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From June 16-18, the Cyber Threats Research Centre (CYTREC) at Swansea University, in proud partnership with VOX-Pol, hosted the fifth in-person Terrorism and Social Media (TASM) Conference. As one of the premier international forums addressing the intersection of digital technology and violent extremism, this year’s event drew 293 registered delegates representing 30 countries across the ...

Swansea University recently served as the vibrant hub for the ninth annual VOX-Pol Summer School, held from June 22nd to 26th. Over five intensive days, the event brought together a dynamic group of 23 researchers, analysts, and decision-makers for a comprehensive masterclass designed to tackle the complex, rapidly evolving landscape of violent online extremism. This ...

VOX-Pol is delighted to announce the upcoming publication of The Routledge Handbook of Online Violent Extremism, produced in proud partnership with our network. Scheduled for release in September 2026, this landmark volume represents a major milestone in the study of digital threats and responses. This handbook stands as the first comprehensive reference work to offer ...

We are excited to announce that a brand-new series of videos is now live on the VOX-Pol YouTube Channel! Bringing together leading global experts, practitioners, and the next generation of scholars, these videos tackle some of the most pressing challenges in the online extremist landscape today—from the rise of artificial intelligence to the weaponization of ...

Hosted at Swansea University and attended by 250+ delegates from countries around the world, the TASM Conference is one of the leading international conferences on extremist and terrorist use of online platforms. Attended by a wide range of stakeholders, including tech companies, governments, law enforcement, regulators, civil society and researchers from many different academic disciplines, the ...

The 2026 VOX-Pol Summer School is taking place at Swansea University, Singleton Campus, from Monday 22 to Friday 26 June 2026. Call for participants Swansea University is delighted to, once again, host the VOX-Pol Summer School in 2026. This week-long course will run from Monday 22nd to Friday 26th June 2026 (from 9am-5pm) and is ...

VOX-Pol has published a new report ‘Negotiating Responses to Online Terrorism Threats in the EU: State-Platform Diplomacy 2015 – 2019’, written by Marguerite Borelli.  The report was launched online on 17 November 2025 where Valère Ndior (Professor of Law at the Université de Bretagne occidentale in France) and Gavin Sullivan (Reader in International Human Rights Law at the ...

In November, VOX-Pol launches the new Work in Progress Seminar Series. These seminars are open to members of the VOX-Pol Network only. The objective of the series is to provide a space for researchers within the network to share projects and papers which they currently working on but are not finished. The aim is for peers to provide members ...

VOX-Pol has published a new report ‘Researching the Far Right Safely in Academia: Current Practices and Constraints‘ by Dr Antonia Vaughan. Read the new report in full and for free at this link. All VOX-Pol reports are open access and can be found on the Publications page. About the author Dr. Antonia Vaughan recently completed a ...

The first VOX-Pol Next Generation Network Conference took place on 25 and 26 September 2025 Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic. The next Gen Network is a community of early-career researchers (ECRs) working on issues related to violent online extremism in its many forms. The conference included a huge diversity of topics and close to ...