- Apr282020

Salafist Groups’ use of Social Media and its Implications for Prevention
Read moreResearchers largely agree that radicalisation processes mostly include both real-world and virtual conditions. However, the interaction of both spheres has…
Hande Abay Gaspar - Apr232020

The Amalgamation of Virtuality and Reality in Radicalisation Processes
By Manjana SoldRead moreVirtuality has long since become an integral part of the world we live in today. It is thus not surprising…
Manjana Sold - Apr212020

Online Antisemitism in Times of COVID-19
Read moreOn 7 April, Germany’s Commissioner on antisemitism Felix Klein warned of a surge in antisemitism with the spread of the…
Julien Bellaiche - Apr212020

5G and the Far Right: How Extremists Capitalise on Coronavirus Conspiracies
Read moreNot since 9/11 has a global event given so much opportunity to conspiracy theorists as the novel coronavirus pandemic. The…
Dr. Alexander Meleagrou-Hitchens - Apr152020

“#CoronaJihad”: How the Far-Right in India is Responding to the Pandemic
Read moreA number of far-right extremists have recently taken to social media platforms to spread conspiratorial content about COVID-19. Such conspiracy…
Dr. Eviane Leidig - Mar162020

The Globalisation of Right-Wing Copycat Attacks
Read moreThe World Wide Web unites the world by connecting people from far off places. From Norway to New Zealand, across…
Friederike Wegener - Mar132020

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The Coronavirus and Islamic State Supporters Online
Read moreAs the world focuses on the spread and containment of the coronavirus (COVID-19), statements on the virus are also appearing…
Chelsea Daymon - Mar092020

Pilgrimage to the Platform: The Repeat Audience for ‘Muslim News’
Read more‘Baqiyya’ The audience of the Islamic State-affiliated Muslim News platform is in the parlance of the group — “baqiyya,” or…
Moustafa Ayad - Mar052020

The Temporal Evolution of a Far-Right Forum
Read moreRadical message boards, large- and small-scale social media platforms, and other Internet fringes are thought to have played a role…
Isabelle van der Vegt - Mar022020

YouTube’s Role as a Platform for Extremism
By Till BaakenRead moreYouTube is a hugely important platform via which individuals – in particular adolescents – access information about topics of everyday…
Till Baaken
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