Issue ? 46. Oсtober 2014

Cyberspace and right-wing extremism in Serbia

Ph.D., Assistant professor, Faculty of European Legal and Political Studies, University of Novi Sad, Serbia.
E-mail: mara.djoric@yahoo.com

The aim of this research is to develop the prevention model for right-wing violence among young people. The costs of violence paid by young people, their families, and society are extremely high. Youth who participate in violence are more likely to experience a wide range of negative social and psychological outcomes. Risk factors for Internet violence are not static. Their predictive value changes depending on when they occur in a young person’s development, in what social position (unemployment), and under what circumstances. The most important reason for success of right wing violence is the simplicity of answers for many problems. The Internet has become the main strategic communication assets for terrorists and extremists and has ensured them a favorable communication asymmetry.

Prevention against right violence-extremism and terrorism is socialization starting from the inside of social services and schools. In order to be effective, these approaches generally require the collaboration of schools, families, law enforcement and juvenile justice authorities.

Keywords

Extremism, Terrorism, violence, hooligans, right-wing, Serbia.