Description
In the last decades, terrorism and counter-terrorism studies have been extensively focused on al-Qaida and ISIS-inspired extremism and on governmental and societal responses to it (Jackson, 2016; Jarvis and Lister, 2015). Within this context, countering right-wing terrorism has not received much attention, although it may be argued that the Christchurch attack in New Zealand in 2019, and the gradual global emergence of right-wing movements seem to be changing this dynamic.
In this scenario, this panel wants to create the space for a much-needed open debate around countering extreme right violence. Learning from the past, and trying to avoid similar mistakes, this panel wants to answer to a social and political urgent need to debate how to counter this kind of violence. The panel issue bring together critical scholars from different background and disciplines and is aimed at opening a space of debate on this kind of violence within the CTS community and beyond.
