Charles O''Donnell
Biographic Data
| ID | 681271 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Charles O''Donnell |
| GIVEN NAMES | Charles |
| FAMILY NAME | O''Donnell |
| SIGNATURE | DONNELL C O |
| AFFILIATIONS | Cornell University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7103-8418 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 43 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Dissent Inside the Echo Chamber: Ideological Debate in the Online Incel Movement
Do online echo chambers suppress debate? This study examines when and how extremist movements engage in ideological dissensus. Through digital participant observation of the largest Incel forum, we find that disagreement routinely surfaces when positions align with the movement’s settled ideological core and public scrutiny is low. Incels enforce unanimity on the “Black Pill” ideological core but debate three peripheral questions: (1) the possibi…
Satellite Political Movements: How Grassroots Activists Bolster Trump and Bolsonaro in the United States and Brazil
We develop the concept of the satellite political movement (SPM), a form of movement-party interaction that emerges in support of a particular political leader. We theorize SPMs as grassroots movements that seek to empower a formal political figure by engaging in activism on that individual's behalf. Examining the cases of Donald Trump in the United States and Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil, we suggest that SPMs may serve as a valuable resource for ins…
This is a political movement, friend: Why "incels" support violence
How do members of extremist groups think about violence conducted by individual members on the group's behalf? We examine the link between extremism-motivated violence and extremist groups through a case study of misogynist incels, a primarily online community of men who lament their lack of sexual success with women. To learn how misogynist incels talk about mass violence committed by members of their group, we conduct a qualitative content anal…
This is a political movement, friend: Why "incels" support violence
How do members of extremist groups think about violence conducted by individual members on the group's behalf? We examine the link between extremism-motivated violence and extremist groups through a case study of misogynist incels, a primarily online community of men who lament their lack of sexual success with women. To learn how misogynist incels talk about mass violence committed by members of their group, we conduct a qualitative content anal…
Satellite Political Movements: How Grassroots Activists Bolster Trump and Bolsonaro in the United States and Brazil
We develop the concept of the satellite political movement (SPM), a form of movement-party interaction that emerges in support of a particular political leader. We theorize SPMs as grassroots movements that seek to empower a formal political figure by engaging in activism on that individual's behalf. Examining the cases of Donald Trump in the United States and Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil, we suggest that SPMs may serve as a valuable resource for ins…
This is a political movement, friend: Why "incels" support violence
How do members of extremist groups think about violence conducted by individual members on the group's behalf? We examine the link between extremism-motivated violence and extremist groups through a case study of misogynist incels, a primarily online community of men who lament their lack of sexual success with women. To learn how misogynist incels talk about mass violence committed by members of their group, we conduct a qualitative content anal…
Satellite Political Movements: How Grassroots Activists Bolster Trump and Bolsonaro in the United States and Brazil
We develop the concept of the satellite political movement (SPM), a form of movement-party interaction that emerges in support of a particular political leader. We theorize SPMs as grassroots movements that seek to empower a formal political figure by engaging in activism on that individual's behalf. Examining the cases of Donald Trump in the United States and Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil, we suggest that SPMs may serve as a valuable resource for ins…
Dissent Inside the Echo Chamber: Ideological Debate in the Online Incel Movement
Do online echo chambers suppress debate? This study examines when and how extremist movements engage in ideological dissensus. Through digital participant observation of the largest Incel forum, we find that disagreement routinely surfaces when positions align with the movement’s settled ideological core and public scrutiny is low. Incels enforce unanimity on the “Black Pill” ideological core but debate three peripheral questions: (1) the possibi…
Politics (3 works) · Law (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Populism, Right-Wing Movements (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence (2 works) · Bolster (1 works) · Content analysis (1 works) · Crime, Deviance, and Social Control (1 works) · Criminology (1 works)