Lone Wolves - The New Terrorism of Right-Wing Single Actors

As the attacks in Norway, Munich and most recently Christchurch have shown: a new threat is now shaking liberal Western societies. Radicalized right-wing extremists - so-called lone wolves - are engaging in individually planned terror attacks.
Written by an expert on terrorism and populism, this book highlights the dynamics of this new breed of terrorism. By providing in-depth insights into the biographies of individual perpetrators, it illustrates the changing profile of the typical lone terrorist. This new kind of terrorist engages in violence without being a member of a party or organization, yet is radicalized by a global right-wing subculture that communicates in virtual networks. This startling and well-written book reveals the ideological roots of lone wolf terrorism and urges governments and civil society to take the threat seriously and implement suitable countermeasures.


Florian Hartleb is Managing Director of Hanse Advice in Tallinn (Estonia), a political consultancy. He lectures at German universities such as the Catholic University Eichstätt and the University for Police of Saxony-Anhalt. He was appointed as an official investigator of the City of Munich following the terror attacks of 22ndJuly 2016. He has published various books including a Springer book on political populism in 2004, and is an internationally recognized keynote speaker.