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Tragic rampage killing sprees are too often reoccurring events in the United States landscape. Since the Columbine High School massacre in 1999, dozens of children and young people have died at the hands of shooters, cited as loners,... more
While Supremacist groups in the United Stales share certain common elements and characteristics. In addition to a view of racial hierarchy, there is usually some form of antisemitism, dualism, apocalypticism, a reliance on conspiracy... more
""Debates about the relationship and boundary between mainstream and extremist (sometimes referred to as radical or violent) activism historically emerge in response to violent incidents, where defenders of a cause will attempt to... more
The Proud Boys are an opportunistic hate group whose message of white male chauvinism is cloaked in religious and nationalist symbols. They fit into the global trend of religious nationalism in that they are driven by a reaction to... more
At 9:02 on the morning of April 19th, 1995, a bomb went off at the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The bomb not only killed over 160 people and injured more than 650, but it also shook the illusion held by... more
This article aims to address two questions: (1) How does hate speech manifest on North American white supremacist websites and (2) Is there a connection between online hate speech and hate crime? Section I defines hate speech and explains... more
Course Description: This course provides an overview of the sociological study of hate and prejudice using a variety of perspectives. It begins with an overview of the sociology of prejudice which includes the social psychology and... more
In the Ethics, Spinoza argues that individual human emotions and imagination shape the social world. This world, he argues, can in turn be shaped by political institutions to be more or less hopeful, more or less rational, or more or less... more
*This article is free access for a limited time. https://journals.sagepub.com/eprint/9AASEPKBDCB78PPUGUTA/full ‘Hate stereotyping’ occurs when researchers foreground negative emotions, especially hate, as motivating right-wing... more
In the Ethics, Spinoza argues that individual human emotions and imagination shape the social world. This world, he argues, can in turn be shaped by political institutions to be more or less hopeful, more or less rational, or more or less... more
In the backdrop of the abolition of slave trade and the end of colonialism, one will think that racism and all its prejudices have been laid to rest. The spate of happenings on the planet, particularly in Europe and America, will go far... more
Η ρατσιστική βία είναι φαινόμενο που προηγήθηκε της κοινωνικοοικονομικής κρίσης, λαμβάνοντας υπόψη σχετικές αναφορές από ΜΚΟ και ΜΜΕ. Τα αίτια της θα πρέπει να αναζητηθούν (και) σε διαχρονικά φαινόμενα όπως η ρητορική μίσους από θεσμικούς... more
In this chapter, we examine the enactments of love, community, and justice by the Murfreesboro Loves collective. Although some scholars have critiqued concepts such as love and community for enabling racialized exclusions/ others express... more
Stereotypes and hate crimes are complex issues. Stereotypes are not only harmful in their own right; they do damage by fostering prejudice and discrimination. A well established stereotypes can also lead to the feeling of hate towards a... more
The Proud Boys are an opportunistic hate group whose message of white male chauvinism is infused with religious and nationalist symbols. They fit into the global trend of religious nationalism in that they are driven by a reaction to... more
Interview to Sustainable Security about hate on the Internet, reflections relating to my book Confronting the Internet’s Dark Side: Moral and Social Responsibility on the Free Highway (2015) which examines the dark side of the internet... more
Progressive thinkers have argued that placing the concept of vulnerability at the center of discussions about social justice will lead governments to more equitably distribute resources and create opportunities for precarious groups –... more
The narratives and images on websites of US hate groups that oppose undocumented immigrants represent and reproduce discourses that contribute to the subject formation of group members, who feel ethically obliged to counter unauthorized... more
Amidst a rise in hate crimes, hate group organizing, and anti-Muslim and anti-refugee policy making in the United States, this paper examines efforts by a national hate group to organize opposition to the resettlement of Syrian Muslim... more
There has been much written about the white male backlash or ‘angry white male’ phenomenon of the 1980s and 1990s, much of it concerning mainstream conservative political and cultural manifestations. What is rarely considered within this... more
The current historic and political moment presents a unique opportunity; and dare I say, responsibility for criminologists to engage with teaching about prejudice, bias crime, and organized supremacist groups. The campaign and election of... more
My recent book, Confronting the Internet’s Dark Side: Moral and Social Responsibility on the Free Highway (2015), examines the dark side of the internet and the issue of social responsibility on the net. In this interview to Oxford... more
This thesis examines how the American extreme right transformed in the post-civil rights era, or what is termed the “fifth era”, between 1976 and 1995. I argue that the extreme right underwent a radical re-politicisation in the mid-1970s,... more
"Recent debate surrounding racism and immigration in the UK reveals that anti-racist policy is being constructed within a ‘Third Way’ political agenda such that the definition of racism comes to signify a phenomenon considered detrimental... more
Religious movements and religious ideas have played important roles in the United States almost since the formation of the American republic. From those who sought to abolish slavery in the 19th century to the civil rights and anti-war... more
Progressive thinkers have argued that placing the concept of vulnerability at the center of discussions about social justice will lead governments to more equitably distribute resources and create opportunities for precarious groups –... more
http://www.stopwar.org.uk/index.php/news-comment/36-matt-carr/940-how-islamophobes-wage-a-holy-war-against-muslims-in-the-name-of-free-speech But what about the event itself. What was it trying to do? The contest was sponsored by the... more
‘Post-raciality’ encompasses seemingly antithetical positions: victory or utopia. However, one could argue that both are constitutive of a moment missed, the moment being that which comes after the ‘end of history’. An understanding of... more
Facebook’s groups application is a social networking site for like-minded individuals to express their thoughts on topics and to share photos and ideas. This increased capacity for social interaction created yet another avenue for... more