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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C-REX & VOX-Pol PhD Summer School: The Importance of Visiting Memorial Sites for Researchers

By Nicola Mathieson, Audrey Gagnon, and Ashton Kingdon In June 2025, C-REX and VOX-Pol hosted the second edition of the…

September 10, 2025

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VOX-Pol Newsletter 12(9)

Louise Laing

Welcome to Volume 12, Issue 9 of the monthly VOX-Pol Newsletter. UPCOMING VOX-Pol PUBLICATION A new VOX-Pol report will be launched in a…

September 9, 2025

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C-REX & VOX-Pol PhD Summer School: Building Community Among PhD and ECR Scholars

By Audrey Gagnon and Nicola Mathieson The Center for Research on Extremism (C-REX) and VOX-Pol recently hosted a PhD Summer…

September 3, 2025

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C-REX & VOX-Pol PhD Summer School: The Importance of Visiting Memorial Sites for Researchers

September 10, 2025

By Nicola Mathieson, Audrey Gagnon, and Ashton Kingdon In June 2025, C-REX and VOX-Pol hosted the second edition of the PhD Summer School ‘Studying Online Far-Right Extremism: Methods, Personal Safety, and Ethics’, organised by Audrey Gagnon (University of Ottawa) and Nicola Mathieson (University of Liverpool). In addition to lectures on qualitative and quantitative approaches to ...

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C-REX & VOX-Pol PhD Summer School: Building Community Among PhD and ECR Scholars

September 3, 2025

By Audrey Gagnon and Nicola Mathieson The Center for Research on Extremism (C-REX) and VOX-Pol recently hosted a PhD Summer School on Studying Online Far-Right Extremism. The Summer School, which took place at the University of Oslo from June 9-13, was organized by Audrey Gagnon (University of Ottawa) and Nicola Mathieson (University of Liverpool). It ...

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