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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Some online conspiracy-spreaders don’t even believe the lies they’re spewing
Jonathan Collins
H. Colleen Sinclair, Louisiana State University There has been a lot of research on the types of people who believe…
October 16, 2024
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Nazis at the salad bar: The National Workers’ Alliance and mixed, unclear, and unstable ideology
Year: 2024
Aurthor: Gill, G.
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Nazis at the salad bar: The National Workers’ Alliance and mixed, unclear, and unstable ideology
Amy-Louise Watkin
By Gerard Gill Recent developments in violent extremism have included an uptick in the salience of mixed, unclear, and unstable…
October 9, 2024
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Our Online Library collects in one place a large volume of publications related to various aspects of violent online political extremism.

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Some online conspiracy-spreaders don’t even believe the lies they’re spewing
 October 16, 2024
H. Colleen Sinclair, Louisiana State University There has been a lot of research on the types of people who believe conspiracy theories, and their reasons for doing so. But there’s a wrinkle: My colleagues and I have found that there are a number of people sharing conspiracies online who don’t believe their own content. They ...
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Nazis at the salad bar: The National Workers’ Alliance and mixed, unclear, and unstable ideology
 October 9, 2024
By Gerard Gill Recent developments in violent extremism have included an uptick in the salience of mixed, unclear, and unstable (MUU) or ‘salad bar’ ideologies. These are worldviews where numerous, sometimes disparate perspectives combine in a dynamic and evolving manner, resulting in a belief system that is hard to comprehensively define. A growth in MUU ...
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