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

• Pubblicazione: Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2020
• Edizione: 1st ed. 2020.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xiii, 268 pages)
• Disciplina: 363.3250956; 363.325
• Soggetto topico: Computer crimes; Criminal behavior; Police; Criminology; Research; Mass media and crime; Cybercrime; Criminal Behavior; Policing; Research Methods in Criminology; Crime and the Media
• Persona (resp. second.): LittlerMark; LeeBenjamin
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Digital Extremisms
• ISBN: 3-030-30138-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910373890503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Palgrave Studies in Cybercrime and Cybersecurity