People with rigid thinking patterns who prefer routine and order may be drawn to extremist groups’ black-and-white solutions. But autism itself is not the problem.
Articles on Extremism
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Convergence and competition between militant groups has spurred violence. Meanwhile, Pakistan accuses Afghanistan of harboring terrorists.
Walking away from terrorist offending is far more complicated than simply quitting a group or a cause. But evidence shows well-designed programs can work.
Indictments of a longtime extremism researcher and her former organization raise a crucial question for researchers in the field: What are the ethical limits on research about often-dangerous groups?
Ideas from QAnon’s conspiracy theory have appeared on government social media sites during Trump’s second term and continue to divide America amid social and economic crises.
The eSafety Commissioner alleges Telegram failed to detect and remove pro-terrorist and extremist material, including videos of executions and attacks.
When does a shooting become terrorism? A Texas case could help define the answer.
Jon Ronson’s Them was published just months before the world changed on September 11 2001. Its portrait of conspiracy theorists and extremists was eerily prescient.
The Montréal shooter was a lonely, furious young man who built an ideology to justify killing, and its bedrock was a hatred of women.
Tracking hate speech online is challenging even when terms are explicit. Coded speech is harder to detect – but pairing AI tools with human research teams can help.
Climate change increases vulnerability to extremist recruitment, while al-Shabaab activity blocks adaptation, reinforcing a cycle of fragility.
It’s unusual for federal authorities to take this kind of action when federal funding is not involved. And the SPLC does not accept government grants.
Left-wing radicalism dominated the 1970s – until the 1979 Iranian Revolution became a catalyst for ‘a new and different energy’.
An Australian study of anti-feminist attitudes shows up to 30% of boys surveyed expressed agreement with various forms of violent extremism.
It’s rare for a news day to go by without some mention of extremism. But it’s also rare for the meaning of this word to be explained – so what does it mean?
The draft hate speech bill includes the biggest terrorism reforms in years, but it raises more questions than it answers.
After weeks of mounting pressure, the government has called a royal commission into antisemitism and social cohesion. It must involve tackling uncomfortable issues.
Whichever side of an issue you’re on, it’s likely that at the root of what gets you fired up are deep, fundamental human fears about mortality, moral responsibility and meaning.
Bullet casings found at the scene of the shooting were inscribed with various messages linked to online gaming and meme subcultures.
Several white nationalist groups such as Return to the Land have attempted to establish all-white communities across the country.
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Associate Professor, School of Criminology, University of Leicester
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Director of Security Studies and Professor of Criminology and Justice Studies, UMass Lowell
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Chair in Global Islamic Politics, Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation, Deakin University
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Adjunct Professor, Natural Resource Institute (NRI), University of Manitoba
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Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Dayton
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Professor in Public Policy and Management, The Open University
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Director of Research, Academic Development and Innovation at the Center on Terrorism, Extremism and Counterterrorism, Middlebury College
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Senior Lecturer, Department of Sociology and Criminology, City St George's, University of London
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Associate Professor of Religious Studies, Western Sydney University
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Research Fellow in Social Psychology, Georgia State University
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Associate Professor of Criminal Justice and Criminology, University of North Carolina – Charlotte
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Associate Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of Alabama
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Associate Professor, Griffith Criminology Institute, Griffith University
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Associate Professor and Director of the Terrorism Research Center, University of Arkansas
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Professor of the Public Understanding of Philosophy, University of Sheffield