When Do Radical Flanks Use Violence? Conditions for Violent Protest in Radical Left-Libertarian Activism in Sweden, 1997–2016

Descriptions of social movement factionalism are often based on the dichotomous conception of lawful moderates and violent radicals. In this article, we nuance this distinction by illustrating the complexity of radical flanks through an empirically grounded analysis of protest tactics, in which we a...

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Authors: Jämte, Jan 1979- (Author) ; Lundstedt, Måns (Author) ; Wennerhag, Magnus 1973- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2024
In: Terrorism and political violence
Year: 2024, Volume: 36, Issue: 5, Pages: 679–698
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