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Goldman, Fabian (2022)

Religion and the radical right: Continuation of the fourth wave of terrorism?

Bachelor thesis | Security Studies (BSc)
The current research considers the notion that right-wing extremism is a potential continuation of Rapaport’s (2004) fourth ‘religious’ wave of terrorism. By exploring the role of religious anthropoemic populism and the intuitive motivations of the moral foundations theory, a thematic analysis is conducted on the manifesto of the 2019 Christchurch shooter. The results illustrate that religion may play a minor role in Tarrant’s justifications for violence, but that authority and purity are his primary drivers. This study, therefore, contributes to the argument that the far-right extremist trend signifies the emergence of a new distinct fifth wave of terrorism.
Waves of terrorism theory
right-wing extremism
religion
anthropoemic populism
moral foundations theory
Author
Goldman, Fabian
Faculty
Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs
Supervisors
Carthy, S.L.
ECTS Credits
15
Language
en