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Indirekt våldsbejakande: En studie av NMR, Ensamagerande gärningsmän och rättsliga implikationer

Liljedahl, Oskar LU and Kyriakouleas, Petros LU (2024) RÄSK02 20241
Department of Sociology of Law
Abstract
This study examines the potential link between the digital media discourse of the Nordic Resistance Movement (NMR) and the radicalization trajectories of lone-actor perpetrators. Through interpretive content analysis of NMR's digital media utilizing the theory of intertextuality, and the case studies of three lone-actor perpetrators in Sweden, the study seeks to identify similarities and potential causal links. The cases undergo a process tracing method analyzed using Koshkins et al. (2019) radicalisation model to explore the ideological content and messaging within NMR's digital platforms, juxtaposed within the personal narratives and radicalization pathways lone-actor perpetrators. Further analysis is concluded using a sociolegal... (More)
This study examines the potential link between the digital media discourse of the Nordic Resistance Movement (NMR) and the radicalization trajectories of lone-actor perpetrators. Through interpretive content analysis of NMR's digital media utilizing the theory of intertextuality, and the case studies of three lone-actor perpetrators in Sweden, the study seeks to identify similarities and potential causal links. The cases undergo a process tracing method analyzed using Koshkins et al. (2019) radicalisation model to explore the ideological content and messaging within NMR's digital platforms, juxtaposed within the personal narratives and radicalization pathways lone-actor perpetrators. Further analysis is concluded using a sociolegal understanding to evaluate whether the connection validates traditional regulation or other strategies. The findings suggest that the broader context of the discourse propagated by NMR gives it a violent connotation, but the relationship between NMR:s propaganda and its impact on lone actors is not direct enough to justify legal measures that would infringe upon Swedish constitutional rights. The subjectivity inherent in content analysis and the distinguishing of ideological discourse from direct incitements to violence is acknowledged. However the study transparently comes to these conclusions and underscores the need for further research to empirically validate and elucidate the relationship between extremist organizations like NMR and the radicalization trajectories of lone-actor perpetrators. Ultimately, a deeper understanding of this complex interplay is essential for legal and policy responses aimed at mitigating the risk posed by lone-actor extremism. (Less)
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author
Liljedahl, Oskar LU and Kyriakouleas, Petros LU
supervisor
organization
course
RÄSK02 20241
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
Våldsbejakande Extremism, Högerextremism, Ensamagerande gärningsmän, NMR, Grundlagsskyddade rättigheter
language
Swedish
id
9169304
date added to LUP
2024-07-09 14:08:16
date last changed
2024-07-09 14:08:16
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  abstract     = {{This study examines the potential link between the digital media discourse of the Nordic Resistance Movement (NMR) and the radicalization trajectories of lone-actor perpetrators. Through interpretive content analysis of NMR's digital media utilizing the theory of intertextuality, and the case studies of three lone-actor perpetrators in Sweden, the study seeks to identify similarities and potential causal links. The cases undergo a process tracing method analyzed using Koshkins et al. (2019) radicalisation model to explore the ideological content and messaging within NMR's digital platforms, juxtaposed within the personal narratives and radicalization pathways lone-actor perpetrators. Further analysis is concluded using a sociolegal understanding to evaluate whether the connection validates traditional regulation or other strategies. The findings suggest that the broader context of the discourse propagated by NMR gives it a violent connotation, but the relationship between NMR:s propaganda and its impact on lone actors is not direct enough to justify legal measures that would infringe upon Swedish constitutional rights. The subjectivity inherent in content analysis and the distinguishing of ideological discourse from direct incitements to violence is acknowledged. However the study transparently comes to these conclusions and underscores the need for further research to empirically validate and elucidate the relationship between extremist organizations like NMR and the radicalization trajectories of lone-actor perpetrators. Ultimately, a deeper understanding of this complex interplay is essential for legal and policy responses aimed at mitigating the risk posed by lone-actor extremism.}},
  author       = {{Liljedahl, Oskar and Kyriakouleas, Petros}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Indirekt våldsbejakande: En studie av NMR, Ensamagerande gärningsmän och rättsliga implikationer}},
  year         = {{2024}},
}