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  • Jan272022

    Understanding Accelerationist Narratives: Involuntary Celibacy

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    “If we can’t solve our problems we must DESTROY our problems…One day incels will realise their true strength and numbers,…

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  • Jan252022

    The EU Nuclear Option and the Potential for a Recrudescence of Anti-Nuclear Violence

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    The recent publication of the EU Taxonomy on 1 January 2022 envisions substantial investments in nuclear energy to meet the…

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  • Jan242022

    Assessing Misogyny as a ‘Gateway Drug’ into Violent Extremism

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    Researchers and practitioners in the field of Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism (P/CVE) have in recent years placed an increasing…

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  • Jan202022

    Exploring Extreme Language in Gaming Communities

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    There is ongoing speculation that extremism might be prevalent in video game communities, or that these communities are especially vulnerable…

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  • Jan182022

    Tracing Extremist Platform Migration on the Darkweb: Lessons for Deplatforming

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    There is much debate surrounding the efficacy of ‘deplatforming’ extremist communities online, particularly related to whether taking down community spaces…

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  • Jan122022

    Incels and Securitisation: Between Fantasy and Reality

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    The horrific shooting in Plymouth by Jake Davison in August 2021 has led to an ongoing discussion about incels, what…

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  • Jan102022

    Youth-on-Youth Extreme-Right Recruitment on Mainstream Social Media Platforms

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    In recent months there has been a concerning number of kids and teenagers arrested for extreme-right-related terrorism offences across Western…

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  • Jan062022

    QAnon and Beyond: Analysing QAnon Trends a Year After January 6th

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    For some, the electoral loss of Donald Trump and the disappearance of the figure known as “Q” was marking the…

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  • Jan032022

    Examining the Denver Shooter’s Ideological Views

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    On 27 December 2021, Lyndon McLeod shot and killed five individuals in Denver, Colorado before being shot and killed by…

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  • Dec202021

    Online Radicalisation: Moving Beyond a Simple Dichotomy

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    There has been considerable concern about the threat of online radicalisation from policymakers, the media, and academics. This is unsurprising…

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