In: Alternatives and Futures: Cultures, Practices, Activism and Utopias Ser.
Intro -- Series Editor's Foreword-Young People and the Far Right -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Praise for Young People and the Far Right -- Contents -- About the Author -- List of Figures -- 1 Youth and the Far Right -- Background and Context -- Key Terms for Discussion -- Defining the Far Right -- Recruitment -- Youth -- Class -- Masculinity -- Race -- Necropolitics -- The Far Right as a Social Movement -- Conclusion -- References -- 2 Online Discourse and Social Media -- Hiding Behind the Screen -- Online Gender Patterns -- Weaponization of Digital Technology -- Bots -- Memes -- Clickbait and Cloaked Sites -- Trolling -- The Gamification of Hate -- Discord -- It's Just a Game … -- Gamergate -- Online Conspiracy Theories -- Down the Rabbit Hole -- Conclusion -- References -- 3 The Warrior Myth and Other Fantasies -- Far Right Fantasy -- Fantasy Discourse 1: Lizard People -- Fantasy Discourse 2: The Gladiator -- The Potency of the Hero/Warrior -- Neo-Nazis and Extremist Fantasy -- Atomwaffen Division -- The Order of Nine Angles -- The Base -- The Soldiers of Odin -- Odin's Head: Symbol of Belonging -- Re-enchantment -- The Cult of Kek -- Conclusion -- References -- 4 Ultra-Nationalism: Imagining the Future -- Youth and Nationalism -- German Far Right Youth -- France: Génération Identitaire -- Defending Britain -- Make America Great Again -- Canada for the Canadians -- Australia: True Blue Crew -- Hyping Up (Gendered) Ultra-Nationalism -- The Endgame -- The White Ethnostate as Utopia -- Conclusion -- References -- 5 Entrances and Exits -- Push and Pull Factors -- Push Factors -- Pull Factors -- Decision-Making -- Born to the Cause -- Radicalizing Early -- Getting Out -- Young Women in the Far Right -- Hard to Leave -- Reflections on the Far Right Utopia -- Conclusion -- References -- Index.
In: Alternatives and Futures: Cultures, Practices, Activism and Utopias
In: Alternatives and Futures: Cultures, Practices, Activism and Utopias
In: Palgrave Pivot
'In this brilliant book, Pam Nilan provides a transversal overview of key dimensions to understand Far Right appeal among young white men in the 21st century, from the gamification of hate to social media, from conspiracy theories and fantasy stories that re-enchant their world to the quest of belonging and agency.' —Geoffrey Pleyers, F.R.S.–FNRS Professor of Sociology, Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium '"Let's face it, mate, if we don't do something about it right now, in 20 years we're going to be forced to speak Arabic and under Sharia law." The words of the homeless, white young man aged 21, who had never had a job, took me by surprise in 2017. They would not surprise me now. Nilan's scholarly and engaging text has appraised me of the sense of "aggrieved entitlement" held by the "lost" white working class, youth in particular, who can become recast as the heroic defenders of a lost white utopia.' —Professor Howard Williamson, CVO CBE FRSA FHEA, Professor of European Youth Policy, University of South Wales This book looks at how young people get attracted to the Far Right, especially young white men. We may never know why a young individual ends up there, yet two things are obvious. First, Far Right propaganda appeals to the fantasy imagination and to the emotions. Second, supporting the Far Right is a decision often made by digitally-networked 15-25 year olds looking for answers and wanting to express their anger. However, many later become aware of a yawning gulf between the ideal future they envisioned, and what happens in the here and now. Accounts of the Far Right often focus on terrorist events, plots or extreme acts of violence. However, the emphasis here is on rather ordinary young people and how they get involved in a social movement that promises adventure and belonging. The aim is to better understand how their hate practices are framed and channeled by the persuasive discourse of the Far Right.
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