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Anders Behring Breivik – mirror reflection of Jihadism?
Anders Behring Breivik – mirror reflection of Jihadism?

Author(s): Cristina IVAN
Subject(s): Social Sciences
Published by: National Institute for Intelligence Studies
Keywords: identity; alterity; violent extremism; terrorism; radicalization.

Summary/Abstract: The current paper aims to shed light on a number of converging features of both Jihadism and the far right ideology pattented by Anders Behring Breivik, author of two massive terrorist attacks carried out in Norway in 2011. These features are later on discussed and placed in the larger context of the postmodern global environment so as to highlight systemic dysfunctions identified by the author to be the trigger of violent extremist behavior. Subsequently, once systemic dysfunctions are identified, framed and highlighted in Breivik’s own personal narrative, the paper continues by providing a potential model for building up an efficient counternarrative which can be used in establishing contact and interaction with radicalised or radicalising individuals

  • Issue Year: 2012
  • Issue No: 07
  • Page Range: 159-168
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: English