Incel violence as a new terrorism threat: A brief investigation between Alt-Right and Manosphere dimensions

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Alt-Right, Manosphere, Incel, hate, terrorism, derecha alternativa, androsfera, odio, terrorismo

Abstract

Closely entwined, the Alt-Right and Manosphere narratives have become more and more hostile and aggressive in recent years. The article is going to map the main features of these two phenomena, highlighting their common grounds and outlining their specific features. Particular attention is paid to the Manosphere, a constellation of online communities that share anti-feminist beliefs, with a special focus on the to Involuntary Celibates (Incels) dimension. Indeed, nowadays the Inceldom appears to be the most active and virulent Manosphere community, as concrete physical attacks have been carried out by individuals linked to this environment. In this sense, the article tries to identify the reasons why these attacks have been recently labelled as acts of terrorism and the implications this classification could have.

Estrechamente relacionadas, las narrativas de la derecha alternativa y de la androsfera se han vuelto cada vez más hostiles y agresivas en los últimos años. Este artículo traza un mapa de los principales rasgos de estos dos fenómenos, resaltando sus puntos en común y describiendo sus características distintivas. Prestamos especial atención a la Androsfera, una constelación de comunidades de Internet que comparten creencias antifeministas, y nos centramos en la dimensión Incel (Involuntary Celibates, célibes involuntarios). En efecto, hoy en día la comunidad incel parece ser una de las más activas de la Androsfera, ya que individuos concretos relacionados con aquélla han cometido ataques físicos. En este sentido, el artículo intenta identificar las razones por las que esos actos se han etiquetado como acciones terroristas, y la implicación que esa clasificación puede tener.

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Author Biography

Marta Barcellona, Università degli Studi di Padova

PhD Student in Criminal Law, Department of Public, International and European Union Law, University of Padua (Italy). Email address: marta.barcellona@studenti.unipd.it, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1893-6037

Published

2022-03-07

How to Cite

Barcellona, M. (2022) “Incel violence as a new terrorism threat: A brief investigation between Alt-Right and Manosphere dimensions”, Sortuz: Oñati Journal of Emergent Socio-Legal Studies, 11(2), pp. 170–186. Available at: https://opo.iisj.net/index.php/sortuz/article/view/1471 (Accessed: 29 March 2024).