July 16, 2019

Extremism Rebellion

Extinction Rebellion has mainstreamed the politics of a radical fringe

The people behind Extinction Rebellion advocate a political agenda with ambitions that reach far beyond environmentalism. It is a campaign that seeks to use mass civil disobedience over climate change, to impose full system change to the democratic order. Yet, the underlying extremism of the campaign has been largely obscured from public view by what many see as the fundamental legitimacy of their stated cause.

Authors

Tom Wilson

Head of the Security and Extremism Unit 2019-2021

Richard Walton

Senior Fellow (2019-2021)

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