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Right-wing terrorism, hard right terrorism, extreme right terrorism or far-right terrorism is terrorism that is motivated by a variety of different right-wing and far-right ideologies.
Jan 12, 2021 · This paper argues that through the case study analysis utilized, Rapoport’s definition and description of a “wave” can be applied on a transnational, transhistorical scale, building on Campion’s identification of narrative themes within the extreme right-wing milieu.
- Amber Hart
- 2021
Apr 21, 2023 · This review article examines whether right-wing terrorism in the United States and other countries constitutes a long-lasting “wave” comparable to anarchist, jihadist, and other causes that led to extremist violence.
Causes for right-wing terrorism have included white nationalism, ethnonationalism, fascism, anti-socialism, the anti-abortion movement, and tax resistance. Sometimes terrorists on the same side fight for different reasons.
Abstract. Violence committed by individuals and groups inspired by far-right ideologies is increasingly seen as a transnational threat. There is an urgent need to better understand why this type of terrorism has become more frequent and how far-right groups operate within and across borders.
Macho serial fiction and novels penned by right-wing provocateurs in the anti-abortion and white supremacist movements fomented militant insurgency and revolution. Meanwhile, mainstream publishers created imprints specifically designed to cater to conservative readership, especially women.
Apr 5, 2021 · The TWEED dataset covers terrorism in Western Europe between 1950 and 2004, including 648 attacks coded as right-wing terrorism. These data show that more than 60 percent of all right-wing attacks were carried out by known groups, and that most of these groups operated in France, Italy, Spain, and Germany between the 1960s and the 1980s.
