Title

Is More Violent Better? The Impact of Group Participation in Violence on Group Longevity for Far-Right Extremist Groups

Abstract

Recent research has begun to explore the causes of organizational death for domestic far-right extremist groups. An important aspect that has not been examined is whether or not a group's participation in violence influences its longevity. This study addresses this gap in the literature by examining over 400 domestic far-right extremist groups that persisted for varying lengths of time to determine whether or not group participation in violence influences their longevity. Additionally, this study also examines whether a variety of external (environmental) and internal correlates influence the longevity of violent and nonviolent groups differently.

Department(s)

Criminology and Criminal Justice

Document Type

Article

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1080/1057610x.2017.1290429

Publication Date

2017

Journal Title

Studies in Conflict & Terrorism

Link to Full Text

Share

COinS