Conceptualising, Understanding and Preventing Mixed Forms of Extremism

Session Submission Type: Roundtable

Abstract

In Europe and beyond, an established bank of quantitative data indicates that a growing proportion of individuals being referred to counter-extremism and de-radicalisation programmes are involved in engaging with and/or promoting extremist viewpoints that are mixed/composite, rather than singular/doctrinal. Insofar as statistics show that mixed, unclear, and unstable ideological profiles are rising in number, particularly amongst young people, there are sizeable knowledge gaps within criminology regarding the contexts, processes and experiences that may encourage and/or influence these types of radicalisation pathways. Furthermore, the expertise that exists in this area is scattered across social science disciplines and spread across diverse international contexts. The primary ambition of the roundtable is both to identify critical knowledge gaps and to explore the potentialities of creative methods and approaches that can be deployed to better understand the growing trend of individuals engaging with and expressing blended forms of extremism - such as those involving misogynistic, incel, conspiracy theory, homophobic and far right values and beliefs.

Subtopic

• Topic 1: Perspectives on Crime and Criminal Behavior / Critical Criminology

Chair

• Gabe Mythen, University of Liverpool

Discussants

• Laura Naegler, University of Liverpool

• Katrien Vanlerberghe, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB)

• Bettina Rottweiler, UCL

• Elisa Orofino, Anglia Ruskin University

• Jacob Astley, University of Liverpool