An academic research network on

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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Beyond Western Misogyny: A growing incel movement in Turkey?
Amy-Louise Watkin
By Kamil Yilmaz and Joe Whittaker The past decade has seen several lone actor attacks conducted by men who identify…

November 6, 2024

Online Library

Our Online Library collects in one place a large volume of publications related to various aspects of violent online political extremism.

Latest Blog Posts

Blog
Beyond Western Misogyny: A growing incel movement in Turkey?
November 6, 2024
By Kamil Yilmaz and Joe Whittaker The past decade has seen several lone actor attacks conducted by men who identify as involuntary celibate (incels). The movement is well-known for being an online community of men who go online to discuss their inability to form sexual or romantic relationships, often resulting in extremely misogynistic online posts. ...
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The Rise and Fall of the Male State Movement
October 30, 2024
By Anna Kruglova This analysis will discuss the case of a Russian far-right movement named the Male State, and its transition from being one of the most notorious misogynist movements in Russia to one of the main online supporters and promoters of the war in Ukraine. When the war in Ukraine began, it became a ...

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