Overview
- Explores an under-researched area from a multidisciplinary perspective
- Examines online activism, from history to the present day
- Discusses the challenges of researching extremism online
- Includes chapters on Irish Republicanism, Animal Rights, and The Far Right
Part of the book series: Palgrave Studies in Cybercrime and Cybersecurity (PSCYBER)
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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.
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Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Mark Littler is a Senior Lecturer in Criminology and Policing at the University of Huddersfield, UK. He has previously held posts at the University of Hull, University of Oxford, and University of Manchester, and has been an Associate at the think-tank Demos and a Senior Fellow at the Centre for Analysis of the Radical Right. Mark has published on far-right extremism in journals including The Journal of Language and Politics & Behavioral Science of Terrorism and Political Aggression, and was recently commissioned to undertake work on online radicalisation by the UK Government's Commission for Countering Extremism.
Benjamin Lee is Senior Research Associate at the Centre for Research and Evidence on Security Threats, based at Lancaster University, UK. He has published on far-right extremism in journals such as Democracy and Security and Behavioral Science of Terrorism and Political Aggression. In addition, he has published in both the International Journal of Press/Politics and New Media and Society.
Benjamin Lee is Senior Research Associate at the Centre for Research and Evidence on Security Threats, based at Lancaster University, UK. He has published on far-right extremism in journals such as Democracy and Security and Behavioral Science of Terrorism and Political Aggression. In addition, he has published in both the International Journal of Press/Politics and New Media and Society.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Digital Extremisms
Book Subtitle: Readings in Violence, Radicalisation and Extremism in the Online Space
Editors: Mark Littler, Benjamin Lee
Series Title: Palgrave Studies in Cybercrime and Cybersecurity
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-30138-5
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Law and Criminology, Law and Criminology (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-30137-8Published: 26 January 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-30140-8Published: 15 April 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-30138-5Published: 25 January 2020
Series ISSN: 2946-2770
Series E-ISSN: 2946-2789
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 268
Number of Illustrations: 13 b/w illustrations
Topics: Cybercrime, Criminal Behavior, Policing, Research Methods in Criminology, Crime and the Media