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Welcome to VOX-Pol’s Online Library, a research and teaching resource, which collects in one place a large volume of publications related to various aspects of violent online political extremism.

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Type	Title	Year	Author	Links
Journal Article	Music of the Islamic State View Abstract Music of the Islamic State Anashid – Islamic a cappella songs – figure prominently in the propagandaconsumption habits of the 17 jihadists who have caused casualties in the United States since 2013. View Full Article	2018	Lahoud, N., and Pieslak, J.	View Publisher
Journal Article	Trends of Anashid Usage in Da‘esh Video Messaging and Implications for Identifying Terrorist Audio and Video View Abstract Trends of Anashid Usage in Da‘esh Video Messaging and Implications for Identifying Terrorist Audio and Video This article examines how Da‘esh utilizes anashid (“Islamic songs” or “recitation”) as soundtrack elements within its video messaging, focusing primarily on a sample set of 755 videos released in 2015. The authors also present the development of an automatic content recognition (ACR) tool that enabled them to engage this large data set. The article then explores the possibilities of ACR for the identification of terrorist audio and video, utilizing the conclusions drawn from the trends of audio usage in Da‘esh video messaging to support the validity and promise of such an approach. View Full Article	2019	Pieslak, J., Pieslak, B. and Lemieux, A. F.	View Publisher
VOX-Pol Blog	Lessons from the Decline of the American Racist Skinheads and Emerging Online Trends of the Far-Right View Abstract Lessons from the Decline of the American Racist Skinheads and Emerging Online Trends of the Far-Right VOX-Pol Blog post. View Full Article	2022	Pieslak, J.	View Publisher
VOX-Pol Blog	How Online Digital Music May Have Contributed to the Decline of the American Racist Skinhead View Abstract How Online Digital Music May Have Contributed to the Decline of the American Racist Skinhead VOX-Pol Blog post. View Full Article	2022	Pieslak, J.	View Publisher