Extreme far right has changed: online platforms now enable ‘in-jokes’ aimed sending up moral outrage help bond supporters online.
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Globally, Muslims have been by far the most victimised group by terrorism in the post-9/11 era.
There is deep sadness in the Christchurch attacks, but little shock. We need to address the permissive political environment that allows such hateful extremism to be promulgated so openly.
Why do people believe absurd lies about George Soros? The answer depends on the platforms you use, the media influencers you follow and the memes you see.
Donald Trump’s relentless nods to fascism in his rhetoric requires us to form a language of resistance, rooted in compassion for others, justice and the confrontation of the forces of tyranny.
Fears about the resurgence of fascism might have seemed irrelevant during the past 70 years, when it was discredited. It doesn’t seem irrelevant today with liberal democracy on the defensive.
These attacks do not involve direct contact with terrorists in the Middle East. Instead, individuals already living in the US are learning the “how-tos” of jihad online.
What are we to make of a society in which young children have a greater sense of moral courage and social responsibility than the zombie adults who make the laws that fail to protect them?
Like the death of Heather Heyer in Charlottesville, the murder of Richard Collins III was a symptom of violent extremism that should be treated accordingly.
Donald Trump seems to have a passion for cruelty, often publicly celebrating his investment in violence as a source of pleasure. Those tendencies represent symptoms of a broader American sickness.
Having stoked white resentment for his own benefit throughout his campaign, Trump is still emboldening it.
The United States is seeing an uptick in far-right extremist violence. It’s time to pay more attention to this scourge and its causes.
Despite the growing threat from far-right groups, deradicalisation programmes have been largely targeting Muslims.
An academic who has studied the American far right explores whether the alt-right can become a sustained political force.
An expert on extremism sees parallels between the rhetoric of Trump’s GOP and that used to mobilize violence in Iraq and Kenya.
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Chaired professor for Scholarship in the Public Interest in the Department of English and Cultural Studies, McMaster University
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Associate Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of Alabama
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Chair in Global Islamic Politics, Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation, Deakin University
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Director of Security Studies and Professor of Criminology and Justice Studies, UMass Lowell
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Associate Professor of Criminal Justice and Criminology, University of North Carolina – Charlotte
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Associate Professor, School of Criminology, University of Leicester
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Professor of International History, Graduate Institute – Institut de hautes études internationales et du développement (IHEID)
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Associate Professor, Terrorism and Security Studies, Charles Sturt University
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Professor of Law, University of Waikato
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Professor of Communication and Middle East Studies, Georgia State University
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