Racist Skinheads

Thus far, our efforts to examine the construction of identity among various militant groups have focused on the international scene. In particular, expressions of terrorism in Northern Ireland, the Middle East, Peru, and Sri Lanka have all been investigated. However, militant extremist organizations...

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Published inThe Terrorist Identity Vol. 5; p. 199
Main Authors Arena, Michael P, Arrigo, Bruce A
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published United States NYU Press 01.11.2006
New York University Press
Subjects
Anthropology
Applied anthropology
Armed conflict
Behavioral sciences
Cognitive psychology
Countercultures
Cultural anthropology
Emotion
Emotional states
Ethnic groups
Ethnology
Gender identity
Gender roles
Gender studies
Hate
Heroism
Human behavior
Human populations
Masculinity
Men
Military science
Personality psychology
Persons
Political movements
Political science
Political sociology
Population studies
Prejudices
Psychological attitudes
Psychology
Racism
Skinhead culture
Social sciences
Subcultures
Terrorism, freedom fighters, armed struggle
War
White people
White supremacist movements
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Summary:Thus far, our efforts to examine the construction of identity among various militant groups have focused on the international scene. In particular, expressions of terrorism in Northern Ireland, the Middle East, Peru, and Sri Lanka have all been investigated. However, militant extremist organizations also exist within the United States. One such collective is the right-wing political group known as racist Skinheads. The antigovernment, antimulticulturalism, and White supremacy ideology of this organization, and the violence perpetrated in furtherance of the group’s cause, is based on intimidation, fear, and hate. Thus, racist Skinheads constitute a legitimate terrorist menace¹ whose collective behavior is
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