This study explores the synergies between two complementary interventions for countering online extremism: deplatforming, a “hard” intervention that involves removing extremist users from online platforms, and inoculation, a “soft” intervention that exposes users to weakened forms of extremist arguments to build resistance. We developed an agent-based model to simulate the…

Our objectives in the article are twofold. First, we draw on empirical evidence to extend debates around the problems and issues faced by teachers responsible for the delivery of counter-radicalisation measures in secondary educational contexts in the UK. Second, we identify persistent and demanding challenges for teachers arising from the…

The study analyzes how the German climate protest is possibly becoming radicalised and whether violence is also being used to achieve its goals. Numerous interviews with activists show that although the protest is becoming more radicalised and more disruptive ways are being sought to express it, violence against people is…

The reintegration of former Boko Haram members into society remains a significant challenge due to the affected victims’ experiences of depression and trauma because of terrorism, and their resistance towards reintegration, with implications for recidivism. To address this issue, we adopt an experimental design to test a novel Group-integrated Cognitive…

Conspiracy theories, political polarisation and anti-government sentiment have proliferated in recent years. Similarly, trust in institutions is eroding, and forms of conspiracy-fuelled violence are now more widespread. While our understanding of how and why people come to believe in conspiracy theories is well developed, the consequences of such beliefs—particularly their…

This paper investigates eschatological narratives within contemporary far-right subcultures. Based on the observation that far-right traditions share an assessment of contemporary times as eschatologically significant, we argue that ideological developments within far-right online communities are best understood through a theoretical prism focusing on eschatology, agency and ideological adaptation. Using a…

This review aims to systematically evaluate the available evidence on the effectiveness of various interventions aimed at reducing violent radicalisation and terrorism. Quantitative analysis will be employed to assess the overall impact and identify the factors that influence it. The key research questions are: (1) What interventions are successful in…

The UK extremism threat landscape is undergoing fundamental shifts, marked by a growing number of decentralised online networks and hybridised ideologies rather than formalised groups. Yet current response frameworks struggle to address individuals who do not fit stable ideological categories. The evolving threat demands fundamental recalibration of approaches to mitigating…

GIFCT’s 2024 Annual and Transparency Report highlighted a year of expanded membership, welcoming six new platforms and bringing its total to 33. The report noted seven activations of the Incident Response Framework, the growth of the hash-sharing database to over 408,000 items, the development of the Membership Advisory Program (MAP),…

In an era marked by unprecedented speed, scale, and sophistication in the creation and dissemination of information, the ability to critically engage with that information has become essential for safeguarding public trust, democratic discourse and individual autonomy. Media and information literacy (MIL) stands as a foundational response to this challenge,…

Adopting an atmospheric lens on the everyday and open-ended crisis of contemporary terror threats in cities in Western Europe, this article unpicks the contemporary logics, desires, and effects of the State in matters of urban counterterrorism by exploring the felt qualities and dispositions of the public around Hostile Vehicle Mitigation…

Within one week of April in 2024, the city of Sydney was rocked by two separate violent stabbing attacks. In one case, after the stabbing of two Coptic clerics by a young Muslim man, politicians and the media were quick to establish that this was a terrorist attack. In the…