Taking stock of far-right terrorism through manifestos: Glorification of identity

IF 2.5 Q1 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS European Journal of International Security Pub Date : 2024-02-29 DOI:10.1017/eis.2024.8
Cenker Korhan Demir, Ömer Çona
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This research delves into the identity construction and violence justification within the context of far-right lone-actor terrorism, particularly motivated by white supremacist ideologies. Employing a qualitative analysis of manifestos compiled by five lone-actor terrorists, this study adopts a model to unveil the nuanced processes behind the justification of violence and glorification of collective identities. The model has been formed for the purpose of the study, drawing from social identity and identity fusion approaches, including steps such as group alignment, exclusion, threat, virtue, and celebration. The analysis of these manifestos illuminates a progression through each phase of the violent act, meticulously crafted through textual expression. Central to the terrorists’ objectives is the creation of a rhetorical platform aimed at fomenting violence against non-white, ethnic, and religious groups. Their motivation arises from the perceived threat of the ‘white race’ being supplanted by immigrant communities across various social, political, and economic domains. This justification of violence hinges on the portrayal of themselves as protectors of the majority society, pitted against these minority groups. Strikingly, the terrorists celebrate their actions by commemorating past white supremacists who employed violence against marginalised communities.
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本研究深入探讨了极右翼独行恐怖主义(特别是受白人至上主义意识形态驱使的恐怖主义)背景下的身份构建和暴力辩护。通过对五名独行恐怖分子的宣言进行定性分析,本研究采用了一个模型来揭示为暴力辩护和美化集体身份背后的微妙过程。该模型是为研究目的而建立的,借鉴了社会认同和身份融合的方法,包括群体结盟、排斥、威胁、美德和庆祝等步骤。对这些宣言的分析揭示了通过文字表达精心制作的暴力行为每个阶段的进展情况。恐怖分子目标的核心是创建一个修辞平台,旨在煽动针对非白人、种族和宗教团体的暴力。他们的动机源于 "白种人 "在社会、政治和经济等各个领域被移民群体取代的威胁。这种暴力理由的基础是将自己描绘成多数社会的保护者,与这些少数群体对立。令人震惊的是,恐怖分子通过纪念过去对边缘群体使用暴力的白人至上主义者来庆祝他们的行动。
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