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Plymouth Institute of Education Open Journal

Abstract

With the rise of social media usage, adolescents are becoming easier targets for far-right extremist groups on the internet. There are specific factors that make young people, specifically those of secondary school age, more likely to be at risk of becoming radicalised. The factors explored in this analysis include: developmental stage of youth, gender, and social media. This analysis looks at the patterns of radicalisation and the risk factors that contribute to susceptibility of extremist thoughts, beliefs and occasionally actions. Through placing this investigation within the secondary school setting, this opinion piece explores the implication of this stage of a child’s development, and why this has such a vital role in their vulnerability. The concept of what radicalisation is, how it can be defined, and the new phenomenon of online radicalisation is explored, along with the concept of far-right and what it means to hold far-right extremist beliefs.

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