Spreading Hate

The Global Rise of White Supremacist Terrorism

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ID19984656
AuthorsDaniel Byman (Georgetown University, corresponding author)
Year2022
Pages320
Publication date2022-02-16
Open AccessNo
TypeBOOK
VenueSpreading Hate (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherOxford University PressNew York (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1093/oso/9780197537619.001.0001
OpenAlexW4213026055
ISBN9780197537619
Open LibraryOL33910343M
LanguageEN
Citations received6

This book describes the rise of the modern global white power movement, tracing its evolution from various Ku Klux Klan organizations in the pre–civil rights era in the United States, skinheads in Europe, and similar groups around the world. Drawing on attacks from New Zealand to Norway to South Carolina, the author details how the movement changed, often becoming more violent in the process. The book examines the movement’s ideas, strategies for victory, impact on politics, and use of social media. The book assesses the political influence of white supremacists: in much of the world, they are roundly rejected, but parts of their message of fear and hatred have crept into broader political discourse. The author also assesses the movement’s many vulnerabilities and how counterterrorism can exploit these through more effective law enforcement and intelligence gathering, international cooperation, and community programs. Successful counterterrorism, however, depends heavily on the right political climate for fighting hate, and white supremacists can expand their influence and conduct more deadly attacks when leaders ignore the threat but suffer huge blows when confronted

Political science · Computer Science · Race, History, and American Society

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