Open AccessExtremism and COVID-19
Author(s) -
CASIS-Vancouver
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of intelligence, conflict and warfare
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2561-8229
DOI - 10.21810/jicw.v3i1.2363
Subject(s) - covid-19 , identity (music) , pandemic , political science , social identity theory , violent extremism , criminology , sociology , public relations , media studies , terrorism , law , social science , social group , virology , medicine , aesthetics , philosophy , disease , pathology , outbreak , infectious disease (medical specialty)
The purpose of this briefing note is to examine security threats posed by Right-wing and Islamist Extremist groups in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. This briefing note will also connect extremist actions to Violent Transnational Social Movement (VTSM) theory. For further information on VTSM theory, please visit the Canadian Centre for Identity-Based Conflict.