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ONLINE EXTREMISM AND TERRORISM

What is VOX-Pol?

VOX-Pol is a world-leading research network on online extremism and terrorism. It is a global network, with 30 member institutions from 12 different countries across Europe, North and South America, Africa, Asia and Australasia. VOX-Pol researchers have expertise in jihadism, the extreme right and left, nationalist-separatist actors, and emerging forms of extremism.

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VOX-Pol’s Next Gen Network on Discord

Louise Laing

VOX-Pol has created a dedicated Discord channel as part of the Next Gen Network. This space is specifically geared towards…

April 15, 2024

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Bad news travels fast: the co-optation of mainstream media to promote radical and extremist ideologies online

Jonathan Collins

By Dr Melissa-Ellen Dowling Note: This blog post is a modified version of the article: Melissa-Ellen Dowling (2024) News to me: far-right news…

April 10, 2024

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VOX-Pol Newsletter 11(4) April 2024

Louise Laing

Welcome to Volume 11, Issue 4 of the monthly VOX-Pol Newsletter. NEW VOX-Pol WEBINAR VOX-Pol is pleased to share a…

April 9, 2024

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Bad news travels fast: the co-optation of mainstream media to promote radical and extremist ideologies online

April 10, 2024

By Dr Melissa-Ellen Dowling Note: This blog post is a modified version of the article: Melissa-Ellen Dowling (2024) News to me: far-right news sharing on social media, Information, Communication & Society, 27:1, 39-55. To learn more about this research, please see the original study, available at: DOI: 10.1080/1369118X.2023.2166796. How are extremist political ideologies communicated online? What enables political claims to gain traction ...

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Reflecting on Hizb ut-Tahrir’s 2024 ban in the UK: exploring the group’s ideology and tactics

April 3, 2024

By Elisa Orofino Hizb ut-Tahrir (HT, literally “the Party of Liberation”) stands as one of the most long-living, transnational Islamist groups inspiring movements and organisations around the world since its inception in 1953 in Palestine. While no official figures on the membership have ever been published, it seems fair to state the HT is currently ...

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