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The proscription of Terrorgram as a terrorist organisation in the UK: Insights from the Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation
July 23, 2024VOX-Pol Blog post. ...
The UK Extreme Right on Twitter: Restricting Access to Extremist Content Online
July 16, 2024VOX-Pol Blog post. ...
An actor-based approach to understanding radical right viral tweets in the UK
September 18, 2023Radical right actors routinely use social media to spread highly divisive, disruptive, and anti-democratic messages. Assessing and countering such content is crucial for ensuring that online spaces can be open, accessible, and constructive. However, previous work has paid little attention to understanding factors associated with radical right content that goes viral. We investigate this issue ...
New forms of cultural nationalism? American and British Indians in the Trump and Brexit Twittersphere
September 18, 2023Diaspora networks are one of the key, but often invisible, drivers in reinforcing long-distance nationalism towards the ‘homeland’ but simultaneously construct nationalist myths within their countries of residence. This article examines Indian diaspora supporters of Brexit and Trump in the United Kingdom and the United States who promote exclusionary nationalist imaginaries. Combining quantitative and qualitative ...