Honors Theses and Capstones
Date of Award
Spring 2019
Project Type
Senior Honors Thesis
College or School
COLA
Department
Political Science
Program or Major
Political Science
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
First Advisor
Andrew Macpherson
Abstract
Far Right violent extremists have successfully executed over 150 violent plots in the United States in just the past decade. This exploratory study analyzed Far Right violent extremist plot success with the plot success of Islamist violent extremists, Far Left violent extremists, and Single Issue violent extremists based on publicly available data from the Profiles of Individual Radicalization in the United States (PIRUS) for the period of 1948 through 2017. By evaluating existing literature on Far Right violent extremism and analyzing the available PIRUS data, it was discovered that while Far Right violent extremists executed more successful violent plots than the other violent ideological extremist groups, Far Left violent extremists proportionally had more successful violent plots. A sample from the PIRUS database was explored, and the analysis demonstrates that the variables of Far Left radicalization, violence against persons and property, and plot preparation are significantly correlated with violent plot success.
Recommended Citation
Austin, Jesse, "Revisiting the Far Right Violent Extremist Threat: Violent Extremist Plot Success From 1948 Through 2017" (2019). Honors Theses and Capstones. 469.
https://scholars.unh.edu/honors/469