Lone Wolves

The New Terrorism of Right-Wing Single Actors
1. Auflage 2020
ISBN: 978-3-030-36152-5
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 186 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 306 g

As the attacks in Norway, Munich and most recently Christchurch have shown: a new threat is now shaking liberal Western societies. Radicalized right-wing extremists – so-called lone wolves – are engaging in individually planned terror attacks.

Written by an expert on terrorism and populism, this book highlights the dynamics of this new breed of terrorism. By providing in-depth insights into the biographies of individual perpetrators, it illustrates the changing profile of the typical lone terrorist. This new kind of terrorist engages in violence without being a member of a party or organization, yet is radicalized by a global right-wing subculture that communicates in virtual networks. This startling and well-written book reveals the ideological roots of lone wolf terrorism and urges governments and civil society to take the threat seriously and implement suitable countermeasures.

Zielgruppe

Popular/general

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hartleb, Florian

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Strafrecht Kriminologie, Strafverfolgung
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politik: Sachbuch, Politikerveröffentlichungen
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Allgemeine Psychologie Differentielle Psychologie, Persönlichkeitspsychologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Gewalt Terrorismus, Religiöser Fundamentalismus
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Allgemeine Psychologie Sozialpsychologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Right-wing Terrorism. Still an Underestimated Threat.- What is a "Lone Wolf"?.- Offenders and Terrorism. Ideology, Motives, Objectives.- Radicalisation in Our Very Midst and in Virtual Rooms and Spaces.- Counter-Strategies and Prevention.- Conclusions.

Über Autor(innen)

Florian Hartleb is Managing Director of Hanse Advice in Tallinn (Estonia), a political consultancy. He lectures at German universities such as the Catholic University Eichstätt and the University for Police of Saxony-Anhalt. He was appointed as an official investigator of the City of Munich following the terror attacks of 22ndJuly 2016. He has published various books including a Springer book on political populism in 2004, and is an internationally recognized keynote speaker.