TY - JOUR
T1 - The Contagion and Copycat Effect in Transnational Far-right Terrorism
T2 - An Analysis of Language Evidence
AU - Kupper, Julia
AU - Christensen, Tanya Karoli
AU - Wing, Dakota
AU - Hurt, Marlon
AU - Schumacher, Matthew
AU - Meloy, Reid
PY - 2022/8/27
Y1 - 2022/8/27
N2 - This article corroborates the continued threat of extreme right terrorism by exemplifying textually intercon- nected links across linguistic evidence composed prior to or during attacks in the United States, New Zealand, Germany, Norway and Sweden. A qualitative content analysis of targeted violence manifestos and live-streams, attack announcements on online platforms, and writings on equipment (e.g., firearms) used during the inci- dents reveals an emerging illicit genre set that is increasingly consolidated in form and function. The messages accentuate an intricate far-right online ecosystem that empowers copycats and escorts them on their pathway to violence. A definition for targeted violence live-streams is proposed and operational applications are discussed.
AB - This article corroborates the continued threat of extreme right terrorism by exemplifying textually intercon- nected links across linguistic evidence composed prior to or during attacks in the United States, New Zealand, Germany, Norway and Sweden. A qualitative content analysis of targeted violence manifestos and live-streams, attack announcements on online platforms, and writings on equipment (e.g., firearms) used during the inci- dents reveals an emerging illicit genre set that is increasingly consolidated in form and function. The messages accentuate an intricate far-right online ecosystem that empowers copycats and escorts them on their pathway to violence. A definition for targeted violence live-streams is proposed and operational applications are discussed.
M3 - Journal article
VL - 16
SP - 4
EP - 26
JO - Perspectives on Terrorism
JF - Perspectives on Terrorism
SN - 2334-3745
IS - 4
ER -