TY - JOUR

T1 - The Contagion and Copycat Effect in Transnational Far-right Terrorism

T2 - An Analysis of Language Evidence

AU - Kupper, Julia

AU - Christensen, Tanya Karoli

AU - Wing, Dakota

AU - Hurt, Marlon

AU - Schumacher, Matthew

AU - Meloy, Reid

PY - 2022/8/27

Y1 - 2022/8/27

N2 - This article corroborates the continued threat of extreme right terrorism by exemplifying textually intercon- nected links across linguistic evidence composed prior to or during attacks in the United States, New Zealand, Germany, Norway and Sweden. A qualitative content analysis of targeted violence manifestos and live-streams, attack announcements on online platforms, and writings on equipment (e.g., firearms) used during the inci- dents reveals an emerging illicit genre set that is increasingly consolidated in form and function. The messages accentuate an intricate far-right online ecosystem that empowers copycats and escorts them on their pathway to violence. A definition for targeted violence live-streams is proposed and operational applications are discussed.

AB - This article corroborates the continued threat of extreme right terrorism by exemplifying textually intercon- nected links across linguistic evidence composed prior to or during attacks in the United States, New Zealand, Germany, Norway and Sweden. A qualitative content analysis of targeted violence manifestos and live-streams, attack announcements on online platforms, and writings on equipment (e.g., firearms) used during the inci- dents reveals an emerging illicit genre set that is increasingly consolidated in form and function. The messages accentuate an intricate far-right online ecosystem that empowers copycats and escorts them on their pathway to violence. A definition for targeted violence live-streams is proposed and operational applications are discussed.

M3 - Journal article

VL - 16

SP - 4

EP - 26

JO - Perspectives on Terrorism

JF - Perspectives on Terrorism

SN - 2334-3745

IS - 4

ER -