An academic research network on

ONLINE EXTREMISM AND TERRORISM

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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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Critical Reflexions on “Composite”, “Fused”, or “Mixed, Unclear and Unstable” Extremist Ideologies (and Concepts)

Jonathan Collins

By Stephane J. Baele The rise of “composite” extremism – and of its classifications Over the past few years, cases…

June 4, 2025

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Call for Papers: VOX-Pol Next Generation Network Conference 2025

Louise Laing

VOX-Pol Next Generation Network Conference 2025 Hosted by Charles University, Prague September 25-26th, 2025 We are pleased to announce the…

June 3, 2025

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See something, say something? The role of online self-disclosure on fear of terror among young social media users

Year: 2023

Author: Kaskeleviciute, R., Knupfer, H. and Matthes, J.

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Critical Reflexions on “Composite”, “Fused”, or “Mixed, Unclear and Unstable” Extremist Ideologies (and Concepts)

June 4, 2025

By Stephane J. Baele The rise of “composite” extremism – and of its classifications Over the past few years, cases of violence apparently inspired by unclear or hybrid ideological motivations seem to have multiplied in OECD countries, prompting scholarly debates, law-enforcement worries, and, more recently, political declarations. Particularly striking or lethal instances that receive significant ...

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Publicising Terrorism in Private: The Scope of the EU’s TCO Regulation

May 28, 2025

By Stuart Macdonald In a recent article, co-authored with Jonathan Hall KC, I made the argument that it is possible to disseminate terrorist propaganda to the public in (what may be regarded by some as) private online spaces. Here, I outline this argument and consider its relevance to the EU’s Terrorist Content Online (TCO) Regulation. ...

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