Seeking the Self in the Extreme

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4 - Seeking the Self in the Extreme

White Extremism, Exclusion, and Threat to Self

from Part I - The Link between Exclusion and Extremism

Published online by Cambridge University Press: 16 May 2024

Verena Graupmann and

Edited by

Andrew H. Hales and

Michaela Pfundmair: Affiliation:
Federal University of Administrative Sciences, Germany
Andrew H. Hales: Affiliation:
University of Mississippi
Kipling D. Williams: Affiliation:
Purdue University, Indiana

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White extremism has been a rising trend in North American and European countries over the past two decades. Despite the systemically engrained privileged status of people who identify as white in US society, one of the causes of white extremism is a perceived threat of being sidelined/disadvantaged by individuals with non-white identities. For example, the mainstreaming of the great replacement theory among right-wing media outlets and politicians demonstrates this perception. We examine this perception, and white extremism rhetoric and radicalization broadly, within the context of social exclusion at both the individual and systemic levels. We further embed this analysis within theories and research focused on concepts of “the self,” social identity, and related psychological needs usually impacted by social exclusion. We recommend researchers and practitioners interested in extremism and radicalization to intentionally consider self-related theories and constructs going forward.

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white extremism white supremacy self identity exclusion ostracism rejection great replacement theory threat radicalization

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Information: Exclusion and Extremism
A Psychological Perspective
, pp. 74 - 96
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009408165.005 [Opens in a new window]
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2024

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