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Gendered Reflections? Extremism in the UK’s Radical Right and al-Muhajiroun Networks

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DOI (Published version): 10.1080/1057610x.2020.1759270

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The rise of populism and the radical right alongside ongoing global recruitment by jihadist groups has seen academics and popular discourse alike note parallels between the two. In particular, authors have emphasized gendered similarities between the movements. Based on ‘close-up’ ethnographic resea...

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Published in: Studies in Conflict & Terrorism
ISSN: 1057-610X 1521-0731
Published: Informa UK Limited 2020
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