Full Description
The early twenty-first century has been defined by a rise in Islamist radicalisation and a concurrent rise in far right extremism. This book explores the interaction between the 'new' far right and Islamist extremists and considers the consequences for the global terror threat. Julia Ebner argues that far right and Islamist extremist narratives - 'The West is at war with Islam' and 'Muslims are at war with the West' - complement each other perfectly, making the two extremes rhetorical allies and building a spiralling torrent of hatred - 'The Rage'. By looking at extremist movements both online and offline, she shows how far right and Islamist extremists have succeeded in penetrating each other's echo chambers as a result of their mutually useful messages. Based on first-hand interviews, this book introduces readers to the world of reciprocal radicalisation and the hotbeds of extremism that have developed - with potentially disastrous consequences - in the UK, Europe and the US. With a new foreword, this new edition discusses the events of recent years, and how the phenomenon of reciprocal radicalisation - the interplay between Islamist and far-right extremism - has become more pronounced and, sadly, more dangerous.
Contents
Abbreviations
Movements
Acknowledgements
Foreword
Preface
Introduction
-Inside Extremist Groups
-You Hate Me and I Hate You
-The Age of Rage
-Exploring Rage with Empathy
1. The End of a Collective Illusion
-The Leaning Tower of Jenga
-Extremist Storytellers
-Stories of Wars
-Wars of Stories
2. The Global Jihadist Insurgency
-A Brief History of Islamist Extremist Ideas
-The New Islamist Extremist Wave
3. The Far-Right Renaissance
-A Brief History of Far-Right Ideas
-The New Far-Right Wave
4. Identity Politics
-From Fear to Rage
-The Global Identity Crisis
-Victims and Demons
-Islamist Identity Politics
-Far-Right Identity Politics
