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Different Types, Different Reactions?: How Civil Society Organizations Respond to Right-wing Extremism
Marie Cederschiöld University, Institutionen för civilsamhälle och religion, Centre for Civil Society Research. Högskolan Dalarna.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-0627-1245
2022 (English)In: VOLUNTAS - International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations, ISSN 0957-8765, E-ISSN 1573-7888Article in journal (Refereed) Epub ahead of print
Abstract [en]

Extreme right-wing violence has resulted in an intense academic debate on how democratic actors can respond to movement on the extreme right. This article explores how various types of CSOs perceive their role, interest, and willingness when it comes to counteracting right-wing extremism. Building on a theoretical framework that makes visible a variety of CSO responses and differences between types of CSOs, the results show that CSOs view themselves as having a watchdog role in relation to right-wing extremism. However, CSOs place the principal responsibility of response to right-wing extremism outside organized civil society in the hands of politicians, citizens, and the media. In addition, not all CSOs are willing to respond in the same way or to the same extent. Humanitarian and social service organizations are more inclined to engage in dialogue and protest compared with sports and recreation organizations and culture organizations. The article concludes by discussing the notion that bridging organizations may be more willing to respond to right-wing extremism and to use dialogue and deliberation compared to bonding organizations.

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Springer , 2022.
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Civil society, Social movements, Countering violent extremism, Right-wing extremism
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Political Science
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Political Science
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URN: urn:nbn:se:esh:diva-9731DOI: 10.1007/s11266-022-00517-zISI: 000837529800002OAI: oai:DiVA.org:esh-9731DiVA, id: diva2:1691147
Available from: 2022-08-29 Created: 2022-08-29 Last updated: 2022-08-29Bibliographically approved

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