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The Feed That Shapes Us: Extremism and Adolescence in the Age of Algorithms
This Insight was published as part of GIFCT’s Working Group on Addressing Youth Radicalization and Mobilization (AYRM). GIFCT Working Groups bring together …
Ethical Conundrums: Hacked Data in the Study of Far-Right Violent Extremism
Ethical conduct in digital research is full of grey areas. Disciplinary, institutional and individual norms and conventions developed to support research are …
Reading Between the Lines: The Importance of Human Moderators for Online Implicit Extremi…
This analysis examines implicit extremist content—harmful messages conveyed through coded language, irony, or cultural references—which evades detection by automated systems and corrodes …
Multi-Agency Working in Practice: The Dutch Care and Safety Houses
The Care and Safety Houses represent a cornerstone of the Netherlands' approach to multiagency working (MAW) across the security, care, and social …
RELIGIOUS LEADERS & VIOLENT EXTREMISM POLICY BRIEF NO. 1: Harnessing religious leadership…
This policy brief, published by Utrecht University in collaboration with JISRA and supported by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, examines the …
Fury and Void: Legal Pathways to Counter 764
In June 2025, a young man was arrested in Germany after an alert from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) regarding an …
What fuels terrorism in Somalia? Perspectives from the jihadist group Al-Shabaab
Terrorism has remained a big international threat to worldwide security with Somalia being amongst the most hit nations owing to the consistent …
The Nexus of Grievance, Pragmatism, and Ideology: Unpacking the Drivers of Women's Violen…
The role of women in terrorist activities has grown, even with increased efforts to counter terrorism in Kenya. The common view of …
Right- and Left-Wing Violent Extremist Abuse of Digital Technologies in the Global South
This report, jointly published by UNICRI and VOX-Pol, examines digital technology abuse by right- and left-wing violent extremists in South America, Africa, …
Adverse Childhood Experiences and Susceptibility to Violent Extremism
Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are harms that affect children directly (e.g. physical abuse, emotional abuse, and neglect) and indirectly through their living …
Children, Young People and the Emerging Terrorism Threat Landscape
This paper examines the concerning rise in children and young people's involvement in violent extremism across Five Eyes nations, arguing that ideology-centric …
Predicting the Descent into Extremism and Terrorism
This paper proposes an approach for automatically analysing and tracking statements in material gathered online and detecting whether the authors of the …