Universität zu Köln

Frischlich, Lena ORCID: 0000-0001-5039-5301, Rieger, Diana, Morten, Anna and Bente, Gary (2018). The Power of a Good Story: Narrative Persuasion in Extremist Propaganda and Videos against Violent Extremism. Int. J. Confl. Violence, 12. BIELEFELD: INST INTERDISCIPLINARY RES. ISSN 1864-1385

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Abstract

The perceived threat of extremist online propaganda has generated a need for countermeasures applicable to large audiences. The dissemination of videos designed to counter violent extremism (CVE videos) is widely discussed. These videos are often described as counter-narratives, implying that narrativity is a crucial factor for their effectiveness. Experimental research testing this assumption is rare and direct comparisons of narrativity effects between propaganda and CVE videos are lacking. To fill this gap, we conducted two experiments (one in a laboratory and one online) in which we confronted German participants with different religious affiliations and from various cultural backgrounds (NStudy 1 = 338 and NStudy 2 = 155) with Islamist extremist or right-wing extremist propaganda videos and with corresponding CVE videos. The results confirmed that narrativity (a) increases persuasive processing of propaganda and CVE videos, (b) fosters amplification intentions regarding these videos, and (c) increases attraction to extremists versus counter-activists. Thus, our studies highlight the crucial role of narrativity in both extremist propaganda and video-based CVE approaches.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Frischlich, Lena UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0001-5039-5301 UNSPECIFIED Rieger, Diana UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Morten, Anna UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Bente, Gary UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-199433
DOI:	10.4119/UNIBI/ijcv.644
Journal or Publication Title:	Int. J. Confl. Violence
Volume:	12
Date:	2018
Publisher:	INST INTERDISCIPLINARY RES
Place of Publication:	BIELEFELD
ISSN:	1864-1385
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language ENTERTAINMENT-EDUCATION; TRANSPORTATION; ELABORATION; PREVENTION; ADS Multiple languages International Relations; Political Science Multiple languages
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/19943