Becoming anti-Muslim: changes in the social identity content of an online far-right extremist group in Australia

Ana-Maria Bliuc; Craig McGarty; John Betts; Matteo Vergani; Nicholas Faulkner; Takashi Wada

Becoming anti-Muslim: changes in the social identity content of an online far-right extremist group in Australia

Ana-Maria Bliuc, Craig McGarty, John Betts, Matteo Vergani, Nicholas Faulkner, Takashi Wada

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Paper › Other

Abstract

Based the discussion forum of the white supremacist online community Stormfront, we show how its social identity evolves into a more focalised anti-Muslim identity with clearer ideological values and goals. Our findings inform debates around increased support for far-right groups.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Annual Conference of the Society of Australasian Social Psychologists 2017
Publisher	Society of Australasian Social Psychologists
Publication status	Published - 2017
Event	Annual Conference of the Society of Australasian Social Psychologists 2017 - Melbourne, Australia Duration: 20 Apr 2017 → 22 Apr 2017

Conference

Conference	Annual Conference of the Society of Australasian Social Psychologists 2017
Abbreviated title	SASP 2017
Country/Territory	Australia
City	Melbourne
Period	20/04/17 → 22/04/17

Cite this

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Bliuc, A-M, McGarty, C, Betts, J, Vergani, M, Faulkner, N & Wada, T 2017, Becoming anti-Muslim: changes in the social identity content of an online far-right extremist group in Australia. in Annual Conference of the Society of Australasian Social Psychologists 2017. Society of Australasian Social Psychologists, Annual Conference of the Society of Australasian Social Psychologists 2017, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 20/04/17.

Becoming anti-Muslim: changes in the social identity content of an online far-right extremist group in Australia. / Bliuc, Ana-Maria; McGarty, Craig; Betts, John et al.
Annual Conference of the Society of Australasian Social Psychologists 2017. Society of Australasian Social Psychologists, 2017.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Paper › Other

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