Conference

The Terrorism and Social Media Conference (TASM) was held on 27 to 28 June in Swansea University. The event kicked off with a keynote speech by Prof. Bruce Hoffman from Georgetown University entitled “The Threat From ISIS and al Qaeda: Contextualising the Role of Social Media” in which he emphasised that social media has played a serious ...

On 15 May, VOX-Pol Programme Manager Lisa McInerney participated in  the New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness’ (NJOHSP) Second Annual Domestic Terrorism Conference. The conference brought together law enforcement officers, intelligence analysts, and academics to discuss the rise of domestic extremism across the United States. The day was organised into two tracks: the ...

On 29 – 31 March VOX-Pol’s and CEU’s Kate Coyer will be participating in RightsCon Brussels 2017. On Thursday 30 March Dr. Coyer will participate in the GFMD meeting on Universal Do-No-Harm Principles and Best Practices for PVE/CVE and Counter- Propaganda. This meeting will be moderated by Principal Adviser to the OSCE Representative on Freedom ...

On 22–25 February, VOX-Pol researchers participated in the International Studies Association (ISA) Annual Convention, in Baltimore, Maryland. The ISA is the world’s largest professional association for international relations scholars, with more than seven thousand members. Whilst topics covered at the convention are wide-ranging, there is always a wide range of panels focused upon terrorism and ...

VOX-Pol and University College London’s Dr. Paul Gill participated in the Asia Pacific Association of Threat Assessment Professionals’ (APATAP) annual conference in Singapore on 13 – 15 February. The conference focused on current and ongoing academic work, which falls in line with its goals of fostering and supporting cross-disciplinary study and management of threatening individuals ...