Violence for violence’s sake: the rise of nihilistic violent extremism
Abstract
The 7 November Jakarta School bombing and the case of the 14-year-old Singaporean boy who was subjected to a Restriction Order under the city-state’s Internal Security Act highlight the rise of malicious online subcultures. Nihilistic violent extremism poses challenges to current counter-extremism efforts.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Terrorism
Counterterrorism
and Political Violence
Islamic Studies and Radicalism
Crime
Deviance
and Social Control
Publication details
- Journal / source
- DR-NTU (Nanyang Technological University)
- Publication date
- 1 January 2026
- Language
- EN