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Does A Non-Extreme Answer To Extremism Exist?, Jeffrey Levicki
Does A Non-Extreme Answer To Extremism Exist?, Jeffrey Levicki
University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform
Foreword for the Journal of Law Reform symposium entitled Alt-Association: The Role of Law in Combatting Extremism.
Blurred Lines: What Is Extremism?, Anna C. Williford
Blurred Lines: What Is Extremism?, Anna C. Williford
University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform
The Michigan Journal of Law Reform Symposium, Alt-Association: The Role of Law in Combating Extremism (“the Symposium”), attempted to address the question of defining extremism. The Symposium aimed to provide a platform for filtering through the participants’ pre-conceived notions around extremism in order to challenge misconceptions about those labeled “extremist.” This word has been used time and time again in conversation, research, and even this paper without a concreate definition behind it. At the start of the Symposium, participants were asked to define extremism in their own words. The definitions produced were eye opening. For example, extremism was thought to …