Sammendrag
In recent years there has been a surge of right-wing extreme attacks globally, as well as in Norway. Due to the lack of general knowledge on the field, this thesis contributes to a nuanced understanding of heterodox thinking and reactionary practices. It examines the underlying processes behind the impacts, dynamics and causes of right-wing extremism. This thesis draws on five months of digital fieldwork on online platforms, accompanied by physical observations in Norway, Denmark and Italy. Based on interviews, and a range of collected digital material obtained through `lurking´, this thesis explores how we can study right-wing extremism fruitfully, by analysing the concept of nationalism and the struggle against an imagined global enemy. I argue that globalisation and transnationalism influence the development and prevalence of exclusionary forms of nationalism. Due to multiculturism the nation is perceived by the right-wing extremists to be in decay, threatening the white (Nordic) race and the survival of it. These global mechanisms facilitate the spread of political ideas and conspiracy theories, blaming the decay to have been purposefully initiated by an external enemy in order to destroy western societies.