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Based at the University of St Andrews the Handa Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence is Europe's oldest Centre of its kind.
📣 Join us online tomorrow to hear from Dr. Allysa Czerwinsky on 'Visible, vulnerable, (un)safe? Reflections on safety and risk when researching harmful communities online'
📅 13 November 2025
⏰ 16.30-17.30
📍 Online
Email: irevents@st-andrews.ac.uk to register
@standrewsir.bsky.social
📣 Seminar alert!
Join Prof Orla Lynch who will be speaking on
'The Far Right in Ireland: New Allegiances, Old Identities
🗓️ Nov 11
⏰ 16.00-17.30
📍 School V
@standrewsir.bsky.social
Man Up: The New Misogyny and the Rise of Violent Extremism by Cynthia Miller-Idriss
Cynthia Miller-Idriss
@milleridriss.bsky.social has free, English-language events in Germany next week! Come learn about how misogyny is driving a surge of mass and far-right violence.
11 Nov, 7:00 pm CET at @unituebingen.bsky.social: hubs.ly/Q03R6YGW0
16 Nov, 3:30 pm CET with Amerikazentrum Hamburg: hubs.ly/Q03R6YL70
We are co-hosting on 3 Dec. a conference on 'From Boundary Commission to Border Poll? A Century of the Irish Border'. This is a free event, but registration is required (by 26 Nov.). Info at: www.ticketsource.co.uk/institute-of...
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SAFERR provides a summary and evaluation of the effectiveness of different risk management approaches used in forensic practice across the world. Listen to the #RMAScot team introduce SAFERR and talk about the development of this resource in our latest episode:
🎧 open.spotify.com/show/6efsYNR...
There's still time to sign up for our next online seminar with Prof Pete Simi on Radicalizing the Mainstream?: A Constellation Approach to White Supremacist Activism ⬇️
📅 October 30
📍 Online
⏰ 17.00-18.30 (UTC)
To register email: irevents@st-andrews.ac.uk
@standrewsir.bsky.social
🚨 Upcoming Online Seminar: Radicalizing the Mainstream?: A Constellation Approach to White Supremacist Activism with Prof Peter Simi
📅 October 30
📍 Online
⏰ 17.00-18.30 (UTC)
To sign up email: irevents@st-andrews.ac.uk
@standrewsir.bsky.social
📣 Fascinating piece from CSTPV's Anne Peterscheck on Artificial Intelligence and Gendered Security in the latest CREST Security Review. ⬇️
17.10.2025 13:19 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0📣 Great to see this piece out from @chloelsquires.bsky.social, the coordinator of CSTPV's Terrorism and Political Violence Next Generation Network, out in CREST Security Review talking about the benefits of ECR and PhD networks.
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Don't miss: Combatant Experiences in Multi-Ethnic Extremist Groups: Identity and Allegiance in Boko Haram next week with Dr. Makena Micheni.
📅 Oct 14 | ⏰ 4:00 PM | 📍 School V
@standrewsir.bsky.social
🖍️ Register your interest for the NABS+ Creative workshop to explore fresh and accessible ways to share your research. Tues 25 November, 10:30 - 15:00, London. Find out more: crestresearch.ac.uk/nabs/opportu...
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This week the Society also launched the call for its First Book and Early Career Article Prizes, 2026.
Eligible titles, published in 2025, should be submitted by the author before the closing date of 15 December. Further details and how to apply: bit.ly/3KnR47v
#Skystorians
📢 New blog post: "The Complex Relationship Between Gender and Violent Extremism." @katrif.bsky.social & Inger Skjelsbæk explore how gender influences violent extremism and advocate for viewing prevention efforts through a gender lens. #Gender #Extremism #Prevention www.sv.uio.no/c-rex/englis...
