Young People and the Far Right

Pam Nilan is Honorary Professor in the Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation at Deakin University, and Conjoint Professor (Sociology) at the University of Newcastle. A youth sociologist, she has published on youth topics in Australia, Indonesia and Fiji. A recent broad-appeal book is Muslim Youth in the Diaspora (2019).

• 1 Youth and the Far Right.- 2 Online Discourse and Social Media.- 3 The Warrior Myth and Other Fantasies.- 4 Ultra-Nationalism: Imagining the Future.- 5 Entrances and Exits.

“Understanding how far-right movements are managing to promulgate this exclusivist version of utopia is the central theme of this timely and accessible book. Nilan encourages the reader to move beyond individualist explanations of far-right youth radicalisation. … She reminds us that there is a rich and enduring body of sociological work that can be bought to the topic of youth radicalisation to extremism. … Nilan … brings a much needed sociological perspective to youth studies of extreme political movements.” (Debra Smith, Journal of Applied Youth Studies, Vol. 5 (3), 2022)