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Ideological dimensions of extremism

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IDEOLOGICAL DIMENSIONS OF EXTREMISM

Extremism may take diverse forms depending on the context and time period, and may be associated with different causes or ideologies.

Refers to concerns about the exploitation or protection of nature and humans and about the distribution or monopolization of wealth.
Concerns the mobilization of religious, spiritual, supernatural or esoteric elements (practices, beliefs, rituals, acts) in relation to the sociopolitical order.
Refers to the claimed belonging to a community (real or imagined) defined according to ethnic, national or linguistic criteria or racialization processes.
Concerns issues related to identities, roles, expressions of gender or sexuality.
Refers to concerns about individual freedoms or autonomy in the context of individual-state relations. These concerns include all state interventions, including authoritarian or antiauthoritarian tendencies.
  • 28 January 2026
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Online misogyny and the manosphere. Review of scientific literature from 2014 to 2024

This report provides a review of scientific literature published between 2014 and 2024 on online misogyny, the manosphere, and their links to extremism. Based on approximately 560 documents identified and around 50 analyzed in depth, it paints a structured picture of contemporary forms of gender-based violence in digital environments, the dynamics of dissemination specific to […]