Jacob Aasland Ravndal

Jacob Aasland Ravndal

@jacravn.bsky.social

Professor @politihogskolen.bsky.social & Affiliate Reseacher @crexuio.bsky.social. I study the development and policing of terrorism, political violence and extremism in liberal democracies. Check out my research at https://tinyurl.com/3hesd4un

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Førsteamanuensis i samfunnsvitenskap (295317) | Politihøgskolen Stillingstittel: Førsteamanuensis i samfunnsvitenskap (295317), Arbeidsgiver: Politihøgskolen, Søknadsfrist: søndag 22. mars 2026

Vil du bli min kollega ved @politihogskolen.bsky.social?

Spennende fast stilling for deg som kan tenke deg å forske på etterretning i politiet.

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Demokratiets motstandskraft i møte med det ekstreme - C-REX – Senter for ekstremismeforskning Hvordan designe et robust demokrati og beskytte det mot voldelig ekstremisme? Innledninger ved professor og statsviter Carl Henrik Knutsen og professor og statsviter Jacob Aasland Ravndal. Kommentarer...

Join us tomorrow at @uio.no for the 3rd C-REX/CIR meeting on Democracy and Extremism. Presentations by @chknutsen.bsky.social & @jacravn.bsky.social, followed by comments from parliamentary leader T. Brenna (Labour Party) & H. Nordby Lunde (former Conservative MP). www.sv.uio.no/c-rex/aktuel...

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Demokratiets motstandskraft i møte med det ekstreme - C-REX – Senter for ekstremismeforskning Hvordan designe et robust demokrati og beskytte det mot voldelig ekstremisme? Innledninger ved professor og statsviter Carl Henrik Knutsen og professor og statsviter Jacob Aasland Ravndal.

Ser frem til å innlede til dette frokostmøtet sammem med @chknutsen.bsky.social om demokratiets motstandskraft i møte med det ekstreme i regi av @crexuio.bsky.social og CIR forskergruppen ved @statsvitenskap.bsky.social

www.sv.uio.no/c-rex/aktuel...

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📢 Exciting news! Check out the new publication by C-REX director @arjupskas.bsky.social and affiliate @jacravn.bsky.social: "Extremism and Counter-Extremism in Norway" featured in The Oxford Handbook of Norwegian Politics! #NorwegianPolitics #Extremism global.oup.com/academic/pro...

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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...

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Høyreekstrem vold er et vedvarende og sammensatt samfunnsproblem i Norge Høyreekstrem vold er et vedvarende og sammensatt samfunnsproblem i Norge.

- Høyreekstrem vold er et vedvarende og sammensatt samfunnsproblem i Norge, skriver C-REX-forskerne @arjupskas.bsky.social, @jacravn.bsky.social, Madeleine Thorstensen og Charlotte Tandberg i @aftenposten.no i lys av drapet på Tamima Nibras Juhar for tre uker siden www.aftenposten.no/meninger/deb...

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ISF jubileumskonferanse 15. oktober - Institutt for samfunnsforskning Institutt for samfunnsforskning fyller 75 år og inviterer samfunnsvitere på tvers av institusjoner og disipliner for å diskutere noen av de store spørsmålene i fagene våre.

Jeg er beæret over å få anledning til å snakke om noen grunnleggende spørsmål i samfunnsvitenskapen ifm Institutt for samfunnsforsknings 75-års jubileumskonferanse. Påmelding her: www.samfunnsforskning.no/aktuelt/arra...

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Blown away by this erudite book by @valentimvicente.bsky.social 🤯 An exceptional combination of theoretical sophistication and empirical breadth and depth.

His theory of normalization not just helps explain recent rise of far right but also warns for overestimating strength of democracy.

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RTV Map Tool

Did you know about our RTV Map Tool developed by @crexuio.bsky.social, which helps you geo-track right-wing terrorism and violence across 19 West European countries? Freely available here (best on larger screens): www.sv.c-rex.uio.no/RTVMapTool/

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The Real Reason Trump Berated Zelensky He simply likes Vladimir Putin better.

“Trump and Vance appear to have entered the meeting with the intention of berating Zelensky and drawing him into an argument as a pretext for the diplomatic break,” Jonathan Chait writes: theatln.tc/ejdvMpQT

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After the AfD's surge on Sunday, far right parties are the most voted-for of any grouping in Europe, for the first time in history: www.economist.com/graphic-deta...

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Russian Lawmaker Predicted the Trump-Vance Ambush of Zelensky On Thursday, State Duma member Oleg Morozov guessed that “Daddy” Trump would “flog” Zelensky at the White House.

One day earlier, Zelensky’s Oval Office ambush was predicted by State Duma member Oleg Morozov on 60 Minutes, a state TV show. Morozov said that the meeting would be a lesson in humiliation.

@juliadavisnews.bsky.social in The @dailybeast.bsky.social

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Rekrutteringen er viktigere enn noen gang I en verden preget av stadig mer kaos, trenger vi politi som sørger for orden.

Politiutdanningen har søknadsfrist 1. mars. www.tv2.no/mening_og_an...

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Right-Wing Terrorism and Violence (RTV) Dataset - C-REX - Center for Research on Extremism The RTV Dataset documents right-wing terrorism and violence in Western Europe since 1990. On this website you can download the dataset, use the RTV Map Tool, and read RTV Trend Reports.

12/12 For more details and analysis, please consult our latest RTV trend reports. The RTV dataset is open access, easy to use, and free to download for anyone interested. The full dataset can be downloaded for free here: shorturl.at/D0WWn

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11/12: The number of detected attack plots has risen significantly since 2017. Whether this reflects increased attack activity or heightened government focus on the threat is explored in our three latest trend reports. While the question remains open, our evidence suggests the latter explanation.

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10/12: The vast majority of attacks target ethnic and religious minorities, particularly those perceived as foreigners and Muslims. Political opponents, especially anti-fascist activists, are the second most targeted group, with attacks against them notably increasing in 2023.

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9/12: Since 2020, all fatal attacks in Western Europe have been carried out by lone actors. In other words, far-right terrorist groups responsible for deadly attacks are nearly non-existent in the region.

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8/12: While most non-fatal attacks are still carried out by various group constellations, the share of attacks committed by lone actors has risen in recent years.

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7/12: When controlling for population size, the cross-national ranking of RTV is adjusted.

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6/12: Some countries experience significantly more RTV than others, and most saw a decrease in RTV in 2023 compared to their annual average from 2010–2022. However, a notable exception to this trend is France.

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5/12: While fatal attacks have become less frequent, the number of fatalities per attack has risen since 2010 due to several mass-casualty events — most notably the 22 July 2011 attack in Norway.

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4/12: This downward trend is mirrored in the number of severe but non-fatal attacks recorded annually since 2010.

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3/12: Fatal attacks in Western Europe have declined significantly since the 1990s and 2000s, stabilizing at an average of about 5 per year. Notably, no fatal attack was recorded in 2023.

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2/12: For the first time, the RTV dataset offers full coverage not only of fatal attacks since 1990 (n=253) but also nearly all severe but non-fatal attacks since 2010 (n=1772). This expanded scope boosts the potential for both trend analysis and statistical insights. Here are some key findings:

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1/12: Very pleased to announce the release by @crexuio.bsky.social of the most comprehensive dataset ever made (n=2646) on Right-wing Terrorism and Violence (RTV) across 19 West European countries between 1990 and 2023. Key findings are highlighted in our latest RTV Trend Report: shorturl.at/dr5dX

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Coming soon. Please follow this account and @crexuio.bsky.social to stay tuned.

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