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Record Nr.

UNINA9910373890503321

Titolo

Digital Extremisms : Readings in Violence, Radicalisation and Extremism in the Online Space / / edited by Mark Littler, Benjamin Lee

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2020

ISBN

3-030-30138-9

Edizione

[1st ed. 2020.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xiii, 268 pages)

Collana

Palgrave Studies in Cybercrime and Cybersecurity

Disciplina

363.3250956

363.325

Soggetti

Computer crimes

Criminal behavior

Police

Criminology

Research

Mass media and crime

Cybercrime

Criminal Behavior

Policing

Research Methods in Criminology

Crime and the Media

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

1. Introduction, Mark Lee And Benjamin Littler -- 2. Pioneers Of World Wide Web Fascism: The British Extreme Right And Web 1.0, Jackson And Jones -- 3. Cumulative Extremism And The Online Space - Reciprocal Radicalisation Effects Between The Extreme Right And Radical Islamists In The UK, Allchorn -- 4. Haters Gonna Like: Exploring Canadian Far-Right Extremism On Facebook, Scrivens And Amarasingam -- 5. Neo-Nazis Have Stolen Our Memes: Making Sense Of Extreme Memes, Benjamin Lee -- 6. Then And Now: Irish Republicanism And Ulster Loyalism Online, Bowman-Grieve And Herron -- 7. Animal Rights Extremism And The Internet, Monaghan And Mcalister -- 8. Demonic



Slappers And Fascists? Exploring Extreme British Anti-Abortion Activism On Facebook, Mark Littler -- 9. Jihadi Fans Revisited: Mapping The Commonalities With Non-Islamic Extremism, Ramsay -- 10. Developing Effective And Ethical ‘Secondary’ Intervention Programmes To Counter Radicalisation And Polarisation, Birdwell -- 11. Researching The Radical Right: Making Use Of The Digital Space And Its Challenges, Carter And Kondor -- 12. Conclusion, Mark Littler and Benjamin Lee.

Sommario/riassunto

This book explores the use of the internet by (non-Islamic) extremist groups, drawing together research by scholars across the social sciences and humanities. It offers a broad overview of the best of research in this area, including research contributions that address far-right, (non-Islamic) religious, animal rights, and nationalist violence online, as well as a discussion of the policy and research challenges posed by these unique and disparate groups. It offers an academically rigorous, introductory text that addresses extremism online, making it a valuable resource for students, practitioners and academics seeking to understand the unique characteristics such risks present.