Lawfare Daily: Misogyny and Violent Extremism with Cynthia Miller-Idriss
How have different forms of misogyny led to political and social violence?
Cynthia Miller-Idriss, a professor at American University, discusses her new book, "Man Up: The New Misogyny & the Rise of Violence Extremism," with Lawfare Foreign Policy Editor Daniel Byman. She explains how different forms of misogyny shape lead to political and social violence, why most scholarship and media accounts usually ignore the role of gender, and what individuals can do to fight back.
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Daniel Byman is a professor in the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University and the director of the Warfare, Irregular Threats, and Terrorism Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington, D.C.
Cynthia Miller-Idriss is a professor in the School of Public Policy and the School of Education at American University, where she directs the Polarization and Extremism Research and Innovation Lab (PERIL). Her latest book is “Hate in the Homeland: The New Global Far Right” (Princeton University Press, 2020).
Jen Patja is the editor of the Lawfare Podcast and Rational Security, and serves as Lawfare’s Director of Audience Engagement. Previously, she was Co-Executive Director of Virginia Civics and Deputy Director of the Center for the Constitution at James Madison's Montpelier, where she worked to deepen public understanding of constitutional democracy and inspire meaningful civic participation.
