Young people and the far right / Pam Nilan.

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Young people and the far right / Pam Nilan.

9811618119 electronic book
9789811618116 (electronic bk.)
9811618100
9789811618109

Singapore : Palgrave Macmillan, [2021]

English

1 online resource (xix, 145 pages).

10.1007/978-981-16-1811-6. doi

HQ799.2.P6 N55 2021

320.0835

'In this brilliant book, Pam Nilan provides a transversal overview of key dimensions to understand Far Right appeal among young white men in the 21st century, from the gamification of hate to social media, from conspiracy theories and fantasy stories that re-enchant their world to the quest of belonging and agency.' --Geoffrey Pleyers, F.R.S.-FNRS Professor of Sociology, Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium '"Let's face it, mate, if we don't do something about it right now, in 20 years we're going to be forced to speak Arabic and under Sharia law." The words of the homeless, white young man aged 21, who had never had a job, took me by surprise in 2017. They would not surprise me now. Nilan's scholarly and engaging text has appraised me of the sense of "aggrieved entitlement" held by the "lost" white working class, youth in particular, who can become recast as the heroic defenders of a lost white utopia.' --Professor Howard Williamson, CVO CBE FRSA FHEA, Professor of European Youth Policy, University of South Wales This book looks at how young people get attracted to the Far Right, especially young white men. We may never know why a young individual ends up there, yet two things are obvious. First, Far Right propaganda appeals to the fantasy imagination and to the emotions. Second, supporting the Far Right is a decision often made by digitally-networked 15-25 year olds looking for answers and wanting to express their anger. However, many later become aware of a yawning gulf between the ideal future they envisioned, and what happens in the here and now. Accounts of the Far Right often focus on terrorist events, plots or extreme acts of violence. However, the emphasis here is on rather ordinary young people and how they get involved in a social movement that promises adventure and belonging. The aim is to better understand how their hate practices are framed and channeled by the persuasive discourse of the Far Right.

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