masculinity
Extremism and Radicalization in the Manosphere
May 30, 2025This book presents an analysis of the male supremacist ideology of the internet-based subculture known as the manosphere and examines the process of radicalization to violent extremism that occurs within the group. The manosphere is the online subculture comprised of several distinct groups who share a basic gender ideology that is misogynistic and anti-feminist in ...
Misogyny, Misandry and (Online Cult) Leader: The Daily Emails of Andrew Tate
July 25, 2024VOX-Pol Blog post. ...
We research online ‘misogynist radicalisation’. Here’s what parents of boys should know
July 23, 2024VOX-Pol Blog post. ...
Affective Practice of Soldiering: How Sharing Images Is Used to Spread Extremist and Racist Ethos on Soldiers of Odin Facebook Site
September 18, 2023The paper explores how visual affective practice is used to spread and bolster a nationalist, extremist and racist ethos on the public Facebook page of the anti-immigrant group, Soldiers of Odin. Affective practice refers to a particular sensibility of political discourse, shaped by social formations and digital technologies—the contexts in which political groups or communities ...
Misogynistic Men Online: How the Red Pill Helped Elect Trump
September 18, 2023Donald Trump’s 2016 electoral victory was a shock for feminist scholars, yet it was no surprise to his legion of supporters in alt-right digital spaces. In this essay, we analyze one of the online forums that helped propel Trump to electoral victory. Drawing on social movement concepts and an analysis of 1,762 posts, we show ...