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Showing 1 to 16 of 16 for “"extremist groups"”.
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Identity complexity, uncertainty, and belongingness: Understanding the appeal of extremist groups
… influencing individuals' involvement in such groups from different perspectives. However, the effects of uncertainty combined with identity complexity on an individual's sympathy for radical groups have not yet been explored. In the present study (N = 332), two independent variables, social …
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'What Colour are You?': FBI Counter-Intelligence and the Targeting of White Hate and Black Extremist Groups in the 1960s
… against subversive organizations including Black Extremist groups like the Black Panther Party and White Hate groups like the Ku Klux Klan. With a mandate to neutralize the activities and minimize the risk of violence posed by the targeted organizations, COINTELPRO was one of the largest and most …
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An Examination Of Third-person Effect In The Context Of Contoversial Product Advertising
… as well as the expected levels of other groups of people. The results show that there is indeed a significant third-person effect recognized for all product categories except for racial extremist groups. A first-person effect was shown to be present for the category of racial extremist …
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Fighting Extremism: Strategies Used to Combat Extremism and Radicalization
… States has been awakened to the threat that extremist organizations pose to our national security. The greatest transnational terrorist threat to the United States right now comes primarily from extremist groups such as Al-Queda, Hamas, and Hezbollah. These extremist groups are fueled by the …
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New media, global terrorism and the cyber battlespace: the role of the internet in radicalisation of young Saudi males
… increasing interest in its use by terrorists and extremist groups like ISIS and Al-Qaeda for radicalisation. These radical groups view the internet as an integral communication tool that permits non-state actors to exercise direct control over their media output. It also enables them to bypass the …
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Comparing the narrative with facts: examining the impact of the presidency on right-wing domestic terrorism in the United States
… studies have examined the activity of right-wing extremists in relation to the actions of President Trump (Chyzh, Nieman, & Webb, 2019; Piazza, 2020). Comparatively, little research has examined the impact of the Obama presidency on right-wing extremism despite a peak in the number of right-wing …
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The themes and peculiarities of the Islamic State’s propaganda
… unique compared to other ostensibly similar extremist groups. In a content analysis, the primary sources of the Islamic State’s publications were studied to determine the nature of the major themes and the frequency of this use. Once identified, interviews were conducted with professionals …
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Assessing sentiment in conflict zones through social media
… 2013 to January 2014, to assess both support for extremist groups and support to the Yemeni government. From our research, we conclude that social media data, when combined with polling, has a positive impact on analysis. It can also be a reliable source of stand-alone data for evaluating popular …
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Terrorist Kidnappings for Ransom: Explaining Hostage Outcomes
… recent American deaths at the hands of terrorist groups have brought kidnapping and ransom policy to the forefront of the American psyche. In an effort to understand why hostages are released or killed in situations where a ransom is asked, we attempt to isolate and test key variables using a …
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TOR NETWORK VIDEO FINGERPRINTING OVER RESIDENTIAL WI-FI AND CONGESTED NETWORK INTERFACES
… concerned citizens and malicious actors, such as extremist groups, use the Onion Router (Tor) to encrypt their web traffic and protect their online anonymity. This usage has led to an interest in attacks on Tor, such as video fingerprinting, which seeks to identify what video is being streamed …
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CHINA–PAKISTAN ECONOMIC CORRIDOR'S IMPACT ON EXTREMIST SAFE HAVENS IN BALOCHISTAN: BOOM OR BUST?
… has intensified nationalist unrest and enabled extremist groups, including Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan and Islamic State–Khorasan Province, to exploit safe haven conditions. This study concludes that the U.S. homeland security strategy must address the destabilizing consequences of CPEC in …
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Combating the Banality of Evil: Portrayals of the Literary Female Villain in Günter Grass's Danziger Trilogie and Novella, Im Krebsgang.
… sympathize with the experiences of both extremist groups and victimized parties and help them come to terms with their differences.</p>
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Recruiting for the Cause(s): Extremist Propaganda and Radicalization Discourse
… media platforms and user-generated content, extremist propaganda flourishes. Extremist propaganda deploys language to unite and recruit people to an ideological cause rooted in violence; however, existing research about this remains hyper-focused on Islamic extremism, leaving many other …
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The CrISIS of Ludic Terrorism: Videogaming Exploited as a Means of Islamists’ Radicalization, Recruitment and Propaganda
… the available gaming ecosystem, what has driven extremists to use these outlets, what gaming features have been utilized, for what purposes and how. I specifically look at how the exploitation of videogaming by terrorists has been tailored toward propagating their causes and radicalizing …
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Analysis of the causes and reasons for the failure of a decade of international efforts and measures against terrorist financing since the 9/11 attacks
… of al Qaeda to finance and co-ordinate extremist groups and to fund their attacks. Finally an overall conclusion is formulated. In terms of impact, it is respectfully submitted that the cited works have all contributed and enhanced knowledge in the area of terrorist financing. Particular …