EpilogueThe neo-Nazi Experience and the Psychology of Radicalization

Abstract

Chapter 10 provides further comment on some of the important findings and implications of those findings. The chapter begins with a discussion of the 3N framework that guided the authors’ interpretations and informed the hypotheses tested in the earlier chapters. The authors discuss whether these insights speak to universals of the human condition or are unique to the German context and the historical experience with social nationalism. Further discussion is given to the role of emotions and music within the milieu, as well as to the hardships experienced within the extremist environment that breed disillusionment and disengagement from right-wing organizations. The chapter ends by exploring the implications of our findings for helping these individuals reintegrate into the mainstream society.