Chelsea DaymonFade to Black: Islamic State Supporter’s Reactions to the Death of Leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi
Read moreOn 3 February 2022 US President Joe Biden announced the death of Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi, the leader of the…
Sahar RasoulikolamakiIslamic State’s Quest for Legitimacy through Contradictory Messaging
Read moreLeveraging upon cyberspace has been a seemingly effortless and integral part of Islamic State’s (IS) tactics since its inception to…
Linda SchlegelCreating Digital Narrative Worlds: The Promises of Transmedia Storytelling for P/CVE Narrative Campaigns
Read moreExtremism is – at least partially – a communication challenge. The acceptance of extremist narratives, which provide followers with a…
Meili CriezisIslamic State Food Enthusiasts: IS Supporters and Their Handwritten Notes of Support In Response to the Ghweran Prison Siege
Read moreNear the end of January, Islamic State fighters began their siege on Ghweran Prison in Hasakah, Syria followed by a…
Alexandria OnuohaThe Manosphere Isn’t Just White: Black Femicide and the Radicalisation of Black Male Youth
Read moreViolence against women is a large public health issue where scholars and community organisers are striving to build support to…
Erica BarbarossaUnderstanding Accelerationist Narratives: Involuntary Celibacy
Read more“If we can’t solve our problems we must DESTROY our problems…One day incels will realise their true strength and numbers,…
Mauro LubranoThe EU Nuclear Option and the Potential for a Recrudescence of Anti-Nuclear Violence
Read moreThe recent publication of the EU Taxonomy on 1 January 2022 envisions substantial investments in nuclear energy to meet the…
Maddie CannonAssessing Misogyny as a ‘Gateway Drug’ into Violent Extremism
Read moreResearchers and practitioners in the field of Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism (P/CVE) have in recent years placed an increasing…
Sam AndrewsExploring Extreme Language in Gaming Communities
Read moreThere is ongoing speculation that extremism might be prevalent in video game communities, or that these communities are especially vulnerable…
Blyth CrawfordTracing Extremist Platform Migration on the Darkweb: Lessons for Deplatforming
Read moreThere is much debate surrounding the efficacy of ‘deplatforming’ extremist communities online, particularly related to whether taking down community spaces…
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