- Jul262022Dr. Richard Frank
Comparing Online Posting Typologies Among Violent and Nonviolent Right-Wing Extremists
inRead moreAlthough many researchers, practitioners, and policymakers are concerned about identifying and characterising online posting patterns of violent extremists prior to…
- May232022Dr. Richard Frank
Examining Incel Subculture on Reddit
inRead moreThe online presence of incels, or involuntary celibates, has been an increasing security concern for researchers, practitioners, and policymakers in…
- May092022Dr. Richard Frank
Differentiating Online Posting Behaviours of Violent and Non-Violent Right-Wing Extremists
inRead moreThere is an ongoing need for researchers, practitioners, and policymakers to detect and assess online posting behaviours of violent extremists…
- Sep212021Dr. Richard Frank
The Potential Effects of COVID-19 on Radicalisation to Violent Extremism
inRead moreOn 11 March 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the newly discovered coronavirus disease (COVID-19) to be a pandemic.…
- May132021Dr. Richard Frank
Examining Online Indicators of Extremism in Violent Right-Wing Extremist Forums
inRead moreAlthough many law enforcement and intelligence agencies are concerned about online communities known to facilitate violent right-wing extremism, little is…
- Mar102021Dr. Richard Frank
Comparing the Online Posting Behaviours of Violent and Non-Violent Right-Wing Extremists
inRead moreDespite the ongoing need for researchers, practitioners, and policymakers to identify and assess the online activities of violent extremists prior…
- Dec072020Dr. Richard Frank
Assessing the Impact of U.S. Presidential Election Results on Extreme Right-Wing Mobilisation Online
inRead moreResearch has overwhelmingly found that central offline events influence online activity and highlight an important interaction between people’s on- and…
- Nov252020Dr. Richard Frank
Upvoting Extremism: Collective Identity Formation and the Extreme Right on Reddit
inRead moreResearchers who have explored right-wing extremists’ use of the Internet have typically focused their attention on dedicated hate sites and…
- Oct282020Dr. Richard Frank
Examining the Developmental Pathways of Online Posting Behaviour in Violent Right-Wing Extremist Forums
inRead moreResearchers, practitioners, and policymakers have paid close attention to the presence of terrorists and extremists online in recent years, with…
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