Far-Right Extremism: Violent Ideologies and Actions

3 Credits

Introduces students to the ideologies, organizing patterns, and actions within far-right extremism. This will include a focus on movements within white supremacism, anti-government extremism, male supremacy, homophobia, and anti-immigrant extremism. Using as examples specific violent extremists and groups on the far-right, we will study key theories explaining extremist radicalization, recruitment, engagement, and mobilization.