Comparing policy responses to incels in Sweden and the UK

Elsa Bengtsson Meuller, Elizabeth Evans
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There is increasing awareness of the gendered violence undertaken by incels (involuntary celibates), both online and offline. Much of the analysis of the phenomenon has focused on what incels mean for our understanding of gender, as well as the role that the internet plays in fostering extremist ideologies. This article instead provides a comparative critical frame analysis of policy responses in Sweden and the United Kingdom. Using critical frame analysis, research finds that that there is greater engagement with the topic among parliamentary actors in the United Kingdom than in Sweden, although there appears to be a clearer response in Sweden where it is subsumed within countering violent extremism strategies. However, neither country has developed specific policies to tackle the threat posed by incels; moreover, there are diverse policy frames at work which to some extent makes it difficult to create targeted policies. Theoretically, we argue that this absence of policy should be understood as an abdication of responsibility.
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比较瑞典和英国对 "乱伦者 "的政策反应
人们越来越意识到非自愿独身者(incels)在网上和网下实施的性别暴力。对这一现象的分析大多集中在 "非自愿独身主义者 "对我们理解性别的意义,以及互联网在极端主义意识形态中的作用。本文则对瑞典和英国的政策应对措施进行了批判性框架比较分析。通过批判性框架分析,研究发现与瑞典相比,英国议会行动者对这一主题的参与度更高,尽管在瑞典,这一主题被归入打击暴力极端主义战略中,似乎有更明确的应对措施。然而,这两个国家都没有制定具体的政策来应对 "白鬼 "构成的威胁;此外,由于政策框架的多样性,在一定程度上很难制定有针对性的政策。从理论上讲,我们认为政策的缺失应被理解为责任的推卸。
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