Supreme Gentlemen: The Path of Radicalization for the Incel Community’s Lone Wolves

Samuel Miller

Terrorism and Political Violence, 2024, vol. 36, issue 6, 818-833

Abstract: Several men committed mass violence in the past decade because they believed women were denying them the sex they felt they deserved. In the wake of their attacks, investigators found references to an online community known as Incels in their manifestoes and social media posts. Members of this community typically adhere to misogynistic beliefs that deny women their autonomy, deride sexually active men, and condone violence against both. Using Hamm and Spaaij’s lone-wolf radicalization model, this article argues that the most violent members of the Incel community engaged in lone-wolf terrorism based upon their grievances with women. Furthermore, this article suggests that the influential impact of misogyny as a political element can contribute to lone-wolf terrorism. Accounting for these aspects will require modifications to the radicalization model that include factors such as domestic violence and misogyny.

Date: 2024
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