Liberal roots of far right activism : the anti-Islamic movement in the 21st century
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Abingdon ; New York : Routledge, 2020, Routledge studies in extremism and democracy
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BERNTZEN, Lars Erik, Liberal roots of far right activism : the anti-Islamic movement in the 21st century, Abingdon ; New York : Routledge, 2020, Routledge studies in extremism and democracy - https://hdl.handle.net/1814/78100
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This book explores the anti-Islamic turn and expansion of the far right in Western Europe, North America and beyond from 2001 and onwards. Driven by terror attacks and other moral shocks, the anti-Islamic cause has undergone four waves of transnational expansion in the period since 2001. The leaders and intellectuals involved have varied backgrounds, many coming from the left, uniting historically opposed sets of values under their banner of a civilizational struggle against Islam. The findings presented in this book indicate that anti-Islamic initiatives in Western Europe and the United States form a transnational movement and subculture characterized by a fragile balance between liberal and authoritarian values. The author draws on a broad array of data sources and methods, including network analysis and sentiment analysis, to analyze the impact of the anti-Islamic expansion and turn at a macro level, and the theoretical implications for our understanding of the current far right flowing from this. Offering an overview of anti-Islamic activism, the book explores the background of their leaders and ideologues, provides an in-depth look at their ideology, online organizational networks, and the views expressed by their online members as well as which emotions and messages continue to drive their mobilization.
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-- 1. Far Right and Liberal? -- 2. Perspectives on the Far Right -- 3. Mapping a Movement -- 4. Expansion and Legacy -- 5. Worldviews -- 6. Networks -- 7. Mobilization -- 8. Transnational and Semi-Liberal -- Addendum: The Toll of Intolerance -- Appendix I -- Appendix II
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Published online: 16 October 2019
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Published version of EUI PhD thesis, 2018