Out now: we examine policy and investigatory implications, methodological challenges, and avenues for future research on the online posting behaviors of violent and non-violent right-wing extremists. It is #openaccess. Proud of this work: pt.icct.nl/article/unde...

Out now: we used a data-driven framework to examine how definitions of hate crime and hate speech align and diverge in capturing the hate element.   The article is open access: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

🔥 Extremists move fast - Policy often lags Colleagues at VPI are hosting a workshop that confronts the gap, incl. a simulation where every call has intended & unintended consequences 📍 Munich, 8-9 Oct 🔗 Further info & register by 3 Oct: lnkd.in/efmKBNb9 👥 Discount if bringing a colleague - email VPI

Pleased to have had the opportunity to contribute to this research with Human Digital and @vox-pol.bsky.social. The ongoing proliferation of illegal content on gore sites is undermining broader efforts to counter terrorism and other harms online. Among the key findings of the research:

ICYMI, our newest report on 'Gore and Violent Extremism' is now available #openaccess on our website. Go to voxpol.eu/publications/. Missed the launch webinar? Drop a line to [email protected] from your institutional email address and we'll share the link. #PleaseRS

I am pleased to share that @isabellevdv.bsky.social, @ryanscrivens.bsky.social and I have just signed a contract with @uclpress.bsky.social to co-edit an open-access book that will discuss ‘Methods for Studying Extremism and Terrorism Online’. (1/4)

...tenured! What a journey 😅 🤓

Had the pleasure of presenting my research on the on- and offline behaviors of right-wing extremists at this year's Global Network on Extremism & Technology Conference. Excellent presentations and panel discussions, and excellent hosting by the GNET folks - class act, @gnetresearch.bsky.social.

We were thrilled to have our third and final panel of speakers present on Multi-Media Radicalisation and the Online-Offline Extremism Nexus. This panel covered an ideological range - from the far right, extremist misogyny and gaming, to the Islamic State.

Excited to be discussing the connections between the online and offline behaviors of right-wing extremists at this year’s @gnetresearch.bsky.social Conference. Hope to see you at tomorrow’s event, either virtually or in person: gnet-research.org/event/the-fi...

On the VOX-Pol (@vox-pol.bsky.social) Blog this week: We summarize our recent study on how users’ online behaviors evolve as they engage with others on the largest white supremacist forum. voxpol.eu/exploring-th...

Sydney Litterer, Ryan Scrivens, Thomas W. Wojciechowski & Richard Frank L (10 Apr 2025): Exploring the evolution of posting behavior and language use in a racially and ethnically motivated extremist forum, Behavioral Sciences of Terrorism and Political Aggression, www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1...

Out now in Behavioral Sciences of Terrorism & Political Aggression: We used group-based multi-trajectory modeling to explore how users’ online behaviors evolved as they engaged with users on the largest white supremacist forum. The study is #OpenAccess: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

🚨 Final Call 🚨 Last hours to submit your abstract for the 17th Annual International Conference of the Society for Terrorism Research, to be hosted by the School of Law & Social Sciences and the @CVTRC.bsky.social at @RoyalHolloway.bsky.social. 🧵 1/2

Incredibly honored to receive the MSU College of Social Science Rising Star Research Award: cj.msu.edu/news/2025-sc... It's been quite the journey.

We are delighted to announce our Fifth Annual Conference! 🗓️ 28 May 2025 📍 King's College London | Virtually, via Zoom For information about the conference's themes, panels, panellists, and registration, please see the program page here. ⬇️

I am pleased that my paper with Jonathan Kenyon and Jens Binder has now been published here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... We delineate distinct types of internet use that are associated with an increased likelihood to prepare/commit a terrorist attack. 1/2

THIS --> “Unequivocally, no blame in this falls on Signal...Signal is a communication tool designed for confidential conversations. If someone's brought into a conversation who’s not meant to be part of it, that's not a technology problem. That's an operator issue.” www.wired.com/story/signal...

Out in the latest issue of Studies in Conflict & Terrorism. 50 free online copies: www.tandfonline.com/eprint/KTSQH...

They worked to prevent violence and terrorism at the agency created after 9/11. Then they got fired apnews.com/article/home...

