Masculinity and Violent Extremism

Joshua M. Roose is a Senior Research Fellow at the Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation, Deakin University. His research focuses on the intersection of religious and political violence, masculinities, citizenship and the rule of law. Michael Flood is an Associate Professor in the School of Justice at Queensland University of Technology, Australia. Dr. Flood explores topics including violence against women and violence prevention, men and masculinities. Alan Greig is a scholar and writer with a PhD from the University of Sussex. His work focuses on issues of gender justice and social oppression, personal and political violence, and processes of individual and institutional change. Mark Alfano is Associate Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Macquarie University. He uses methods from philosophy, psychology, and computer science to explore topics in socialepistemology, moral psychology.Simon Copland is a PhD candidate in Sociology at the Australian National University (ANU), studying online men’s rights groups, digital media platforms and the 'manosphere'.

• 1. Introduction: Masculinity and Violent Extremism.- 2. Literature and Policy Review and Analysis.- 3. Representations of Masculinity by Progenitor Groups and Extremists.- 4. The Intersection of Extremist and Normative Masculinity.- 5. Discussion and Implications.