CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2020
| Author | Kvatadze, Mariam |
|---|---|
| Title | Exploring Reasons of Extreme Right-WIng Attitudes Development in Youth: Case of Georgia |
| Summary | This thesis focuses on researching reasons of extreme right-wing attitudes development in youth and analyses Georgian case of extreme right-wing groups’ members and supporters. The emergences of extreme right sentiments is discussed in the framework of political socialization theory and the role of its agents is examined in formation of political views and behavior in adolescence. The study presents a qualitative research and the data is collected by semi-structured interviews conducted with the members and supporters of Georgian extreme right-wing group “Georgia’s National Unity”. Research proposes that living war memory and collective remembrance combined with parental influences are the most influential agents in the formative years of extreme right-wing youth, while social media networks tend to play a crucial role in young individuals’ radicalization in later years of adolescence. |
| Supervisor | Varadi Luca |
| Department | Nationalism Studies MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2020/kvatadze_mariam.pdf |
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