06.10.2025 11:36 — 👍 12 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 1
We're delighted to be welcoming Prof Valentine Lomellini to St Andrews to speak on 'European Responses to International Terrorism. The case of Italy (1970s-1980s)'
🗓️ Oct 6, 2025
⏰ 17:00-18:30 BST
📍 Arts Lecture Theatre
@standrewsir.bsky.social
I am Excited to be Editing a Special Journal Issue Titled Terrorism, Radicalisation and Social Order: Perspectives on Emerging Threats and Responses. If You Have Something to Say about the Future of Terrorism/Extremism Research Check Out The CFP 👇https://www.nature.com/collections/ejdcaehbha
02.10.2025 12:12 — 👍 27 🔁 11 💬 0 📌 1
Excited to Take Part in this @vox-pol.bsky.social Report Launch For @antoniavaughan.bsky.social Researching the Far Right Safely in Academia: Current Practices and Constraints. Alongside @lizzypearson.bsky.social and @audreygagnon.bsky.social. #Ethics #ResearcherSafety 👇👇
voxpol.eu/events/new-v...
🎉 Happy Birthday CREST!! 🎉 To mark our 10th anniversary, we’ve created a timeline highlighting just a handful of milestones. HUGE thanks to everyone involved in CREST's long-lasting success! crestresearch.ac.uk/resources/10...
01.10.2025 09:30 — 👍 3 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
🔥 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
📣 Join us for a historical perspective on lone assassinations with CSTPV's Dr Tim Wilson
'A Thing Unparalleled'? Reflections on Recent Lone Assassination Attempts in Historical Perspective
🗓️ Oct 2, 2025
⏰ 17:00-18:30 BST
📍 Online
📧 Register: irevents@st-andrews.ac.uk
@standrewsir.bsky.social
This call for applications for a First Book Workshop from @toynbeeprize.bsky.social looks like a terrific opportunity for early-career scholars working on "global, imperial, comparative, world, or transnational history": toynbeeprize.org/posts/call-f.... Deadline is November 2, 2025.
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New occasional paper out now! 🎉
We've just published our brilliant student, Petra Nesr's, paper "Consociationalism in Mid-Life Crisis? The Ageing of the Dayton and Good Friday Agreements."
Check it out: cstpv.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/2025/09/23/c...
It was wonderful to kick off our semester's programme of events with a packed house to hear @maurolubrano.bsky.social speak about his new book Stop the Machines: The Rise of Anti-Technology Extremism. It's fascinating research, well worth seeking out. www.politybooks.com/bookdetail?b...
17.09.2025 09:28 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1
We are deeply saddened by the passing of Prof Conor Gearty KC. A brilliant scholar and true pioneer in the many fields he spoke to. The Centre benefitted greatly from his friendship and support. His generosity, wit, and deep intellect will be profoundly missed.
12.09.2025 14:25 — 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0Congratulations to @cstpv.bsky.social's @nicoloscremin.bsky.social on his fellowship at The Belfer Center!
17.06.2025 08:29 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
And we are off! @socterres.bsky.social 9th PGR conference is underway
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You're invited to a VOX-Pol webinar, in conjunction with UNICRI, on Wednesday, 18 June, at 3-4pm (UK time) on "Right- and left-wing violent extremist abuse of digital technologies in South America, Africa and Asia." Register by emailing info@voxpol.eu. More info.: voxpol.eu/events/vox-p... #PleaseRT
11.06.2025 16:10 — 👍 1 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0We are still seeking reviewers for the following titles. We welcome submissions by PhD and early career researchers, as well as senior academics/practitioners. If you’d like to write a review, please reach out to @melanie.brand.bsky.social or send us a message here.
04.06.2025 08:53 — 👍 3 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0Come and work with me!
The XRCET TIPSS project is a deep dive into future trust, identity, privacy, safety & security risks that arise through convergence of immersive tech & other emerging tech.
I am so excited about this project! If you are too, please get involved!
#AcademicSky #VR #XR #AR
📣 Jobs, jobs, jobs!
Aarhus University’s Department of Political Science is hiring:
🔹 Assistant Professor
🗓 Deadline: 25 August
🔗 international.au.dk/about/profil...
🔹 Associate Professor
🗓 Deadline: 8 September
🔗 international.au.dk/about/profil...
