Exploring “Stormfront”: A Virtual Community of the Radical Right

The transnationalization of the extreme right and the use of the Internet

“…We therefore investigated the intensity and trends of extreme right "transnationalization" (in terms of scope of mobilization, issues, targets, actions, and organizational contacts) in seven selected countries, and related them, beyond the country's contexts and the group nature, to the online activism of these groups. Indeed, while some scholars may consider the cyber world to be limited and without connection to the "real" world, we do not agree, arguing that this is not the case for radical right organizations, "who contribute regularly and with purpose within the online communities they have helped to create and forge within cyberspace" (Bowman-Grieve, 2009, p. 1005.…”

Rethinking Research Ethics, Power, and the Risk of Visibility in the Era of the “Alt-Right” Gaze

“…In particular, learning from the work of scholars similarly embedded with "difficult" communities is critical so that others can assess and mitigate potential risks without entirely reinventing the wheel. For example, prior work on White nationalist groups (Bowman-Grieve, 2009;Burris, Smith, & Strahm, 2000;Daniels, 2009;Ferber, 2004;Futrell & Simi, 2004;Kimmel, 2013;Koster & Houtman, 2008), and communities like Anonymous (Beyer, 2014;Coleman, 2014) and subcultural trolls (Phillips, 2011(Phillips, , 2015 who share a similar technological acumen, non-hierarchical leadership structure, and penchant for chaos, is critical to reexamine in light current events. Second, research networks focused specifically on the "alt-right" can serve to acknowledge the deep emotional effects of working around toxic communities.…”

Høyreklikk! En analyse av ytre høyrepå sosiale medier i Norge

“…Ravndal (2013) har påpekt hvordan Anders Behring Breivik brukte nettsider for å finne ideologiske begrunnelser for sine handlinger, spille voldelige nettspill, forberede angrep og spre sitt budskap. Et mer generelt poeng er at nettsidene fungerer som et virtuelt fellesskap hvor såkalte «ensomme ulver» kan få følelsen av å vaere en del av en større «flokk» og hvor aktivister kan oppfordre hverandre til å begå voldelige handlinger (Adams & Roscigno 2005;Bowman-Grieve 2008;de Koster & Houtman 2008).…”