Web Resources and Exercises
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The following websites illustrate the nature of extremism:
- British National Party
- Council of Conservative Citizens
- Earth First! Radical Environmental Journal
- Front National (France)
- Socialist Party USA
Using this chapter’s recommended websites, conduct an online investigation of the fundamental characteristics of extremism.
- What commonalities can you find in the statements of these groups?
- Is there anything that strikes you as being particularly extremist?
- Why or why not?
For an online search of different approaches to defining extremism and terrorism, readers should enter the following keywords in the search engine on their Web browser:
- “Definitions of Terrorism”
- “Extremism”