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📢 Exciting news! Check out the new publication by C-REX director @arjupskas.bsky.social and affiliate @jacravn.bsky.social: "Extremism and Counter-Extremism in Norway" featured in The Oxford Handbook of Norwegian Politics! #NorwegianPolitics #Extremism global.oup.com/academic/pro...

Join us this Wednesday from 08:30 to 10:00 for the second breakfast meeting in the series 'Extremism on the Rise and Democracies Under Pressure', hosted by C-REX and CIR, UiO. Featuring insights from Associate Prof. Cathrine Thorleifsson & Prof. Tore Wig, among others. www.sv.uio.no/c-rex/aktuel...

Delighted to Have Co-Written This Blog with the Wonderful #NicolaMathieson and @audreygagnon.bsky.social Based on the Joint @crexuio.bsky.social @vox-pol.bsky.social Summer School Visits to Memorial Sites for the July 22 Attacks. Was Such an AMAZING Teaching Moment 👇👇 voxpol.eu/importance-o...

🚨 Don’t miss our webinar later today on security clearance, data access, & ethics in extremism research! Gain valuable insights and join the conversation. See you there! 👇 #Webinar #ExtremismResearch #Ethics

The murder of Tamima Nibras Juhar on Aug 24 is part of a long series of severe far-right & racist attacks in Norway in recent years, writes the RTV team at C-REX in a new blog post. www.sv.uio.no/c-rex/englis...

🌐 Join us on Sep. 18, 7:30–8:30 PM (CET) for the 1st C-REX/CANSES webinar featuring Sara Thompson from Toronto Metropolitan University! We'll discuss Security Clearance, Data Access, & Ethics in Extremism Research. Moderated by the one and only @audreygagnon.bsky.social www.sv.uio.no/c-rex/englis...

- Høyreekstrem vold er et vedvarende og sammensatt samfunnsproblem i Norge, skriver C-REX-forskerne @arjupskas.bsky.social, @jacravn.bsky.social, Madeleine Thorstensen og Charlotte Tandberg i @aftenposten.no i lys av drapet på Tamima Nibras Juhar for tre uker siden www.aftenposten.no/meninger/deb...

Don’t miss this semester’s first webinar on ethics and methods next week! 👇

New edited volume "Contemporary Far Right Culture" with chapters by C-REX scholar @grahammacklin.bsky.social and affiliate @evianeleidig.com. Check it out! www.routledge.com/Contemporary...

My monograph "Fascists of the World, Unite? A History of Fascist Internationalism in the 1930s" has been published by @degruyterbrill.bsky.social this summer! If you are curious, please order the book here or ask your favorite library to purchase it for you www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...

Tomorrow at C-REX: Public seminar with Prime Minister of Norway, Jonas Gahr Støre — Extremism on the Rise and Democracies Under Pressure: What Can a Small Country Do? www.sv.uio.no/c-rex/aktuel...

"In the era of ‘new’ and subtle forms of racism, it is important to remember that people’s lives increasingly take place online where racism remains overt." Check out this new blog post written for C-REX by Marjan Nadim from the Institute for Social Research. #Racism www.sv.uio.no/c-rex/englis...

📢 Excited to share our latest publication by Hanna Fossberg and @katrif.bsky.social! "Weaponized Humor and Militarized Masculinity" in Journal of Gender Studies explores how memes shape far-right discourse on the Russo-Ukrainian war. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

New publication by former C-REX guest researcher, Martin Hamre👇

🚨 New edited volume "The Cambridge Handbook of the Psychology of Violent Extremism," edited by former C-REX postdoc Milan Obaidi & C-REX affiliate Jonas Kunst! Featuring contributions from our scholars like Tore Bjørgo, Katrine Fangen, and Inger Skjelsbæk. www.cambridge.org/us/universit...

🚨 The first publication from the HITS project is now out: "Institutional Responses to Threats and Harassment of Academics: Evidence From a Survey Among Political Scientists in Norway" by @arjupskas.bsky.social, Iris B. Segers, & @audreygagnon.bsky.social. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

🌍 Join us for a series of breakfast meetings this Fall on rising extremism and pressuring democracies! 📍25 Aug: PM Jonas Gahr Støre on what Norway can do📍 24 Sep: Normalization of the Extreme 📍 23 Oct: Democracy's Resilience 📍 19 Nov: Academia Under Attack. www.sv.uio.no/c-rex/aktuel...

