ABSTRACT
This chapter provides an overview of the various methodologies and sources of data that are used to explore the anti-Islamic far right and their entanglement with progressive and liberal values. Chapters 4–5 rely on a wide range of written sources to trace the evolution of the anti-Islamic far right, their background, and their collective action framing, while Chapters 6–7 draw on “big data” gathered from Facebook. Chapter 6 explores the anti-Islamic network between groups on Facebook, whereas Chapter 7 relies on several tools to investigate the content of these groups. In combination, these approaches garner insight beyond the official positions pushed by the leaders, spokespersons, and ideologues.
