Violent Extremism: A Nordic Outlook

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This work, by incorporating insights from the social sciences, advances a comprehensive understanding of violent extremism in order to improve prevention and intervention efforts. Although focusing on and using data from Nordic countries, it provides empirical guidelines for policymakers, researcher...

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Main Author: Rostami, Amir (Author)
Contributors: Edling, Christofer 1966- (Contributor) ; Aiche, Wael Adnan (Contributor) ; Ängsal, Magnus P. (Contributor) ; Askanius, Tina (Contributor) ; Bellander, Susanna (Contributor) ; Brodén, Daniel (Contributor) ; Christensen, Tina Wilchen (Contributor) ; Fridlund, Mats (Contributor) ; Haugstvedt, Håvard (Contributor)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
Published: Blue Ridge Summit Lexington Books/Fortress Academic 2024
In:Year: 2024
Edition:1st ed.
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Summary:This work, by incorporating insights from the social sciences, advances a comprehensive understanding of violent extremism in order to improve prevention and intervention efforts. Although focusing on and using data from Nordic countries, it provides empirical guidelines for policymakers, researchers, and security professionals worldwide.
Intro -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: Cultural and Agentic Features of Danish Salafi-Jihadist Foreign Fighters -- Chapter 2: Women in Violent Far-Left Extremism in Sweden: Positions and Roles -- Chapter 3: The Ecology of an Estonian Right-Wing Milieu: Entry and Exit of Two Extremists -- Chapter 4: Who's Afraid of Terrorism and Extremism?: Divisive Worries and Securitarian Concerns in Swedish Public Opinion and Parliamentary Action, 1986-2020 -- Chapter 5: Street-Level Counter-Extremism: Opposition to Violent Jihadism in Criminal Milieus -- Chapter 6: Selling Far-Right Extremism: New Forms of Far-Right Merchandise and Online Consumer Subcultures in Sweden -- Chapter 7: Masculinity Norms and Female Ideals: The Role of Gender in Online Islamist Propaganda -- Chapter 8: "Replacement," Threat Perceptions, and Group-Based Relative Deprivation: Social Psychological Underpinnings of Right-Wing Extremism in Scandinavia and the West -- Chapter 9: The Becoming of a Violent Left-Wing Extremist -- Chapter 10: Preventive Social Work and Collective Transformative Agency: Preventing Riots in the Wake of Rasmus Paludan's Burning of the Quran -- Chapter 11: The Strengths and Weaknesses of the Nordic Countries' Counterterrorism Strategies -- Chapter 12: Conflicting Expectations and Professional Tension in Multiagency Prevention Work: Findings from Research on Social Work in Norway -- Chapter 13: What Has the Law Got to Do with It? : Information Sharing in the Nordic Countries -- Index -- About the Editors -- About the Contributors.
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Physical Description:1 online resource (287 pages)
ISBN:978-1-7936-3286-9