Social Media and the Use of Discursive Markers of Online Extremism and Recruitment
Document Type
Book Chapter
Publication Title
Combating Violent Extremism and Radicalization in the Digital Era
School
School of Science
Abstract
This chapter examines the shift toward the use of social media to fuel violent extremism, what the key discursive markers are, and how these key discursive markers are used to fuel violent extremism. The chapter then addresses and critiques a number of radicalisation models including but not limited to phase based models. Discursive markers are covered under three broad narrative areas. Narratives of grievance are designed to stimulate strong emotive responses to perceived injustices. Based on these grievances, active agency is advocated in the form of jihad as a path that one should follow. Finally, a commitment to martyrdom is sought as the goal of these discursive markers.
DOI
10.4018/978-1-5225-0156-5.ch003
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Torok, R. (2016). Social Media and the Use of Discursive Markers of Online Extremism and Recruitment. In M. Khader, L. Neo, G. Ong, E. Mingyi, & J. Chin (Eds.), Combating Violent Extremism and Radicalization in the Digital Era (pp. 39-69). Hershey, PA: IGI Global. doi:10.4018/978-1-5225-0156-5.ch003