Harrison PatesThe Dangers of Pseudohistorical Conspiracy Theories
Introduction In November 2022, Netflix released their controversial documentary-style series entitled Ancient Apocalypse. It featured the musings of Graham Hancock,…
Nina FreedmanHolocaust Memorial Day and the Contemporary Threat of Online Holocaust Denial
On 8 February 2023, the International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation (ICSR), the Global Network on Extremism and Technology…
Jordan ChapmanPreventing Extremism through Storytelling and Gaming
On 2 February 2023, GNET and the Extremism and Gaming Research Network (EGRN) hosted a webinar on ‘Preventing Extremism through…
Firas MahmoudFrom Atari to Allahu Akbar: Comparing White Supremacist and Jihadist Uses of Gamified Extremism
Firas Mahmoud is a research fellow of the Extremism and Gaming Research Network (EGRN). EGRN brings together world-leading counter-extremism organisations…
Ashton KingdonGod of Race War: The Utilisation of Viking-Themed Video Games in Far-Right Propaganda
Ashton Kingdon is a Research Fellow of the Extremism and Gaming Research Network (EGRN). EGRN brings together world-leading counter-extremism organisations…
Kristy MilliganThe Wieambilla Siege and Conspiracy-Fuelled Violent Extremism in Australia
Introduction Gun violence is rare in Australia. In response to the Port Arthur massacre in 1996, Australia implemented strict gun…
Dr. Gerard GillMillenarianism in Australia’s ‘Freedom Movement’
Introduction In December 2022, a six-hour siege in Wieambilla, Queensland, ended with six people dead. Police had attended a property…
Jade HutchinsonMore Than Just Pretty Pictures: A Comparison of Australian and Canadian Far-Right Extremist ‘Reaction’ Usage on Facebook
Introduction In recent years, a significant amount of research has paid attention to the widespread use of social media among…
Sarah CammarataMainstreaming Far-Right Conspiracies: Éric Zemmour’s Discourse as a Case Study
Introduction Once relegated to the ‘fringe,’ conspiracies and narratives promulgated by members of the far-right movement have now moved into…
Justin GrandinettiPolitical Outrage Machines: Exploring the Algorithms Structuring Conspiracy TikTok
The short-form streaming audio-video app TikTok has become near-synonymous with controversy—in no small part because of the spread of conspiratorial…
Odilon Caldeira NetoThe Brazilian Far-Right and the Path to January 8th
Introduction On 8 January 2023, the Brazilian extreme right achieved international prominence. In Brasilia, the national capital, thousands of people…
Julia KupperThe Reichsbürger Coup: How the German COVID-19 Denier Scene and Anti-Lockdown Movement Became a Breeding Ground for Terrorism
Introduction In the early hours of 7 December 2022, the Federal Public Prosecutor’s Office in Germany (der Generalbundesanwalt) arrested twenty-four…
Dr. Jonathan KenyonThe Internet and Radicalisation Pathways: Technological Advances, Mental Health and the Role of Attackers
Introduction In recent years, one of the primary concerns for policymakers and practitioners working in the field of counterterrorism has…
Esli ChanOffline and Online Gender-Based Violence: Extremism Risk Assessment Tools and the Rise of the Incel Rebellion
Introduction In recent years, there have been increasing instances of online hate and gender-based violence against women. Reports of involuntary…
Joana CookSupreme Men, Subjected Women: Gender Inequality and Violence in Jihadist, Far-Right, and Male Supremacist Ideologies
Introduction Recent extremist and terrorist violence has been committed by actors and groups with disparate ideologies, geographies, and religions. However,…
Ilana KrillShifts in Domestic Extremist Movement Rhetoric, Two Years After the Capitol Siege
Much has been written about the Capitol riot on January 6 2021, but its aftereffects on a burgeoning domestic violent…
Pete Kurtz-GlovasFar-Right Factions And Threats After the United States Midterm Elections
Another tense election season has come and gone in the United States, marked by threats of violence and far-right conspiracy…
Dr. Bethan Johnson‘Tis the Season to Sell Extremism: Far-Right Christmas Ads and the Parallel Economy
During the Christmas period, most companies attempt to entice holiday shoppers with festive jingles and holiday sales. Gab, a social…
