Socio-Political Change and Far-Right Extremist Violence in North America

Session Submission Type: Complete Thematic Panel

Abstract

This thematic panel examines hate-inspired and anti-government violence in North America across varying historical and socio-political contexts. The first and second presentations focus on how far-right violence in Canada and the United States has evolved with shifting political landscapes, including before and during the modern Trump-era. The third paper more specifically examines violence perpetrated by far-right lone wolf terrorists against law enforcement, and how this form of violence has changed since the election of President Trump. The fourth paper compliments the study of lone wolf violence by investigating how styles of far-right leadership shape decisions to engage in violence by far-right groups. General conclusions for how broader social forces can impact the nature of violent far-right extremism will be discussed.

Sub Unit

• Area IV. Types of Offending / 19. State Crime, Political Crime, and Terrorism

Division of Special Interests

• Division Session of Interest / Division on Critical Criminology & Social Justice

• Division Session of Interest / Division on Terrorism & Bias Crime

Individual Presentations

• The “Trump Effect” on Right-Wing Extremism in Canada - Barbara Perry, University of Ontario Institute of Technology; Ryan Scrivens, Concordia University

• Temporal Patterns of Far-Right Extremist Homicide in the U.S. - Jeff Gruenewald, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis; William Parkin, Seattle University

• Return of the Radical Right: Police Ambushing and Mass Murder in a Hyperpolarized Age - Mark Hamm, Indiana State University

• The Relationship between Far-Right Extremist Leadership Structures and Styles and Group Participation in Violence - Michael J. Suttmoeller, Missouri State University