Digital Extremisms

Mark Littler is a Senior Lecturer in Criminology and Policing at the University of Huddersfield, UK. He has previously held posts at the University of Hull, University of Oxford, and University of Manchester, and has been an Associate at the think-tank Demos and a Senior Fellow at the Centre for Analysis of the Radical Right. Mark has published on far-right extremism in journals including The Journal of Language and Politics & Behavioral Science of Terrorism and Political Aggression, and was recently commissioned to undertake work on online radicalisation by the UK Government's Commission for Countering Extremism. Benjamin Lee is Senior Research Associate at the Centre for Research and Evidence on Security Threats, based at Lancaster University, UK. He has published on far-right extremism in journals such as Democracy and Security and Behavioral Science of Terrorism and Political Aggression. In addition, he has published in both the International Journal of Press/Politics and New Media and Society.

1. Introduction, Mark Lee And Benjamin Littler.- 2. Pioneers Of World Wide Web Fascism: The British Extreme Right And Web 1.0, Jackson And Jones.- 3. Cumulative Extremism And The Online Space - Reciprocal Radicalisation Effects Between The Extreme Right And Radical Islamists In The UK, Allchorn.- 4. Haters Gonna Like: Exploring Canadian Far-Right Extremism On Facebook, Scrivens And Amarasingam.- 5. Neo-Nazis Have Stolen Our Memes: Making Sense Of Extreme Memes, Benjamin Lee.- 6. Then And Now: Irish Republicanism And Ulster Loyalism Online, Bowman-Grieve And Herron.- 7. Animal Rights Extremism And The Internet, Monaghan And Mcalister.- 8. Demonic Slappers And Fascists? Exploring Extreme British Anti-Abortion Activism On Facebook, Mark Littler.- 9. Jihadi Fans Revisited: Mapping The Commonalities With Non-Islamic Extremism, Ramsay.- 10. Developing Effective And Ethical 'Secondary' Intervention Programmes To Counter Radicalisation And Polarisation, Birdwell.- 11. Researching The Radical Right: Making Use Of The Digital Space And Its Challenges, Carter And Kondor.- 12. Conclusion, Mark Littler and Benjamin Lee.