RT Article
T1 Far-Right Violent Extremist Women: Threats and Security Considerations
JF Women & criminal justice
VO 33
IS 3
SP 221
OP 240
A1 Samuels, Sarah
A2 Shajkovci, Ardian
LA English
YR 2023
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1846247829
AB Far-right violent extremism is the most pressing form of domestic violent extremism (DVE) facing the United States. While there is a consensus that far-right violent extremism poses a genuine risk to the United States, the relevance of women within far-right violent extremism remains understated and under-researched. The misinformed perceptions about women and their propensities for violence must be acknowledged and rectified to ensure a proper analysis of the state of far-right violent extremism in the United States. The far-right social media platform Gab has been utilized to explore underlying conceptions about women in far-right extremism as well as fill the gap in the perceptions about women’s roles in extremism and violent extremism that are currently held by practitioners. A stronger commitment to the Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) agenda, a framework that reconceptualizes women within discourses about security, promises to rectify the widely held misconceptions about women’s involvement in far-right violent extremism. By reviewing the conceptual shortcomings of those tasked with protecting against far-right violent extremism, the larger goal of securing the United States and beyond can be realized.
K1 and security (WPS)
K1 Peace
K1 Women
K1 violent women
K1 Perceptions
K1 Far-right
K1 Extremism
DO 10.1080/08974454.2022.2040696