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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Highlights

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Beyond the Battlefield: How Kashmir’s War Narrative Enables Digital Radicalisation
Amy-Louise Watkin
By Shaswati Das On 10 May, India and Pakistan agreed to a ceasefire, after finding themselves at the precipice of…
May 13, 2025
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VOX-Pol Newsletter 12(5) May 2025
Louise Laing
Welcome to Volume 12, Issue 5 of the monthly VOX-Pol Newsletter. NEW PUBLICATION VOX-Pol is pleased to announce a new…
May 13, 2025
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Exploring the Evolution of Posting Behavior and Language Use in a Racially and Ethnically Motivated Extremist Forum
Jonathan Collins
By Sydney Litterer, Ryan Scrivens, Thomas W. Wojciechowski, and Richard Frank This article summarizes a recent study published in Behavioral…
May 7, 2025
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Online Library

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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Beyond the Battlefield: How Kashmir’s War Narrative Enables Digital Radicalisation
 May 13, 2025
By Shaswati Das On 10 May, India and Pakistan agreed to a ceasefire, after finding themselves at the precipice of yet another all-out war. Had the war unfolded, it would have been the fifth war between both nuclear-armed nations, in the last eight decades. Underpinning India’s retaliatory action is the act of one group – ...
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Exploring the Evolution of Posting Behavior and Language Use in a Racially and Ethnically Motivated Extremist Forum
 May 7, 2025
By Sydney Litterer, Ryan Scrivens, Thomas W. Wojciechowski, and Richard Frank This article summarizes a recent study published in Behavioral Sciences of Terrorism and Political Aggression. Research exploring the online posting patterns and behaviors in spaces known for facilitating violent extremism, especially in online spaces steeped in racially and ethnically motivated (REM) extremist ideologies, has ...
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Events

Jun
09
2025
2025 C-REX & VOX-Pol Summer School: Studying Online Extremism
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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