White supremacists anonymous
How Digital Media Emotionally Energize Far-Right Movements
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6436201 |
|---|---|
| Authors | A Tornberg (0000-0002-5847-3033, University of Gothenburg, corresponding author), Petter Törnberg (0000-0001-8722-8646) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 131-148 |
| Publication date | 2023-10-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Information Technology & Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1933-169X • E-ISSN: 1933-1681 |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/19331681.2023.2262459 |
| OpenAlex | W4387245094 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 62 |
Digital media platforms have been implicated in the recent rise of far-right extremism. This study proposes that these platforms afford emotional processes that lie at the core of far-right movements. Drawing on Randall Collins’ interactional framework and the literature on cultural trauma, we investigate the emotional processes triggered by traumatic experiences within far-right online communities. As a case, we examine how the white supremacist community Stormfront responded to the 2008 election of Barack Obama, by analyzing the complete datasets of discussion on the forum through a combination of computational methods and qualitative analysis. Our findings suggest that the community functioned as a “emotional refuge”, where members collectively interpreted and transformed their emotional reactions, thereby shaping an emotionally energized collective with a focused target of collective action
Action (physics · Collective action · Digital media · Far right · Media studies · Political science · Politics · Sociology · White (mutation · Law · Populism, Right-Wing Movements · Psychology · Social Media and Politics · Social Psychology · Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence
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| Unique citing works | 10 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 5 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 9 |