Moving beyond Islamist Extremism : Assessing Counter Narrative Responses to the Global Far Right / William Allchorn, Bethan Johnson, John Richardson

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Allchorn, William Dr., Author.

Contributor:

Johnson, Bethan, Editor.

Richardson, John, Editor.

Series:

Analyzing political violence ; Volume 3.

Analyzing Political Violence 3

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Extremism.

Extremismus.

Gegenerzählungskampagnen.

Global Far Right.

Narrative.

Rechtsextreme Studien.

Rechtsextremismus.

Local Subjects:

Extremism.

Extremismus.

Gegenerzählungskampagnen.

Global Far Right.

Narrative.

Rechtsextreme Studien.

Rechtsextremismus.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (305 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hannover ibidem 2021

Biography/History:

Dr William Allchorn is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Leeds and Associate Director at the Centre for Analysis of the Radical Right (CARR). He is an expert on anti-Islamic radical-right social movements in the UK and Western Europe. He is the author of Anti-Islamic Protest in the UK (Routledge, 2018). In 2019, he started a new research project-with Hedayah CVE-looking at violent far-right extremist narratives and counter narratives globally.

Summary:

Traditionally, far-right terrorism has been the black swan of terrorism studies—receiving less attention than Jihadi extremism. In this book, William Allchorn takes a deep dive into multiple geographical locales and the online space of far-right movements, uncovering the crisis narratives that are animating violent far-right extremist milieus and presenting solutions on what we can do to stop them. Using eight country case studies and the results of an online pilot project, this is the first book-length presentation and discussion of counter techniques to far-right narratives—exploring their effectiveness, the ethics of such techniques, and their ability to disrupt pathways from radicalism towards violent extremism. Coming at a time of a renewed global wave of far-right violence, this book is of use to scholars as well as practitioners in the fields of far-right studies, terrorism studies, and strategic communications.

Contents:

Intro

List of Figures

List of Tables

Introduction-Stochastic Far-Right Terrorism &amp

The New 'Fifth Wave' of Violent Extremism

Chapter 1: The Journey of (Contested)Concepts-Narratives, Counter Narratives and its Application to Far-Right Extremism

Introduction

Addressing the Lacuna: Violent Far-Right Narratives under the Fifth Wave of Stochastic Terrorism

1. Cultural Threat Conspiracy-Theory Narrative

2. Ethnic Threat Conspiracy Theory Narrative

3. Accelerationist Narrative

4. Anti-Establishment Narrative

5. Misogynist Narrative

6. Environmental Narrative

7. Victimhood Narrative

The Journey of a (Contested) Concept-Counter Narratives, Islamist Extremism and its Application to Far-Right Extremism

Evaluating Far-Right Counter-Narratives: Testing Effectiveness and Impact

Define the Context and State the Problem being addressed

Develop a 'Theory of Change' (ToC) and write a detailed ToC Statement

Theory of Change Statement

Identify the Goals &amp

Objectives of the Campaign and quantify/link them to each intervention

Determine the Key Indicators and measure success based on the state goals and objectives

Determine the Tools &amp

Collection Methods used to obtain the desired data

Determine Whether Staff Have the Appropriate Capacity

Assess the Results on the basis of data collected

Conclusion

Chapter 2: Far-Right Extremist Narratives and Counter-Narratives in Western Europe-The Cases of the UK and Germany

Violent Far-right Extremist Groups and Narratives in the UK &amp

Germany: Ascendant Anti-Muslim Populism, Declining Ethno-Nationalism, Ascendant Chauvinism, Neo-Nazism, &amp

Anti-Globalism

I. Violent Far-Right Extremist Groups in the UK

a) Combat 18 (C18)

b) National Action

c) Sonnenkrieg Division (SKD).

d) System Resistance Network (SRN)

e) Order of Nine Angles (O9A)

f) Misanthropic Division (MD)

II. Violent Far-Right Extremist Groups in Germany

a) Blood &amp

Honour (B&amp

H)

b) Combat 18 (Germany)

c) The Third Path

d) Revolution Chemnitz

e) Group Freital

Summary

Violent Far-Right Counter Narratives &amp

Counter Narrative Campaigns in the UK and Germany: Tapping into Anti-Muslim Populist, Ethno-Nationalist, Neo-Nazi, Masculinist and Anti-Globalist Positions

