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Holewijn, Sjoerd (2022)

Violent Ethnic Environmentalism: A Qualitative Analysis of Ecofascist Ideals in Extreme-Right Manifestos

Bachelor thesis | Security Studies (BSc)

In this research a frame analysis is used to test the extent of ecofascist idealism is present in the manifestos of Brenton Tarrant and Patrick Crusius. Through a literature review key themes of ecofascism are identified. These are integrated in a theoretical framework on which the analysis is based. Findings from the analysis indicate that Crusius and Tarrant differ to a large extent in their ideals. It is also found that Tarrant holds more extreme racially focused views while Crusius holds more ethnopluralist ecocentric views. Critically Crusius does not show any romanticised idealisations of nature and race, therefore lacking in a key component of ecofascist ideals. With the mass shooting by white nationalist Payton Grendon the importance of research in this area is reasserted.

Terrorism

Manifestos

Far-right

Extreme-right

Environmentalism

Fascism

Author

Holewijn, Sjoerd

Faculty

Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

Supervisors

Leede, S.A.M. de

ECTS Credits

15

Language

en