Radicalization and Disengagement in Neo-Nazi Movements: Social Psychology Perspective (Routledge Studies in Countering Violent Extremism)

Synopsis

This book offers an in-depth study of personal accounts of men and women who have at one time entered, participated in and ultimately exited the neo-Nazi movement, with a focus on advanced Western states. 　 Through detailed stories of the movement’s violence, hatred, and ideology, coupled with narratives of the individuals’ life plans and dreams when entering the movement and reintegrating into society, the work provides knowledge, hope and new directions for readers to better understand and react to a reinvigorated extreme right across Western nations. The book provides innovative research on the relationship between the life trajectories of neo-Nazis and their significant others, enabling better and more evidence-based strategies for preventing radicalization and promoting deradicalization. The extensive case studies include the voices of those who returned to the movement, or never left at all, providing a rare opportunity to compare active, former and returned right-wing extremists. The main contribution of the book is to provide an innovative approach to the oral history of young men and women who have participated in different national and local neo-Nazi movements in Western countries, namely Sweden and the United States. In order to understand the current trends within the movement and their relationship to the surrounding society, this shift calls for in-depth analyses based on social-psychological and sociological perspectives. Stressing the importance of having a gender theory, socio-cultural, historical, and both a national and contextual perspective on the neo-Nazi movement, this book contributes new knowledge to this field of research. 　 This book will be of much interest to students of political extremism, radicalisation, terrorism studies and social psychology.

Copyright:

2022

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

Book Size:

152 Pages

ISBN-13:

9781000463125

Related ISBNs:

9780367714529, 9781003152101, 9780367714574

Publisher:

Taylor and Francis

Date of Addition:

09/28/21

Copyrighted By:

Christer Mattsson and Thomas Johansson, The right of Christer Mattsson and Thomas Johansson to be identified as authors of this work has been asserted by them in accordance with sections

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

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No

Categories:

Nonfiction, Business and Finance, Politics and Government

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