Masculinity and Violent Extremism

This book explores men's attraction to violent extremist movements and terrorism.

Drawing on multi-method, interdisciplinary research, this book explores the centrality of masculinity to violent extremist recruitment narratives across the religious and political spectrum. Chapters examine the intersection of masculinity and violent extremism across a spectrum of movements including: the far right, Islamist organizations, male supremacist groups, and the far left. The book identifies key sites and points at which the construction of masculinity intersects with, stands in contrast to and challenges extremist representations of masculinity. It offers an insight into where the potential appeal of extremist narratives can be challenged most effectively and identifies areas for both policy making and future research.

Joshua M. Roose is a Senior Research Fellow at the Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation, Deakin University. His research focuses on the intersection of religious and political violence, masculinities, citizenship and the rule of law.

Michael Flood is an Associate Professor in the School of Justice at Queensland University of Technology, Australia. Dr. Flood explores topics including violence against women and violence prevention, men and masculinities. 

Alan Greig is a scholar and writer with a PhD from the University of Sussex. His work focuses on issues of gender justice and social oppression, personal and political violence, and processes of individual and institutional change. 

Mark Alfano is Associate Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Macquarie University. He uses methods from philosophy, psychology, and computer science to explore topics in socialepistemology, moral psychology.

Simon Copland is a PhD candidate in Sociology at the Australian National University (ANU), studying online men’s rights groups, digital media platforms and the 'manosphere'.