Politicians want social media giants to crack down on those publishing extremist material. A focus on disruption, encryption, recruitment and creating counter-narratives is recommended.
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When it comes to Islamist extremism and terrorism, change is a constant.
The Nigerian government has dealt Boko Haram some serious blows, but the insurgency is far from over.
The search engine’s founders saw this one coming 20 years ago. So how should they react now?
It nurtures empathy and rational thought.
Data on violent incidents in the US reveal that our focus on Islamist extremism since 9/11 may be misguided.
For the first time, parliament plans to ban a right-wing extremist group, called National Action.
Despite the growing threat from far-right groups, deradicalisation programmes have been largely targeting Muslims.
We all too readily associate terrorism with Islamic extremism. Thomas Mair’s motivations may have been different but his crime was the same.
Trump has given extremists a high-profile stage, but in the process exposed them to the disinfecting sunlight.
A year of violence continues with bombs in NYC and a stabbing in Minnesota, leaving many asking, why? A psychologist explains what research has revealed about the minds of violent extremists.
The press is giving audiences the wrong idea about Britain’s Muslims when it courts with extremists.
Many of us go through periods of radicalisation – spotting when this is a danger rather than over-reacting is the key.
Abu Nasr al-Farabi can teach us about the thinking behind radicalisation, and offers a warning to terrorists guilty of ‘over-belief’.
Treating ‘illegal cultural practices’ as a form of terrorism could lead to more marginalisation.
After years of promises, the government still has not detailed how a bill to tackle extremism would work.
An expert on extremism sees parallels between the rhetoric of Trump’s GOP and that used to mobilize violence in Iraq and Kenya.
Pope Francis’ mercy mission to a migrant camp in Lesbos is another effort to rescue the tarnished and failing brand of Catholicism.
Scholars specializing in extremism are beginning to unravel how people – including a higher number of Americans than one might expect – become radicalized to embrace political violence.
Mimicking fascists doesn’t help you win votes; it helps the fascists win votes.
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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