives on the Future of Women, Gender & Violent Extremism, February 2019, https://extremism.gwu.edu/sites/g/files/zaxdzs2191/f/How%20Women%20Advance%20the%20Internationalization%20of%20the%20Far-Right.pdf 

Gruenewald, Jeff, Steven Chermak, and Joshua D. Freilich. “Far-Right Lone Wolf Homicides in the United States,” Studies in Conflict & Terrorism. September 17, 2013. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/1057610X.2013.842123?needAccess=true 

Jones, Seth G. “The Rise of Far-Right Extremism in the United States” CSIS Brief, November 2018. https://csis-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/publication/181119_RightWingTerrorism_layout_FINAL.pdf?MyC9DjLLRftoeUKvq6qxFPsCPFoTkBpH 

Kallis, Aristotle, Sara Zeiger, and Bilgehan Öztürk. “Violent Radicalisation & Far-Right Extremism in Europe” Hedayah, (2018). http://www.hedayahcenter.org/Admin/Content/File-1112018103812.pdf 

Koehler, Daniel. “Violence and Terrorism from the Far Right: Policy Options to Counter an Elusive Threat” ICCT, February 2019. https://icct.nl/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Koehler-Violence-and-Terrorism-from-the-Far-Right-February-2019.pdf  

Kteily, Patrick Forscher Nour. “A Psychological Profile of the Alt-Right" PsyArXiv, August 9, 2017. https://psyarxiv.com/c9uvw 

Perry, Valery ed. “Extremism and Violent Extremism in Serbia: 21st Century Manifestations of an Historical Challenge” Europe-Asia Studies (2019) https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/09668136.2021.1880776?journalCode=ceas20