Hate and Activism on the Internet

Abstract

The internet has been at the forefront of the rise of a culture of hate, offering renewed impetus for racist, far right and neo-fascist groups to organize and socialize their views. At the same time, the internet has allowed the circulation of xenophobia, and racism which emanate from random sources and which are exchanged as part of everyday online life posing important challenges, both conceptual/theoretical and methodological. The Panel invites contributions that address theoretical, methodological, discursive, regulatory, policy-related aspects of organized and disorganized online hate.