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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What Do Incels.is Users Post Before Going Silent?
Amy-Louise Watkin
By Bo Min Keum Background Research suggests that participating in online forums give Incels a sense of belonging and validation…
May 21, 2025
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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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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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What Do Incels.is Users Post Before Going Silent?
 May 21, 2025
By Bo Min Keum Background Research suggests that participating in online forums give Incels a sense of belonging and validation for their shared grievances and struggles. Therefore, posing the question; why would they stop posting, and what do they say before they do? Given the emerging research on Incel posting trajectories, and the need for ...
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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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Jun
09
2025
2025 C-REX & VOX-Pol Summer School: Studying Online Extremism
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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