🚨 Only 4 days left to apply! 🚨 Join the PhD Summer School on Studying Online Extremism 🌐, co-organized by C-REX and VOX-Pol. Learn from experts like Dr. Maura Conway, Dr. Ashton Kingdon, and Dr. Cathrine Thorleifsson. 🧠 Apply now! ⏳ #OnlineExtremism #PhDSummerSchool www.sv.uio.no/c-rex/englis...

New to VOX-Pol? Check out our fully searchable Online Library, now with links to 2,200+ articles, chapters, theses, Blog posts, etc. focused on all aspects of online extremism and terrorism.

📢JOB ALERT: Criminal Justice (Cybercrime/Cyber-security) – Associate or Full Professor 📍The School of Criminal Justice (SCJ) at Michigan State University MORE:

On the VOX-Pol Blog this week: @brennahelm.bsky.social, Tom Holt, Wally Wojciechowski, Richard Frank, and I summarize the results of our recent study, published in Crime and Delinquency, on the online posting behaviors and trajectories of incel forum members: voxpol.eu/examining-th...

You know Canadians big mad when they start talking about 1812.

On the VOX-Pol Blog this week: We summarize the results of our recent study - in Terrorism and Political Violence (shorturl.at/fIFpi) - on the persisting and desisting online posting behaviors of violent and non-violent right-wing extremists: voxpol.eu/examining-th...

Another week, another thread with online first articles about the far right, extremism, populism, radicalism etc 1. Scrivens et al.: Examining the Persisting and Desisting Online Posting Behaviors of Violent and Non-Violent Right-Wing Extremists www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Examining the Online Posting Behaviors and Trajectories of Incel Forum Members @ryanscrivens.bsky.social journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...

Online now! Coauthors Tom Holt, @ryanscrivens.bsky.social, Wally Wojciechowski, Richard Frank and I looked into user engagement on a well known incel forum and the potential influence of subcultural beliefs on user posting behaviors. Check it out here 👉 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

OUT NOW: we examine user engagement and posting behaviors over time on one of the most well-known incel-moderated forums: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Out now in Terrorism and Political Violence #openaccess www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

OUT NOW: Our edited book on former extremists in preventing and countering violence. It is published with Oxford University Press, and it is #openaccess: fdslive.oup.com/www.oup.com/... Thank you to all who contributed to this much needed collection.

Production edits have been submitted for our forthcoming edited book with Oxford University Press. Looking forward to the release of this collection, which will be #openaccess.

I bear sad news. One of the founding fathers of terrorism research, David Rapoport, has passed away after a short illness. He was 95. We have lost a titan. We will soon find a way to honor and celebrate his life and work, but for now, I am sure he will be in your thoughts as he is in ours.

I'm incredibly pleased to announce that our forthcoming book (Oxford University Press) will now be #openaccess! Special thanks to Gordon Clubb for making this happen. We have a very strong line-up of contributors on this one, so I can't wait for it to be released. More details to come.

Out in the Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Criminology & Criminal Justice: We examine key concepts in online terrorism and violent extremism research ranging from conceptual complexities to responses to violent extremism online. Open access: www.researchgate.net/publication/...

Stay up to date on our current project: forms.office.com/e/nNDVysXYCa We'll be bringing practitioners and experts together in NYC this year to develop global standards for involving "former extremist” in countering and preventing violent extremism.

Join me, Maura Conway and Alastair Reed for the launch of my newest paper, The Last Twitter Census, on January 23. The paper compares a random sample of 100,000 English-language Twitter accounts from just before Musk's takeover to a sample taken three months later. voxpol.eu/events/vox-p...

We officially have a cover for our forthcoming book with Oxford University Press! We'll also be releasing information about our current project, 'Involving Formers in P/CVE', in the coming days. Stay tuned.

Relatives of victims of a racist mass shooting at a Buffalo, New York, supermarket have been called to federal court Friday for a “substantial update” in the legal case against the gunman, their attorney said.

Out now in the International Journal of Comparative & Applied Criminal Justice. Free online copies of the study can be found here: www.tandfonline.com/eprint/YYWFY...

You can read the opening section of Terrorist Minds here: cup.columbia.edu/sampler/9780...

Hi folks! You can preorder my book for 20% off at this link www.routledge.com/Nostalgia-Na... It covers the history of the modern militia movement, members' key ideas and practices, and what we can likely expect from the movement as the 2024 Presidential election approaches.