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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If you are a university-based researcher of online extremism and are interested in VOX-Pol membership, please contact us at info@voxpol.eu.

Highlights

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Upcoming Webinar: Artificial Intelligence, Violent Extremism and Nihilistic Violence
The VOX-Pol Institute, in partnership with the Christchurch Call Foundation, invites you to a launch webinar discussing their new joint…
November 4, 2026
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Hustle, muscle and grift: how the manosphere has grown into a money‑making machine
By Vivian Gerrand, Australian National University; Deakin University; Debbie Ging, Dublin City University; Josh Roose, Deakin University, and Michael Flood,…
November 4, 2026
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Responding to AI Misuse by Violent Extremist and Nihilistic Actors: Part Two
Recommendations for Policy and Practice By Allysa Czerwinsky (University of Manchester) & Stuart Macdonald (Swansea University) As AI use is…
October 28, 2026
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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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Latest Blog Posts

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Hustle, muscle and grift: how the manosphere has grown into a money‑making machine
 November 4, 2026
By Vivian Gerrand, Australian National University; Deakin University; Debbie Ging, Dublin City University; Josh Roose, Deakin University, and Michael Flood, Queensland University of Technology The manosphere is big business today. Once a niche network lurking on the margins of the internet, this diverse community of male supremacist cultures has grown into a transnational profit-making enterprise. ...
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Responding to AI Misuse by Violent Extremist and Nihilistic Actors: Part Two
 October 28, 2026
Recommendations for Policy and Practice By Allysa Czerwinsky (University of Manchester) & Stuart Macdonald (Swansea University) As AI use is increasingly embedded within contemporary terrorism and violent extremism, there remains a pressing need to strengthen AI safety initiatives and regulatory responses to better align with how models and tools are used in practice across threat ...
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Events

Dec
01
2026
VOX-Pol Next Generation Conference 2026
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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