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@bblumenau.bsky.social asking the big questions about Europe's relationship with America in an editorial for @TheScotsman 'Europe must stop appeasing Trump & prepare for the end of Nato' ⬇️

📣 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...

Episode 7: Selecting Approaches for Effectively Responding to Risk

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. ⬇️

📣 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.

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

NABS+ Creative Workshop Drawing From Your Research: a creative half-day workshop using playful storyboarding and analogies to help you communicate your research in fresh, engaging ways.

🖍️ 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...

Royal Historical Society Book and Article Prizes, 2026: submissions now invited - RHS The Royal Historical Society invites applications for its First Book Prize, 2026 and Early Career Article Prize, 2026. The call for submissions opens on Monday 29 September 2025 and runs to Monday 15 ...

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

The Complex Relationship Between Gender and Violent Extremism - C-REX – Center for Research on Extremism The authors outline the many ways in which gender has relevance for violent extremism and propose seeing prevention work through a gender lens.

📢 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...

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

New VOX-Pol Report Online Launch - VOX - Pol 09/10/2025 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm - VOX-Pol is publishing a new report titled Researching the Far Right Safely in Academia: Current Practices and Constraints by Dr Antonia Vaughan on Thursday 9 October 2...

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...

10 Years of CREST Celebrating a decade of commissioning behavioural science, collaborating across sectors, and communicating insights that have informed and shaped security practice.

🎉 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...

🔥 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

Five Key Considerations on Terrorism and Political Violence | Small Wars Journal by Arizona State University Discover 5 key considerations shaping terrorism and political violence: AI, drones, tech misuse, OSINT, and counternarcotics links.

smallwarsjournal.com/2025/09/29/f...

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.

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...

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.

Congratulations to @cstpv.bsky.social's @nicoloscremin.bsky.social on his fellowship at The Belfer Center!

And we are off! @socterres.bsky.social 9th PGR conference is underway

VOX-Pol Webinar: Right- and left-wing violent extremist abuse of digital technologies in South America, Africa and Asia - VOX - Pol 18/06/2025 @ 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm - You are invited to a VOX-Pol webinar taking place on Wednesday 18 June 2025, starting at 15:00 (UK time). This webinar accompanies the recently published United Nation...

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

We 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.

Come 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