Uzair Ahmed

Akademia under angrep - C-REX – Senter for ekstremismeforskning Hvordan undergraves akademisk frihet, og hva kan gjøres for å motvirke dette? Innledning ved statsviter og C-REX-leder Anders Ravik Jupskås, professor og statsviter Sirianne Dahlum og professor og sta...

Tomorrow at @uio.no: C-REX/CIR breakfast meeting - C-REX director Anders R. Jupskås presents findings from the HITS project on threats & harassment of scientists. Comments from Minister of Research and Higher Education Sigrun Aasland & Pro‑Rector at UiO Bjørn Jamtveit. www.sv.uio.no/c-rex/aktuel...

Weaponised Tolerance in Scandinavia: LGBT Rights and the Far Right - C-REX – Center for Research on Extremism Jessie Grainger writes about differences in Scandinavian populist radical right parties’ strategic support for LGBT rights to further the exclusion of “intolerant” immigrants and Muslims.

New blog post by former guest researcher Jesse Grainger: "Weaponised Tolerance in Scandinavia: LGBT Rights and the Far Right." Read it now - and sign up to subscribe to the C‑REX blog on right‑extremism and far‑right politics: sympa.uio.no/c-rex.uio.no... www.sv.uio.no/c-rex/englis...

Far-Right Normalization and Democratic Erosion: A Pre-Election Update from the Netherlands - C-REX – Center for Research on Extremism Just a month ahead of the Dutch elections, Léonie de Jonge and Iris B. Segers raise concerns about the growing normalization of extreme-right ideologies and actions, highlighted by the unprecedented v...

📢 New Blog Post! 🚨 Just a month before the Dutch elections, Iris Beau Segers and @leoniedejonge.bsky.social highlight the troubling normalization of far-right ideologies, the democratic erosion, and the recent violence at an anti-immigration demo in The Hague. www.sv.uio.no/c-rex/englis...

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...

RightNow! - C-REX – Center for Research on Extremism Welcome to RightNow! Explore insights from C-REX researchers and other experts on contemporary far-right politics, including party dynamics, cultural trends, militancy, violence, and terrorism.

📢 Subscribe to our new mailing list for the RightNow! blog! by clicking this link: shorturl.at/Frz6a. Get insights from C-REX researchers and other experts on contemporary far-right politics, including party dynamics, cultural trends, militancy, violence, and terrorism. www.sv.uio.no/c-rex/englis...

Don’t miss this event on how to research the far right safely with former C-REX postdoc @audreygagnon.bsky.social👇

(Un)Silencing Academia in Times of Epistemic Conflicts: Navigating Online Violence This volume tackles the pressing issue of online violence against academics, considering the diverse forms that cyberbullying and harassment can take, as well as their likely targets. Offering both th...

📚 New edited volume "(Un)Silencing Academia in Times of Epistemic Conflicts: Navigating Online Violence"! Featuring contributions from former and current C-REX scholars, including @audreygagnon.bsky.social, @tamtagelashvili.bsky.social, & Iris Segers. www.routledge.com/UnSilencing-...

Norske mediers normalisering av ytre høyre de siste tre (!) dagene:

Lørdag: TV2 rapporterer fra minnemarkering foran Stortinget i regi av høyreekstrem organisasjon uten å nevne ett ord om arrangørens ideologi.

The Murder of Tamima Nibras Juhar and Far-Right Violence in Norway - C-REX – Center for Research on Extremism The murder of Tamima Nibras Juhar on August 24 is part of a long series of severe far-right and racist attacks in Norway in recent years. To prevent such attacks in the future, it may help to understa...

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...

Young Muslims' Understanding of Online Racism - C-REX – Center for Research on Extremism 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. Fully comprehending the nature of contemporar...

"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...

For the EU, this should be a very urgent matter of national security. All EU member states should build on Denmark's wise strategy to phase out Microsoft products

📢 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
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Hva kan et lite land gjøre i møte med autoritære strømninger og demokratisk tilbakeslag? - C-REX – Senter for ekstremismeforskning Ekstremisme er på fremmarsj, og demokratiene står under press. Statsminister og statsviter Jonas Gahr Støre besøker UiO for å snakke om hva Norge kan gjøre.

🌍 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...

Ekstremisme på fremmarsj og demokratier under press - C-REX – Senter for ekstremismeforskning Ekstremisme er på fremmarsj, og demokratiene står under press. Akademia blir angrepet. Hvordan skal vi forstå denne utviklingen? Hva kan gjøres for å beskytte demokratiene og bevare akademias autonomi...

🌍 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...

Harassment, Intimidation and Threats in the Sciences - C-REX – Center for Research on Extremism This project seeks to map the scope and nature of threats, intimidation, and harassment that political scientists working at European universities receive in relation to their research focus and outpu...

Read more about the HITS project, a collaborative effort between Iris Segers (University of Oslo), @audreygagnon.bsky.social (University of Ottawa), @sldelange.bsky.social (University of Amsterdam), and @arjupskas.bsky.social (University of Oslo), here: www.sv.uio.no/c-rex/englis...

Institutional Responses to Threats and Harassment of Academics: Evidence From a Survey Among Political Scientists in Norway In an era marked by increasing polarization, academics face growing risks of harassment and threats, particularly when engaging in politically sensitive research or public discourse. This study inves...

🚨 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/...

The Cambridge Handbook of the Psychology of Violent Extremism | Cambridge University Press & Assessment

🚨 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...

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

Late-1800s titles in American Journal of Sociology, including “The Hierarchy of European Races” and “Old and New Aspects of the Aryan Question”

1909 issue of American Journal of Sociology with titles: “Some Questions Concerning the Higher Education of Women,” “How Does the Access of Women to Industrial Occupations React on the Family?,” “Is the Freer Granting of Divorce an Evil?,” “How Far Should Members of the Family Be Individualized?,” and “How Far Should Family Wealth Be Encouraged and Conserved?”

When they tell you academia is a woke bubble just remember where we came from

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

Reflections from the 2025 Summer School on Studying Online Far-Right Extremism - C-REX – Center for Research on Extremism The organizers of the C-REX and VOX-Pol PhD summer school present key takeaways on the topics of methods, personal safety, ethics, community building for early-career researchers, and the importance o...

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...

Starvation in Gaza is destroying communities – and will leave generational scars Health and societal ramifications of extreme hunger will reverberate long after the war is over

The Sociology of Famine 😭

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RightNow! - C-REX - Center for Research on Extremism Welcome to RightNow! Explore expert insights from C-REX’s researchers on contemporary far-right politics, including party dynamics, cultural trends, militancy, violence, and terrorism.

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...

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👇

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🤩

Alvorlige konsekvenser I dag er det tre år siden det målrettede terrorangrepet mot skeive under Oslo Pride. Frem til nå har det vært mangel på kunnskap om konsekvensene av a...

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...

The Creation of the Monster Myth: Terrorists and their Abnormality - C-REX – Center for Research on Extremism 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 Inger St...

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...

Why Anti-LGBTQI Hate Crimes are not Reported to the Police - C-REX - Center for Research on Extremism What prevents LGBTQI individuals from reporting hate crimes, and what are the experiences of those who do report? A new study uncovers why anti-LGBTI hate crimes are frequently left unreported in Norw...

🚨 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...

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!

It's the Genes, Stupid! The Views of Far-Right Supporters on Genetics and Social Outcomes - C-REX - Center for Research on Extremism Is intelligence determined by genetic predisposition? What about gender identity, musical skills, violence, or political orientation? New research finds that supporters of far-right parties in Norway ...

📢 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...