Kabir TanejaHow the Taliban is Building New Grey Areas for Global Tech to Address
Introduction It has been more than a year since horrifying images of the botched US withdrawal from Afghanistan emerged. The…
Dr. Gerard GillTracing the Evolution of Far-Right Movement Framing in Australia
Introduction This Insight uses current and archived online content and social movement framing theory to trace the ideological progression of…
Daniel SiegelGeneration Doomer: How Nihilism on Social Media is Creating a New Generation of Extremists
Introduction A report from Common Sense Media found that on average, pre-teens spend about five and a half hours in…
Munira MustaffaRage Clicks, Hatebomb and the New World Order: How Hard-Right Politics and Conspiracy Theories Overlapped to Undermine Malaysia’s Elections
Introduction In the wake of Malaysia’s 15th General Election (GE15) on November 19, 2022, hate content and conspiracy theories concerning…
Rajan BasraThe Online Footprint of the Dover Migrant Centre Terrorist
Introduction On 30th October 2022, a man threw petrol bombs at a migrant centre at Western Jet Foil in Dover,…
Rae JerezaThe Cissexist Assemblages of Content Moderation
This Insight is part of GNET’s Gender and Online Violent Extremism series in partnership with Monash Gender, Peace and Security Centre. This series…
Laura WeinsteinMisogynistic Extremism and the Fallacy of Technochauvinism
This Insight is part of GNET’s Gender and Online Violent Extremism series in partnership with Monash Gender, Peace and Security Centre. This series…
Anna MeierResearch as Resistance: A Target-Centred Approach to Studying Anti-Queer and Trans Violence
There is a numbness that comes with studying extremely violent events for over a decade. I am a scholar of…
Ye Bin WonInfluential Moms: Examining Extremist Influencer Mothers
This Insight is part of GNET’s Gender and Online Violent Extremism series in partnership with Monash Gender, Peace and Security Centre. This series…
Hannah RoseDeconstructing the ‘Jewess’: an Exploration of Gendered Antisemitism
This Insight is part of GNET’s Gender and Online Violent Extremism series in partnership with Monash Gender, Peace and Security Centre. This series…
Helen StengerTraversing Online Spaces: The Use of Misogyny and Anti-Muslim Rhetoric in Buddhist Nationalist Extremism in Sri Lankami
This Insight is part of GNET’s Gender and Online Violent Extremism series in partnership with Monash Gender, Peace and Security Centre. This series…
Gurpreet KaurIncel Extremism in India: A View from the Global South
This Insight was originally posted on 25 August 2022, and is being reposted as part of GNET’s Gender and Online…
Kesa WhiteNot all Superheros Wear Capes: Identity Triggers the Trolls
This Insight is part of GNET’s Gender and Online Violent Extremism series in partnership with Monash Gender, Peace and Security Centre. This series…
Dr Alexandra PhelanGendered Narratives, the Online-Offline Nexus and the Far-Right in Australia
This Insight is part of GNET’s Gender and Online Violent Extremism series in partnership with Monash Gender, Peace and Security Centre. This series…
Dr Alexandra PhelanGendered Online Messaging, Women’s Insecurities and the Impact of COVID on Violent Extremism Throughout the ASEAN Region
This Insight is part of GNET’s Gender and Online Violent Extremism series in partnership with Monash Gender, Peace and Security Centre. This series…
Samuel RitholtzFanning the Flames of Hate: The Transnational Diffusion of Online Anti-LGBT+ Rhetoric and Offline Mobilisation
This Insight is part of GNET’s Gender and Online Violent Extremism series in partnership with Monash Gender, Peace and Security Centre. This series…
Meili CriezisChallenging the Gatekeepers: the Experiences of Women of Colour Researchers in the Terrorism Studies Field
This Insight is part of GNET’s Gender and Online Violent Extremism series in partnership with Monash Gender, Peace and Security Centre. This series…
Dr Alexandra PhelanOnline Platforms as Gendered Sites: Why We Should Pay Attention to Women-Only Forums
This Insight is part of GNET’s Gender and Online Violent Extremism series in partnership with Monash Gender, Peace and Security Centre. This series…
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