Abstract
Recent world events seem to have motivated renewed activity among and public attention to right-wing extremism (RWE), not only within a global context but in Canada as well. Our findings suggest that the foundations of RWE are complex and multifaceted, grounded in both individual and social conditions. This suggests that, so too must counter-extremist initiatives be multidimensional, building on the strengths and expertise of diverse sectors: law enforcement certainly, but also education, social services, public health, youth workers and victim service providers to name a few. In this chapter, we suggest strategies intended to directly exploit the strengths and weaknesses inherent in RWE groups and their environments in order to disrupt the growth and sustainability of those groups.
Portions of this chapter are reprinted with permission from University of Toronto Press: Canadian Journal of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Resisting the Right: Countering Right-Wing Extremism in Canada, Ryan Scrivens and Barbara Perry, 2017.
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Perry, B., Scrivens, R. (2019). Resisting the Right: Countering Right-Wing Extremism in Canada. In: Right-Wing Extremism in Canada . Palgrave Hate Studies. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-25169-7_5
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