Women in violent extremism in Sweden
Mondani, Hernan ; Rostami, Amir ; Askanius, Tina ; Sarnecki, Jerzy and Edling, Christofer LU
(2021)
- Abstract
- The report analyses women in violent extremism based on contemporary data for Sweden. Statistics are presented across various demographic and criminal indicators for violent far-left, far-right and Islamic extremistm, compared to same-sex siblings, to men in the same violent extremist milieus and to women in other antagonistic milieus. There are both similarities and differences between groups. Women in violent Islamic extremism have the weakest labor market attachment and the highest social welfare uptake. Women in violent far-right extremism have the lowest levels of education. The comparison between women in violent extremism and their biological sisters suggests a link between crime, social problems and extremism. When controlling for... (More)
- The report analyses women in violent extremism based on contemporary data for Sweden. Statistics are presented across various demographic and criminal indicators for violent far-left, far-right and Islamic extremistm, compared to same-sex siblings, to men in the same violent extremist milieus and to women in other antagonistic milieus. There are both similarities and differences between groups. Women in violent Islamic extremism have the weakest labor market attachment and the highest social welfare uptake. Women in violent far-right extremism have the lowest levels of education. The comparison between women in violent extremism and their biological sisters suggests a link between crime, social problems and extremism. When controlling for family background, women associated with violent extremism seem to have more extensive problems than their sisters without such (known) connections. (Less)
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- author
- Mondani, Hernan
; Rostami, Amir
; Askanius, Tina
; Sarnecki, Jerzy
and Edling, Christofer
LU
- organization
- publishing date
- 2021
- type
- Book/Report
- publication status
- published
- subject
- publisher
- Nordic Council of Ministers
- ISBN
- 978-92-893-7042-4
- 978-92-893-6992-3
- 978-92-893-6991-6
- DOI
- 10.6027/temanord2021-513
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
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- 1fc5d8af-e167-41f0-9e7e-d215c65a0502
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abstract = {{The report analyses women in violent extremism based on contemporary data for Sweden. Statistics are presented across various demographic and criminal indicators for violent far-left, far-right and Islamic extremistm, compared to same-sex siblings, to men in the same violent extremist milieus and to women in other antagonistic milieus. There are both similarities and differences between groups. Women in violent Islamic extremism have the weakest labor market attachment and the highest social welfare uptake. Women in violent far-right extremism have the lowest levels of education. The comparison between women in violent extremism and their biological sisters suggests a link between crime, social problems and extremism. When controlling for family background, women associated with violent extremism seem to have more extensive problems than their sisters without such (known) connections.}},
author = {{Mondani, Hernan and Rostami, Amir and Askanius, Tina and Sarnecki, Jerzy and Edling, Christofer}},
institution = {{Nordic Council of Ministers}},
isbn = {{978-92-893-7042-4}},
language = {{eng}},
title = {{Women in violent extremism in Sweden}},
url = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.6027/temanord2021-513}},
doi = {{10.6027/temanord2021-513}},
year = {{2021}},
}