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New Extremist Trends in Serbia: Anti-System Extremism, Extremist Telegram Channels and Eco-Extremism
This report analyses recent and so far insufficiently explored forms of extremism in Serbia, with a particular focus on anti-system extremism, the role of the Telegram digital platform and the instrumentalisation of environmental issues.
The research is based on an analysis of the online content of extremist groups and media reports, as well as Telegram channels, as well as limited field research, primarily in the area of environmental activism. The findings show that since the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, anti-systemic attitudes have been on the rise, conditioned by the crisis of legitimacy of the government, the erosion of trust in institutions and growing dissatisfaction with the European integration process.
The analysis of the contents on Telegram, as the central platform of extremist communication, points to the connection between digital radicalisation and political mobilisation in real space. The report also looks at the growing phenomenon of environmental extremism, whereby citizens’ legitimate environmental concerns are misused to spread authoritarian and violent narratives.
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