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Thinking Beyond Extremism: A Critique of Counterterrorism Research on Right-Wing Nationalist and Far-Right Social Movements.
- Source :
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British Journal of Criminology . Mar2022, Vol. 62 Issue 2, p431-449. 19p. - Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- Researchers increasingly use counterterrorism approaches to explain how right-wing groups mobilize as a growing social movement. I reveal the limits of security-oriented research for studying right-wing movements using a semi-ethnographic case study of the Canadian yellow vests. Dominant security narratives paint Canada's yellow vests as foremost a criminogenic and violent white nationalist movement. My findings, however, suggest that these groups (1) fetishize law and order; and (2) attempt to maintain legitimacy by rejecting vigilantism and policing extreme messaging. Fixating on the 'extremism' and criminal risks of right-wing movements can distort analysis and exaggerate their distance from mainstream culture. My data include over 40 h of participant-observation at 20 right-wing rallies and 35 interviews with current leaders and members of on-the-ground nationalist groups. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *RADICALISM
*COUNTERTERRORISM
*SOCIAL movements
*NATIONALISTS
*VIGILANCE committees
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00070955
- Volume :
- 62
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- British Journal of Criminology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 155335054
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1093/bjc/azab062