VOX-Pol Guest Lecture Series: Functional Link Between Conspiracy Theories and Violent Extremism
August 2, 2024
VOX-Pol Guest Lecture Series, Autumn 2022 Speaker: Dr Bettina Rottweiler Title: The Functional Link Between Conspiracy Theories and Violent Extremism ...
VOX-Pol Guest Lecture Series: Alternative Histories and Far-right Occult Subcultures
August 2, 2024
VOX-Pol Guest Lecture Series, Autumn 2022 Speaker: Dr. Ashton Kingdon Title: Alternative Histories and Far-right Occult Subcultures ...
Conspiracy, misinformation, radicalisation: understanding the online pathway to indoctrination and opportunities for intervention
May 17, 2024
In response to the rise of various fringe movements in recent years, from anti-vaxxers to QAnon, there has been increased public and scholarly attention to misinformation and conspiracy theories and the online communities that produce them. However, efforts at understanding the radicalisation process largely focus on those who go on to commit violent crimes. This ...