Esli ChanOffline and Online Gender-Based Violence: Extremism Risk Assessment Tools and the Rise of the Incel Rebellion
Read moreIntroduction In recent years, there have been increasing instances of online hate and gender-based violence against women. Reports of involuntary…
Gurpreet KaurIncel Extremism in India: A View from the Global South
Read moreThis Insight was originally posted on 25 August 2022, and is being reposted as part of GNET’s Gender and Online…
Brenna HelmThe Role of Perceived Injustice and Need for Esteem on Incel Membership Online
Read moreIntroduction Incels, or involuntary celibates, is an increasingly popular subculture of men nestled within the online misogynist and male supremacist…
Gurpreet KaurIncel Extremism in India: A View from the Global South
Read moreContent warning: this Insight contains descriptions of sexual violence. Introduction Over the years, violent crimes against women have been reported…
Maeve ParkUnderstanding The Incel Experience Online
Read moreIncel, short for ‘involuntarily celibate’, is self-identification used exclusively by cis-gender, straight males who congregate exclusively in online spaces, and…
Simon PurdueIdeological Nihilism and Aesthetic Violence: Mass Shooters and Online Antisocial Subcultures
Read moreThe Highland Park shooter’s online footprint has seen a lot of scrutiny in the week since his attack, and rightly…
Brenna HelmExamining Incel Subculture on Reddit
Read moreThe online presence of incels, or involuntary celibates, has been an increasing security concern for researchers, practitioners, and policymakers in…
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,…
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…
Jacob JohanssenIncels and Securitisation: Between Fantasy and Reality
Read moreThe horrific shooting in Plymouth by Jake Davison in August 2021 has led to an ongoing discussion about incels, what…
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