CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2020
| Author | Saleem, Muhammad Asad |
|---|---|
| Title | Ideology Of Far-Right And White Supremacist Violence: Discourse Analysis Of Conspiracies, Narratives And Digital Spaces Sustaining The Far-Right |
| Summary | In recent years we have witnessed a phenomenon that has not only altered the mainstream political landscape of various countries including US and other European states but has been potent enough in triggering political violence. The reason for using the term political violence here is to acknowledge that these instances of violence are not isolated events but are ideologically driven. The phenomenon I want to bring fore here is rise of far-right politics which is often tied with white supremacist political thought. The election of Trump, the growing popularity of far-right parties in continental Europe, and acts of terrorism such as Christchurch Shootings of 2019, all often go back to the same internet spaces such as 4chan, 8chan and Reddit. My research will focus on the various far-right discourses being propagated, in order to make sense of this movement. The purpose of this project is to understand and elaborate on the resurgence of far-right during 2010’s and the role online communities play in sustaining these movements. I will be looking at certain primary texts, which will include manifestos published by various far right extremists who went onto engage in mass killings. Firstly the Christchurch shooter Brenton Tarrant’s, manifesto titled “The Great Replacement”. Second a 1500-page manifesto published online by 2011 Norway Shootings perpetrator Andres Behring Breivik titled “2083 - A European Declaration of Independence”. I will be analyzing this new transnational movement which claims the demographics and integrity of the lands which belong to Europeans is under threat due to conspiracies of global elites. |
| Supervisor | Bozoki, Andras |
| Department | Political Science MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2020/saleem_muhammad-asad.pdf |
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