🌍 What can a small country do in the face of authoritarianism and democratic setbacks? Join PM Jonas Gahr Støre at C-REX/UiO on Aug 25, 2025, to discuss how Norway can address these challenges amidst rising extremism. #DemocracyUnderPressure #Norway #Academia www.sv.uio.no/c-rex/aktuel...

📢 New article 🌟 👥 Audrey Gagnon @audreygagnon.bsky.social and Tamta Gelashvili @tamtagelashvili.bsky.social (ISV) 🔎 How can institutions better support researchers? The case of extremism and terrorism research 📗 Open access in Qualitative Research doi.org/10.1177/1468...

In a challenging field, supporting the next generation of scholars is essential! 🌱 Check out @mathiesonnicola.bsky.social and @audreygagnon.bsky.social's reflections on hosting the 2nd edition of the 2025 Summer School on Studying Online Far-Right Extremism. #Extremism www.sv.uio.no/c-rex/englis...

New blog post for the C-REX blog RightNow! by @mathiesonnicola.bsky.social and @audreygagnon.bsky.social 👇

"The Evolution of Far-Right Violence in Canada." 🇨🇦 So happy for my friend Shandon Harris-Hogan (@crexuio.bsky.social) as he completes his series of deep dives on far-right terrorism in the lesser-studied Five Eyes countries: Canada, New Zealand, and Australia. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

21/ 🇬🇧 Inter-generational conflict and the transformation of the British extreme right by @grahammacklin.bsky.social (@crexuio.bsky.social)‬ It analyses how generational tensions shaped the British National Front in the 1970s, when the far-right tried to reinvent itself amid electoral failures.

Tomorrow at 3:30 PM at #IPSA2025 in Seoul: C-REX director @arjupskas.bsky.social presents preliminary findings from HITS, a collaborative project with Iris Segers, @audreygagnon.bsky.social & @sldelange.bsky.social, studying harassment, intimidation, and threats against (political) scientists

🌍✈️ Attending the IPSA conference in Seoul next week? Don’t miss the panel “Challenges to the Academic Freedom of Political Scientists” on July 14 at 3:30 PM, organized by former C-REX postdoc @audreygagnon.bsky.social and C-REX director @arjupskas.bsky.social #IPSA2025 www.ipsa.org/wc/panel/cha...

New blog post! “To cope with terrorist attacks, we look for signs that the perpetrators are somehow abnormal or monstrous. Often, they are more similar to the rest of us than we are willing to accept,” writes C-REX guest researcher Inger Storm Sandboe www.sv.uio.no/c-rex/englis...

Today marks three years since the terror attack on the LGBTQ+ community at Oslo Pride. In this op-ed, @bphaanshuus.bsky.social and Øyvind Solheim discuss the lasting negative impact, with many now feeling Norwegian society is less inclusive. #OsloPride #LGBTQ+ klassekampen.no/artikkel/202...

Nicola Mathieson and I had the privilege of hosting the @crexuio.bsky.social & @vox-pol.bsky.social PhD Summer School on the study of online right-wing extremism! We were incredibly impressed by the brilliant students who joined us in Oslo! Their thoughtful engagement made it a truly inspiring week🤩

Don’t miss this important forthcoming volume on trans panic and anti gender mobilization, edited by a brilliant team of current and former @crexuio.bsky.social scholars👇

Thanks to @crexuio.bsky.social @vox-pol.bsky.social @audreygagnon.bsky.social and Nicola Mathieson for an incredibly inspiring week in beautiful Oslo. So much exciting and important research happening and a genuine balm to the soul to meet the wonderful people doing this work

Stay updated on far-right politics and right-wing extremism! Check out our blog, RightNow! 🌍📰 With hundreds of posts from recent years and a new search function, you can easily find what you're looking for. #RightNowBlog #FarRightPolitics www.sv.uio.no/c-rex/englis...

