Uncovering the Hidden Forces Behind Online Extremism in Europe
Across Europe, extremist movements are not just spreading dangerous ideologies—they are also using powerful gender narratives to recruit and radicalise. At the heart of this strategy is a specific, often overlooked tool: masculinity.
EMMELO is a Horizon Europe research project that explores how online extremist leaders across Europe perform and promote certain forms of masculinity—and how these narratives influence European men’s views on democracy, rights, and EU values.
What Is New?
EMMELO's Jozef Michal Mintal took part in this year's Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association (APSA) in Boston
Paper addresses a growing problem in survey research.
This policy brief examines how anti-gender narratives and rigid ideals of masculinity can contribute to extremist recruitment and mobilisation