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Why so Extreme?: A Critical Examination of Academic Literature on the Internet and Canadian Right-Wing Extremism

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  • The paper examines how scholars study the internet's role in the rise of right-wing
    extremism in Canada. The coding of thirty academic articles published between 2020 and 2023
    reveals that (1) researchers conduct content analyses of social media. They often label people
    and their posts as “extremist” by association with the post’s page rather than considering what
    the individuals actually write. (2) Scholars have different definitions of right-wing extremism.
    (3) While the field is vibrant, scholars consistently fail to engage in a dialogue with extremists to
    gain a deeper understanding of their beliefs. The results suggest that it is time to adopt a more
    ethnographic lens to grasp why people fall victim to extremist views. Academic researchers
    might cause even more extremism with their labelling.

  • Date created
    2024-04-17
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  • Type of Item
    Report
  • DOI
    https://doi.org/10.7939/r3-pr82-4104
  • License
    Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International