REVIEW: Fear and loathing in New Zealand

Review of Fear: New Zealand's hostile underworld of extremists, by Byron C Clark

  • Chris Wilson University of Auckland
Keywords: alt-right, conspiracy theories, extremism, far right, fringe politics, New Zealand, reviews

Abstract

Fear: New Zealand’s hostile underworld of extremists, by Byron C Clark. Auckland: HarperCollins, 2023. 328 pages. ISBN 9781775542308.

SINCE the horrific attacks in Christchurch in 2019 there has been substantial and growing attention paid to the extreme right in New Zealand. The pandemic—and the conspiracy theories and anti-government sentiment that developed in response—increased that scrutiny, and the sense of unease or alarm many felt about it.

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Author Biography

Chris Wilson, University of Auckland

Senior lecturer, Faculty of Arts, Politics and International Relations, and programme director, Master of Conflict and Terrorism Studies, University of Auckland.

Published
31-07-2023
How to Cite
Wilson, C. (2023). REVIEW: Fear and loathing in New Zealand: Review of Fear: New Zealand’s hostile underworld of extremists, by Byron C Clark. Pacific Journalism Review : Te Koakoa, 29(1 & 2), 285-288. https://doi.org/10.24135/pjr.v29i1and2.1314