__NOTOC__ Øyvind Strømmen is a Norwegian author, translator and freelance journalist. He is known for his books on rightwing extremism and many contributions in Norwegian social- and mainstream media. After the dual terrorist attacks in Norway on 22 July 2011, his insights and his book have been used in mainstream media to explain the violent potential in some of the ideologies and

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utilized by the

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, anti-

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ic groups in Europe. His 2011 book ''Det mørke nettet'' (the dark network) was praised by a reviewer for

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as "an important contribution to understanding radical right movements, ideologies and actors in Norway and in Europe". , Strømmen is in the process of establishing a journalistic network together with journalist Kjetil Stormark which will focus on extreme movements,

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and

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in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. The project, which is named Hate Speech International, intends to set up a website and is economically supported by the Norwegian

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and the free speech organization Fritt Ord. He is a regular contributor to

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,Øyvind Strømmen, fast skribent
Minervanett.no, retrieved 28 June 2013 and in June 2013 publicly posed a set of questions to the anti-Islamic blogger known as Fjordman, who had criticised the funding in ''

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''. Strømmen was named Freelance Journalist of the Year in Norway in 2011 by the freelance journalists in the Norwegian Union of Journalists.Øyvind Strømmen
Journalisten.no, retrieved 27 June 2013 Strømmen is politically active in the

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Books

* ''Eurofascism'', 2008, Lulu.com (English) * ''Det mørke nettet. om høyreekstremisme, kontrajihadisme og terror i Europa'', 2011,

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, (Norwegian

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) * ''Den sorte tråden. Europeisk høyreradikalisme fra 1920 til i dag'', Cappelen Damm, (Norwegian Bokmål)

As co-author

*Sigve Indregaard (editor): ''Motgift. Akademisk respons på den nye høyreekstremismen''. Flamme and Manifest Forlag. (Norwegian Bokmål)

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External links

Øyvind Strømmens betraktninger (blog)
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Books

As co-author

See also

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