Fifty-one people were killed. Forty-nine people were injured. The weapons used included two semi-automatic rifles, two shotguns, and one lever-action rifle. There was one assassin and one manifesto. There was also one…
Gender Blog Series
Radical Family Values: Extremist violence and Anti-LGBT sentiment in Poland
On 28 September 2019, Arkadiusz and Karolina packed up a small bag for the day. In it, they placed the makeshift device they had built and a balaclava. Then they set off. …
Interview with Izzy Kamikaze: Protesting Right Wing Radicals in Ireland, an LGBTQ+ Activist Perspective
The Gender Blog Series is a space where the intersectionality of gender and radicalisation is explored. Topics such as toxic masculinity, radical women, counter-radicalisation activism, socialised gender stereotypes, and others are researched and presented…
‘A dangerous man…Masculine. Very. Has to be.’ Understanding the connection between manhood and violent extremism
PERICLES is introducing a new blog series where we are going to be discussing issues related to gender and radicalisation. Our first blog looks into the connection between manhood and violent extremism.