Young People and the Far Right

This book looks at how young people get attracted to the Far Right, especially young white men. We may never know why a young individual ends up there, yet two things are obvious. First, Far Right propaganda appeals to the fantasy imagination and to the emotions. Second, supporting the Far Right is a decision often made by digitally-networked 15-25 year olds looking for answers and wanting to express their anger. However, many later become aware of a yawning gulf between the ideal future they envisioned, and what happens in the here and now. Accounts of the Far Right often focus on terrorist events, plots or extreme acts of violence. However, the emphasis here is on rather ordinary young people and how they get involved in a social movement that promises adventure and belonging. The aim is to better understand how their hate practices are framed and channeled by the persuasive discourse of the Far Right.

Provides a succinct yet rich glimpse at how ordinary young people might come to see the rhetoric and symbolic capital of right wing extremism in a positive light Brings a new and original perspective on youth-persuasive tactics to the established field, especially the emphasis on the online world and social media, including gaming Written in an accessible style, which will appeal to both a scholarly and mainstream audience Offers a valuable teaching resource in undergraduate courses on politics and media, cultural studies and on sociology of youth

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Pam Nilan is Honorary Professor in the Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation at Deakin University, and Conjoint Professor (Sociology) at the University of Newcastle. A youth sociologist, she has published on youth topics in Australia, Indonesia and Fiji. A recent broad-appeal book is Muslim Youth in the Diaspora (2019).

Inhalt
1 Youth and the Far Right.- 2 Online Discourse and Social Media.- 3 The Warrior Myth and Other Fantasies.- 4 Ultra-Nationalism: Imagining the Future.- 5 Entrances and Exits.