Who are the far-right extremists?
Can understanding the roots of far-right extremism help us to tackle it?
The terror attack on Muslims worshipping in Christchurch, New Zealand has focused minds around the world on the threat from racist far-right extremists. The man responsible cited influences from the US and UK among others, and claimed to be motivated by white supremacist ideas. So, who are these extremists? What do they believe and why? And what role might politics and media play in planting the roots of extremism in society? Ritula Shah is joined by a panel of experts to discuss the nature and challenge of far-right extremism.
(Photo: New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern hugs a female member of the Muslim community in Christchurch, 16 March 2019. Credit: Boris Jancic/European Photopress Agency)
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Sophia Gaston - Director of the Centre for Social and Political Risk based at the Henry Jackson Society in London, of which she is also the Deputy Director
Michael German - Fellow with the Brennan CenterΒ for Justice in New York and former undercover FBI agentΒ
Daphne Halikiopoulou - Associate Professor in Comparative Politics at the University of Reading in the UK and an expert on far right parties in Europe
Sunny Hundal - British journalist and commentator who writes mostly about identity & politics
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Ivan Humble - Former Regional Organiser of the English Defence League, now working for Me&You education
Kauser Akhtar - Chair of the South East England Faith Forum and member of the Surrey Muslim Association.
Bharath Ganesh – Researcher at the Oxford Internet Institute and Senior Fellow of the Centre for Analysis of the Radical Right
Broadcasts
- Fri 22 Mar 2019 09:06GMTΒι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service
- Sat 23 Mar 2019 00:06GMTΒι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service
- Sat 23 Mar 2019 04:06GMTΒι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service
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