Victim, Violent, Vulnerable: a Feminist Response to the Incel Radicalisation Scale

Following several deadly attacks in recent years, misogynist incels have piqued academic interest. However, attempts by terrorism scholars to understand incels’ radicalisation, ideology, and mental health raise concerns. In this article, we illustrate these concerns with the example of the Incel Rad...

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1. VerfasserIn: Kelly, Megan (VerfasserIn)
Beteiligte: Rothermel, Ann-Kathrin 1989- ; Sugiura, Lisa
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 2024
In: Perspectives on terrorism
Jahr: 2024, Band: 18, Heft: 1, Seiten: 91-119
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