Bouhana, N;
Corner, E;
Gill, P;
Schuurman, BW;
(2018)
Background and Preparatory Behaviours of Right-Wing Extremist Lone Actors: A Comparative Study.
Perspectives on Terrorism
, 12
(6)
pp. 150-163.
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Abstract
The threat posed by lone actors ranks high on the list of terrorism-related security concerns. In recent years especially, discussions about these perpetrators have focused primarily on those associated with, or inspired by, Islamic State and other jihadist entities. However, a significant portion of lone actors actually hail from right-wing extremist milieus. This article serves to draw attention to this subcategory of lone-actor terrorists, with a particular focus on their backgrounds and pre-attack behaviours. To that end, two datasets are presented that allow a comparison to be made between right-wing extremist lone actors and other ideologically-motivated lone actors. While several differences are noted, perhaps the most surprising finding is the degree of similarity between right-wing extremist lone actors and those adhering to different ideological currents. The results contribute to a knowledge-base that can inform discussion about whether risk assessment tools and protocols should differentiate between ideological categories of lone actor terrorists
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Background and Preparatory Behaviours of Right-Wing Extremist Lone Actors: A Comparative Study |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| Publisher version: | https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/perspectives-on-... |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | Open Access: This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/) |
| Keywords: | terrorism, lone actors, right wing extremism, comparative |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > Dept of Security and Crime Science |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10064614 |
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