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Mapping online recruitment techniques of the Czech far-right

Publication at Faculty of Arts |
2011

Abstract

Redeploying activities into cyberspace has been one of the most significant changes the far-right has undergone in the recent years. An indispensable part of these online activities is the use and development of advanced recruitment tactics.

In the paper, we will present results from the research in which we mapped the structure of the Czech far-right online network, with focus on verifying the hypothesis of the presence of foot-in-the-door technique, first presented in this context by McDonald (1999) and further elaborated by Weatherby and Scoggins (2005). The complete coverage of online Czech far-right was done; resulting data matrix was processed by applying social network analysis (SNA) methodology.

The hypothesis was confirmed, however, the results show rather a multicentric scene using foot-in-the-door technique than a centralized network.