Gender in the Online Far Right: Mapping Transnational Linkages and Fractures
Lead Research Organisation:
Swansea University
Department Name: College of Law
Abstract
Academic research and policy have historically neglected the role of gender in extremism and terrorism. The proposed project intends to address this gap. Its aim is twofold: to analyse online English language textual data and to map far right social media networks, in order to identify the precise means by which far right narratives and actions spread transnationally. It is expected that the resulting research will contribute to a deeper understanding of the contours of the online far right, and the intricacies of gender within them; and will inform government policy on counter-narratives, and social media companies' efforts to combat extremism on their platforms.
People |
ORCID iD |
| Elizabeth Pearson (Primary Supervisor) | |
| Rhiannon Frenguelli (Student) |
Studentship Projects
| Project Reference | Relationship | Related To | Start | End | Student Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ES/P00069X/1 | 30/09/2017 | 29/09/2027 | |||
| 2370235 | Studentship | ES/P00069X/1 | 30/09/2020 | 29/09/2024 | Rhiannon Frenguelli |
| Description | The purpose of this award was to understand the similarities and differences in the views about gender and gender-related issues across different parts of the online extreme right. I can tentatively say that I have found that there are differences between different parts of the online extreme right in their views about gender and gender-related issues. One of the preliminary findings is that, for white supremacists and neo-Nazis, antisemitism remains their main focus and that gender and gender-related issues are secondary or subsidiary. As the project has not finished, the deradicalisation and intervention implications of this have not been finalised, but this is an ongoing aim of the project. |
| Exploitation Route | Turning the results into practical applications for deradicalisation practitioners and community-based intervention groups is one application that it is hoped will be taken forward by other groups. |
| Sectors | Government Democracy and Justice Security and Diplomacy |