wellbeing and welfare
Researching the Far Right Safely in Academia: Current Practices and Constraints
October 9, 2025Researchers of risky topics have benefitted from a burgeoning literature on researcher safety, including that specifically focused on researching the far right. Much of this literature has focused on tackling urgent concerns and providing practical advice, targeting the individual and the institution. Drawing on 21 interviews with researchers of the far right and manosphere, this report complements these efforts by detailing ...
“Catch 22”: Navigating Institutional Ethics and Researcher Welfare in Online Extremism and Terrorism Research
April 29, 2025VOX-Pol Blog post. ...
Catch 22: Institutional ethics and researcher welfare within online extremism and terrorism research
March 4, 2025Drawing from interviews with 39 online extremism and terrorism researchers, this article provides an empirical analysis of these researchers’ experiences with institutional ethics processes. Discussed are the harms that these researchers face in the course of their work, including trolling, doxing, and mental and emotional trauma arising from exposure to terrorist content, which highlight the ...
Exposure to Online Terrorist Content: Stresses and Strategies
August 19, 2024VOX-Pol Blog post. ...
The Researcher Security, Safety, and Resilience Report: A Summary
August 10, 2024VOX-Pol Blog Post. ...
Le Renforcement de la Résilience Chez les Chercheurs dans le Domaine du Terrorisme
August 7, 2024VOX-Pol Blog Post. ...