Recommendations and Conclusions

Chapter 3: Far-Right Extremist Narratives and Counter-Narratives in North America-The Cases of the US and Canada

Violent Far-Right Extremist Narratives in North America: Common Narratives of Ascendant Chauvinism &amp

Accelerationism, added to Persistent White Supremacism and Anti-Government Extremism

I. Violent Far-Right Extremist Groups in the US

a) The Base

b) Atomwaffen Division

c) Proud Boys

d) Rise Above Movement (R.A.M.)

e) Patriot Prayer

f) Oath Keepers

g) III%ers (Three Percenters)

II. Violent Far-Right Extremist Groups in Canada

a) Atalante-Quebec

b) Aryan Guard

c) Church of the Creator

d) Heritage Front

e) Blood and Honour (Club 28)

Violent Far-Right Counter-Narratives in North America: Tapping into White Supremacist, Neo-Nazi/Fascist, Anti-Immigration, Antisemitic, Anti-Muslim, Chauvinist and Anti-Government Narratives

Conclusions and Recommendations

Chapter 4: Far-Right Extremist Narratives and Counter Narratives in Australasia- The Cases of Australia and New Zealand

Violent Far-Right Extremist Groups and Narratives in Australasia: Ascendant Anti-Muslim Populism, Ethno-Nationalism, White Supremacism and Chauvinism

I. Violent Far-Right Extremist Groups in Australia

a) United Patriots Front (UPF)

b) Lads Society.

c) Combat 18 (Australia)

d) True Blue Crew (TBC)

e) The Dingoes

II. Violent Far-Right Extremist Groups in New Zealand

a) New Zealand National Front

b) Right Wing Resistance

c) Unit 88

d) Wargus Christi

Counter Narrative Campaigns in Australasia: Tapping into Anti-Muslim, Populist, Ethno-Nationalist, WhiteSupremacist and Ultra-Nationalist Narratives

Chapter 5: Testing the Words vs. Deeds Nexus-A Facebook Pilot Study of UK Far-Right Counter Narratives in the Online Space

Dialing Back Hatred: Research Context, Objectives, Hypotheses and Methodology for Testing Far-Right Counter Narrative Effectiveness

Phase 1: Focus Group Testing of Far-Right Counter Narrative Content

I. Introduction

II. Focus Group-Tested Far-Right Counter Narrative Content

III. Trusted Organisations &amp

Messengers

IV. Mocked-Up Facebook Page

Findings

I. Issues Important to Target Audience

II. Behaviour of Target Audience on Social Media

III. Responses to Focus Group Tested Far-Right Counter Narrative Content: What Worked Well, Not So Well and Fairly Well

1. Far-Right Counter Narrative Content that Worked Well

2. Far-Right Counter Narratives that worked Fairly Well

3. Far-Right Counter Narratives that Worked Not So Well

IV. Focus Group-Tested Responses to 'Everybody Makes Britain Great' Page

Conclusions from Focus Group Testing

Phase 2: Online Survey &amp

Facebook Ads Testing of Far-Right Counter Narrative Content

II. Online-Tested Far-Right Counter Narrative Content

Facebook Ads Testing: Measuring Levels of Engagement with Far-Right Counter Narrative Content

Pre- and Post-Test Survey: Measuring the Impact of Far-Right Counter Narratives.

I. Survey Design, Rollout &amp

Responses

II. Survey Findings

Conclusion-Revisiting Counter Narratives (Lessons, Recommendations and Ways Forward for Combating Far-Right Extremism)

Key Findings-Global Far-Right Narratives and Counter Narratives in the Fifth Wave

Lessons and Policy Recommendations-The Current State of Counter Narrative Responses to the Global Far Right

Concluding Remarks-Immunised Democracy &amp

The Role of Counter Narratives within a Broader Counter-Terrorism Framework

Bibliography

Books and Journal Articles

Non-Anglophone Books and Articles

Reports.

Other Format:

Print version: Allchorn, William Moving beyond Islamist Extremism

ISBN:

3-8382-7490-3

OCLC:

1288211948

Publisher Number:

9783838274904