The New Media and Social Networks as a factor in the process of Radicalization and Normalization of Hate Crimes Cover Image

Новите медии и социални мрежи като фактор в процеса на радикализация и нормализация на престъпленията от омраза
The New Media and Social Networks as a factor in the process of Radicalization and Normalization of Hate Crimes

Author(s): Lyuba D. Spasova
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Media studies, Communication studies, Sociology, Criminology, Social Norms / Social Control
Published by: ЮГОЗАПАДЕН УНИВЕРСИТЕТ »НЕОФИТ РИЛСКИ«
Keywords: hate crimes; radicalization; normalization of radicalism; digital technology; new media.

Summary/Abstract: The article analyzes the processes of radicalization and its expression into hate crimes via the concept of hate and studies the impact of new media and social network on the two phenomena. It is argued that new media and social networks are important factors in the process of normalization of radicalism. Specifics of hate speech are discussed as par excellence techniques of normalization.

  • Issue Year: 7/2017
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 235-249
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: Bulgarian