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The roles of “old” and “new” media tools and technologies in the facilitation of violent extremism and terrorism

Scrivens, Ryan and Conway, Maura orcid logoORCID: 0000-0003-4216-8592 (2020) The roles of “old” and “new” media tools and technologies in the facilitation of violent extremism and terrorism. In: Leukfeldt, Rutger and Holt, Thomas J., (eds.) The Human Factor of Cybercrime. Routledge Studies in Crime and Society . Routledge (Taylor & Francis), London & New York, pp. 286-309. ISBN 978-1-138-62469-6

Abstract
This chapter describes and discusses the roles of media tools and technologies in the facilitation of violent extremism and terrorism. Rather than focusing on how media report on terrorism, we investigate how extremist and terrorist groups and movements themselves have exploited various “traditional” and “new” media tools, from print to digital, outlining the significance that they have had on extremists’ ability to mark territory, intimidate some audiences, connect with other (sympathetic) audiences, radicalize, and even recruit. Underlined is that violent extremists and terrorists of all stripes have, over time, used every means at their disposal to forward their communicative goals. Also worth noting is that ‘old’ media tools are not extinct and while ‘new’ media play a prominent role in contemporary violent extremism and terrorism, ‘old’ tools—everything from murals to magazines—continue to be utilized in tandem with the former.
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Item Type:Book Section
Refereed:Yes
Additional Information:Gold open access version at https://tandfbis.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/rt-files/docs/Open+Access+Chapters/9781138624696_oachapter13.pdf
Uncontrolled Keywords:Extreme Right; KKK; Nazi; Jihadi
Subjects:Computer Science > Information technology
Computer Science > World Wide Web
Social Sciences > Communication
Social Sciences > International relations
Social Sciences > Mass media
Social Sciences > Terrorism
Social Sciences > Racism
DCU Faculties and Centres:DCU Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Humanities and Social Science > School of Law and Government
Research Institutes and Centres > Centre for International Studies (CIS)
Research Institutes and Centres > Institute for International Conflict Resolution and Reconstruction
Publisher:Routledge (Taylor & Francis)
Official URL:https://www.routledge.com/The-Human-Factor-of-Cybe...
Copyright Information:© 2020 Routledge (Taylor & Francis). CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
Funders:EU Framework Programme 7
ID Code:24135
Deposited On:15 Jan 2020 12:07 by Maura Conway . Last Modified 15 Jan 2020 12:07
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