Note
Authors affiliated with:
School of Criminology, Simon Fraser University.
"TSAS is supported as a national strategic initiative funded by SSHRC and Public Safety Canada, along with the following departments of the federal government: Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS), Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC), Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)".
Résumé
"This working paper provides an initial, comparative assessment of right-wing extremism, political violence, and terrorism in Canada. By comparing Canadian right-wing extremist organizations and individual radicals with those in the United States and Europe, policymakers and public officials can gauge the relative security threat posed by these groups and manage the unique challenges they create. Through an examination of case studies and incident data, this working paper offers contemporary research exploring right-wing anti-immigrant sentiment and other drivers.
The following research questions guided this project: 1) What factors may promote violent right-wing extremism in Canada, and how is it connected to similar movements in the US and Europe? 2) What impacts might this violence have on radicalization within other communities? 3) What strategies can security and intelligence organizations employ to detect or reduce violent right-wing extremism?"--Introduction.
Contenu
Introduction -- Framing right-wing extremism -- Right-wing and religious factors in Canada -- Extremist activity and groups in Canada -- Conditions in the United States -- Lone wolves and small cells -- Conditions in Europe -- Assessment and policy recommendations -- References -- Appendix. Suspected incidents of right-wing extremism in Canada over the last 50 years.