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  1. 1. The Howl of the Lone Wolf

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi; Lunds universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

    Author : Jonna Rolfsson; [2023]
    Keywords : Lone Wolf; Manifesto; Narrative; Targets; Right-wing; Underdog; Ideology; Social System; Social Order; Crisis; Violence; Mass-harm; Replacement; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Attacks of mass-harm perpetrated by lone actor terrorists, also known as lone wolves which they are called in this study, have been increasing in the last few decades and has become one of the main national security threats in Sweden. With the increase in attacks, so has the research on this type of terrorism, looking at ideological reasons, target selection and the radicalisation process as well as comparisons to group-based terrorism. READ MORE

  3. 2. The monocultural religion and the eternal Muslim : A hermeneutic study on the construction and understanding of the concept of religion within the compendium of Anders Breivik and manifesto of Brenton Tarrant

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Hugo Engholm; [2022]
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    Abstract : This thesis argues that the concept of religion plays an important role in the compendium published by Anders Behring Breivik before his terror attack on July 22nd, 2011. As well as within the manifesto published by Brenton Tarrant before his terror attack on March 15th, 2019. READ MORE

  4. 3. A Loner, But Not Alone: Analyzing the Hanau Terror Attack in German News Media

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Social Studies of Gender; Lunds universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Keea Malin Kauhanen; [2020]
    Keywords : far-right terrorism; critical whiteness; masculinity studies; news media; racism; extremism; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis analyzes how the German news media depicted the terrorist attack in Hanau, which killed 10 people on 19th February 2020. This is done by conducting a thematic analysis in two major German newspapers, Süddeutsche Zeitung and Frankfurter Allgemeine. READ MORE

  5. 4. Bringing the War Home : A Psycho-Historical Exploration of How Right- Wing, Lone Wolf Terrorist’s Construct Group Identities in the 21st Century

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

    Author : Per-Albin Johansson; [2020]
    Keywords : Right-Wing Terrorism; Lone-Wolf Terrorism; Group Psycho-history; Symbolic Convergence Theory; Discourse Analysis; Group Consciousness.;

    Abstract : Contemporary social and political discourses often emphasise the security threat of Jihadism towards Europe and the United States as the main terrorist threat. Two decades into the twenty-first century, however, the new threat of right-wing terrorism has emerged as the statistically most prominent form of terror. READ MORE

  6. 5. Prelude to Islamic extremism : A study of radicalization among Muslims in Sweden and the effects of Islamophobia

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

    Author : Lisa Algotsson; [2019]
    Keywords : Islamophobia; Muslims; radicalization; terrorism; violent extremism; Islam; inclusion; exclusion; security; Sweden;

    Abstract : Abstract [en] On 27 April 2017 Sweden was struck by an Islamic terrorist attack which with various terrorist attacks in Europe, lead to increased Islamophobia and far-right populism in the country. This has seemingly led to Swedes becoming more prone to believe Islamophobic conspiracy theories. READ MORE