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Key Words
Right-wing extremists, Left-wing extremists, militia, Black Panther Party, The Proud Boys
Purpose
The purpose of this study is to analyze the recruitment process of both Left- and Right-Wing domestic extremists’ groups, specifically on The Proud Boys and Black Panther Party and measures that can counter this process. Domestic terrorism refers to a situation where individuals or groups use acts of violence or force to cause a potential danger to another. In the history of the United States, cases of domestic terrorism have been coming up now and then during times of social and political unrest. (Valeri & Borgeson, 2018) Most of these acts are targeted towards having political acknowledgment.
Research question
How do domestic extremists’ groups, The Proud Boys and Black Panther Party, use comparable or contrasting recruitment and radicalization processes, and how these tactics can be combatted?
Draft Outline
Introduction and Purpose of the study
Includes thesis statement, purpose of study, research question
Brief introduction to extremist groups (i.e. definition)
2 identified extremist groups examined in paper (i.e. The Proud Boys and Black Panther Party)
Right-wing extremist: militia extremists
Sources to be used:
Combs, T. (2021). Insurrection – Domestic terrorists, a captive ER, and a nation held hostage:
The United States Congress House Committee on Homeland Security
Kate Snows NBC Interview
Give an overall basis of right-wing extremists focusing on militia extremists.
The Proud Boys extremist group:
Group history (how was it formed)
Group structure and organization
Economy, ideology, political agenda, hierarchy.
Recruitment and radicalization
Focusing on how they use their ideologies as recruitment and radicalization
Left-wing extremists: Black Nationalists Extremists
Sources to be used:
Balleck, B. J. (2019). Hate groups and extremist organizations in America
Jeffries, J. L. (2017). The Black Panther Party in a city near you
Give an overall basis of left-wing extremists focusing on the 1920s-1980s
Black Panther Party
Group history and formation
Structure and Organization
Beliefs/ideology
Political agenda
Hierarchy
Recruitment and radicalization
Focusing on how they use their ideologies as recruitment and radicalization
Comparison and contrasting of the groups
How do both groups use their different ideologies in the same way to recruit and radicalize
What is the similar recruitment/radicalization tactics?
How do the two groups differ in their recruitment/radicalization process
Does one do something the other doesn’t?
Implications of Extremist Groups
How to the existence of these groups impact the American society
How to counter the groups
Sources to be used:
Zeiger, S., Alonso, R., & Herrera, J. (2019). Enhancing women’s roles in preventing and countering violent extremism
Need to find a few more for countering the groups.
Identify key recruitment/radicalization processes that fuel the extremist groups
Are there any predispositions they look for in candidates?
The role education plays as a preventative measure
Discuss possible interventions or preventative measures
What interventions can be used for both groups
What interventions can’t be used for both groups
Conclusion
Restate research question/thesis
Briefly review key points
Key similarities and differences
Key preventative measures and interventions that are the same and different for each group
Concluding sentence that states findings and answer research question
References
Balleck, B. J. (2019). Hate groups and extremist organizations in America.
Combs, T. (2021). Insurrection – Domestic terrorists, a captive ER, and a nation held hostage: A Drake Cody suspense
Jeffries, J. L. (2017). The Black Panther Party in a city near you. University of Georgia Press.
Snow, Kate. “Snow Takes Us Inside The Proud Boys Organization After Homeland Security’s
First Ever Alert For Violent Homegrown Extremists.” NBC News, NBC, 28 Jan. 2021.
The United States Congress House Committee on Homeland Security. Subcommittee on Intelligence and Counterterrorism. (2021). Assessing the threat from Accelerationists and militia extremists: Hearing before the subcommittee on intelligence and counterterrorism of the committee on Homeland Security, House of Representatives, one hundred sixteenth Congress, second session, July 16, 2020.
Valeri, Robin Maria, and Kevin Borgeson. Terrorism in America. Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, 2018.
Zeiger, S., Alonso, R., & Herrera, J. (2019). Enhancing women’s roles in preventing and countering violent extremism
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