Check out this article by former @crexuio.bsky.social postdoc @celestinekunkeler.bsky.social 👇

Had an Incredible Time in #Oslo for the @vox-pol.bsky.social‬ @crexuio.bsky.social‬ Summer School on the Ethics of Researching the Far Right Online 😍 Highlight Was Taking the Students to the #July22 Memorial Learning Centre for In-Depth Discussions on the #Ethics of #Archiving and #Remembrance ❤️

New publication by @crexuio.bsky.social PhD candidate @shandonhogan.bsky.social 👇 #violence #farright #Canada

🚨 New article alert! 📚 "Influencing the General Public? The Self-Perceived Communicative Roles of Norwegian and Danish Far-Right Anti-Immigration Actors" by @katrif.bsky.social and Anita Nissen. Check it out! #FarRight #Immigration #Research www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

🚨 New blog post: "Why Anti-LGBTQI Hate Crimes Are Not Reported to the Police" by Kristina Os, Rune Ellefsen, and Mona Hovland Jakobsen, based on findings from the HATECYCLE project. Check it out! #LGBTQI #HateCrimes #HATECYCLE www.sv.uio.no/c-rex/englis...

🔍 Researching extremism brings up many ethical dilemmas and methodological hurdles. Check out our new webpage for invaluable resources on ethical considerations and effective methodologies, with a focus on right-wing extremism. #Extremism #Ethics www.sv.uio.no/c-rex/englis...

If you’re interested to read more about the conspiracy to kidnap Michigan’s Governor Gretchen Whitmer I wrote a long piece about it here:

Trump says he'll look at pardoning men in Gretchen Whitmer kidnapping plot

Forthcoming book “Youth Wings of the Populist Radical Right” (OUP, 2026) by D. McDonnell, S. Amnassari, A-C. Jungar, C. Mudde and @crexuio.bsky.social director @arjupskas.bsky.social 👇

📢 New article in Critical Studies on Security by C-REX affiliate Rita Knudsen and colleague: "Riskification and the Production of Threat: A Comparison of Risk Assessments in Cybersecurity and Counter-Terrorism." 🔍✨ #Research #Cybersecurity #CounterTerrorism www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

New article by former @crexuio.bsky.social PhD fellow, @evianeleidig.com and former C-REX guest researcher @joshuafmolloy.bsky.social 👇

Did you miss this semester's webinars on the ethics and methods of researching the far right, hosted by @crexuio.bsky.social, @reacpolrn.bsky.social, and CASEI? 🎥 Check out the recordings of all the sessions here! #FarRightResearch #Webinars #Ethics www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

🌟 New blog post! Jan Christoffer Andersen shares insights from interviews with incels, uncovering the diverse ideologies and forms of subcultural involvement within this group. Check it out! #Incels #Subculture #ResearchInsights www.sv.uio.no/c-rex/englis...

Check out this very important work by two C-REX affiliates, @audreygagnon.bsky.social and @tamtagelashvili.bsky.social 👇

📢 New research by Alexandre Morin-Chassé reveals that supporters of far-right parties in Scandinavia are more likely to believe genetics play a significant role in social outcomes compared to other party supporters. Read more about the findings on our blog RightNow! www.sv.uio.no/c-rex/englis...

Last week we celebrated the achievements and (soon to be) 10th anniversary of @crexuio.bsky.social in beautiful Rome. I'm happy and proud to have been part of such a cool and inspiring research community from the very beginning. Fingers crossed for a bright future!

Netx Friday, I’ll be in Oslo taking part in the international seminar “Right-wing extremism and youth: contemporary and historic perspectives”, organized by the @crexuio.bsky.social at the University of Oslo. Looking forward to sharing insights about the long-term impact of fascist ideas in Europe.

🌍✨Excited to announce the course "Conspiracy Theories and Disinformation: Feminist Perspectives and Democratic Solutions" at @uio.no! Explore the impact of disinformation in our democracies, focusing on the far right. 📚💡Apply by June 2, 2025. #Feminism #Disinformation www.uio.no/studier/emne...