The recent VOX-Pol webinar ‘Right- and left-wing violent extremist abuse of digital technologies in South America, Africa and Asia‘ is now available to watch on YouTube. This webinar, held on Wednesday 18 June 2025, accompanies the report of the same name, which is available to read online and for free on the VOX-Pol Publications page. ...

The 2025 AVERT International Research Symposium is an in-person event taking place on 24-26 November 2025 at Deakin University’s Deakin Downtown Campus, Melbourne, Australia. Overseas presenters can register to present online via Zoom. This year, AVERT is collaborating with VOX-Pol and the Terrorism and Social Media (TASM) Conference to deliver this year’s Symposium: Signal or noise? Navigating the changing nature of violent ...

Welcome to Volume 12, Issue 6 of the monthly VOX-Pol Newsletter. UPCOMING EVENTS You are invited to a VOX-Pol webinar taking place on Wednesday 18 June 2025, starting at 15:00 (UK time). Register to attend by emailing info@voxpol.eu. This webinar accompanies the recently published United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI) and VOX-Pol joint report: Right- and left-wing ...

VOX-Pol Next Generation Network Conference 2025 Hosted by Charles University, Prague September 25-26th, 2025 We are pleased to announce the VOX-Pol Next Generation Network Conference, a community of early-career researchers (ECRs) working on issues related to violent online extremism in its many forms. The conference will be held September 25-26th, 2025 at Charles University in ...

Welcome to Volume 12, Issue 5 of the monthly VOX-Pol Newsletter. NEW PUBLICATION VOX-Pol is pleased to announce a new report in its publication series: ‘Right- and left-wing violent extremist abuse of digital technologies in South America, Africa and Asia‘. This report, jointly published by the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI) and VOX-Pol, ...

VOX-Pol is pleased to announce a new report in its publication series: ‘Right- and left-wing violent extremist abuse of digital technologies in South America, Africa and Asia‘. This report, jointly published by the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI) and VOX-Pol, investigates the underexplored phenomenon of right- and left-wing violent extremist groups ...

Welcome to Volume 12, Issue 4 of the monthly VOX-Pol Newsletter. UPCOMING EVENTS The Society for Terrorism Research: 17th Annual International ConferenceConference theme: The Future of Terrorism Research in a Multi-Crisis World The Society for Terrorism Research (STR) is delighted to announce that the 17th Annual International Conference will be held on July 7 and 8, 2025, at the VOX-Pol member institution ...

Welcome to Volume 12, Issue 3 of the monthly VOX-Pol Newsletter. VOX-Pol is now on Bluesky! Follow us for updates @vox-pol.bsky.social. EVENTS Reminder for 2025 C-REX & VOX-Pol Summer School This five-day workshop will be held on 9 – 13 June 2025 at the Center for Research on Extremism at University of Oslo, Norway. The workshop is co-organized by C-REX and VOX-Pol and ...

Welcome to Volume 12, Issue 2 of the monthly VOX-Pol Newsletter. EVENTS 2025 C-REX & VOX-Pol Summer School, 9 – 13 June 2025Studying Online Extremism: Ethics, Methods and Personal Safety  This five-day workshop is co-organized by C-REX and VOX-Pol and aims to provide PhD students with the foundation skills for studying online right-wing extremism by focusing on methodology, ethics, and ...

Studying Online Extremism: Ethics, Methods and Personal Safety The study of online violent right-wing extremism is an emerging and growing field in academia. However, it can also expose researchers to unique methodological challenges and risks of harm. This five-day workshop is co-organized by C-REX and VOX-Pol and aims to provide PhD students with the foundation skills for studying online ...