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  • Feb092022

    Islamic State’s Quest for Legitimacy through Contradictory Messaging

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    Leveraging upon cyberspace has been a seemingly effortless and integral part of Islamic State’s (IS) tactics since its inception to…

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  • Feb072022

    Creating Digital Narrative Worlds: The Promises of Transmedia Storytelling for P/CVE Narrative Campaigns

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    Extremism is – at least partially – a communication challenge. The acceptance of extremist narratives, which provide followers with a…

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  • Feb022022

    Islamic State Food Enthusiasts: IS Supporters and Their Handwritten Notes of Support In Response to the Ghweran Prison Siege

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    Near the end of January, Islamic State fighters began their siege on Ghweran Prison in Hasakah, Syria followed by a…

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  • Jan312022

    The Manosphere Isn’t Just White: Black Femicide and the Radicalisation of Black Male Youth

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    Violence against women is a large public health issue where scholars and community organisers are striving to build support to…

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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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