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Academic network focused on researching prevalence, contours, functions, & impacts of online violent extremism and terrorism. Website: http://www.voxpol.eu

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⏳ Just five days left to apply!

Applications for the Catalyst Public Policy Champions Programme close this week on Friday, 20 February.

16.02.2026 09:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Many congrats to our @crexuio.bsky.social colleagues, with whom we've been pleased to collaborate on a number of events, on their 10-year anniversary and their ongoing commitment to researching the far-right.

04.02.2026 10:54 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Closing date for applications: 20 Feb.

31.01.2026 18:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Catalyst Public Policy Champions Programme Building policy leadership to counter technology-facilitated gender-based violence and violent extremism. Learn more and apply now!

VOX-Pol Institute (VPI) partnering with Christchurch Call Foundation & @hertieschool.bsky.social Exec Ed on new, fully funded programme equipping professionals to tackle tech-facilitated gender-based violence & its links to violent extremism. More info: www.hertie-school.org/en/short-pro...

27.01.2026 09:57 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2

Thanks for the recommendation JM! The Reassure report is useful too and there is a recent update on far right research from @antoniavaughan.bsky.social plus more at the excellent @vox-pol.bsky.social library!

voxpol.eu/wp-content/u...

20.01.2026 20:56 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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VOX-Pol Summer School 2026 - VOX - Pol 22/06/2026 - 26/06/2026 @ All Day - Swansea University is delighted to, once again, host the VOX-Pol Summer School in 2026. This week-long course will run from Monday 22ndΒ to Friday 26thΒ June 2026 (fr...

🚨 The deadline for applications for our VOX-Pol Summer School at Swansea University on 22-26 June, so immediately post #TASM Conf 2026, is tomorrow, Wednesday, 7 January.

If you are interested in attending, or know others that might be, you can find further info. at: voxpol.eu/events/vox-p...

06.01.2026 14:28 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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VOX-Pol Summer School 2026: Call for Participants - VOX - Pol Join the VOX-Pol Summer School 2026 at Swansea University for a week of expert-led training on online extremism and terrorism.

Reminder that the deadline for applications for our VOX-Pol Summer School at Swansea University on 22-26 June is just two days’ away: Wednesday, 7 January.

If you are interested in attending, or know others that might be, you can find further information at voxpol.eu/vox-pol-summ....

#PleaseRS

05.01.2026 14:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Latest Far-Right Rift: Rejecting 'Third Worldism' - VOX - Pol Constantin von Hoffmeister’s removal from Arktos reveals a far-right shift away from Third Worldism and multipolarity toward Western chauvinism.

A recent piece I wrote for @vox-pol.bsky.social on an important ideological shift at Arktosβ€”the leading publisher of New Right, Eurasian, and identitarian thoughtβ€”following the removal of its editor-in-chief.

voxpol.eu/the-latest-f...

31.12.2025 18:51 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Clickbait Climate and the Political Economy of Planetary Vibes: How Ecofascism Thrives in the Digital Substrate - VOX - Pol How ecofascist narratives spread on mainstream social media and how platform economics amplify and normalise them.

My piece for @vox-pol.bsky.social which came from their excellent Next Gen conference in September on ecofascism and the political economy of social media

voxpol.eu/ecofascism-d...

#AcademicSky #PhDSky

05.12.2025 10:49 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

With Miron Lakomy presenting and chaired by @moign.bsky.social:

03.12.2025 14:42 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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🚨 VOX-Pol Online Seminar taking place this evening, Wednesday, 3 December, 17:00 GMT/16:00 Central European Time.

Email us for the link to join.

More info here: lnkd.in/gZ_-WjM4

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πŸŽ™οΈMy report for @vox-pol.bsky.social "Negotiating Responses to Online Terrorism Threats in the EU: State-Platform Diplomacy 2015-2019" is finally out !

Read it here ➑️ voxpol.eu/wp-content/u...

& replay the launch event here ▢️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSfo...

25.11.2025 14:39 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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We’re delighted to be in Melbourne supporting the 2025 Avert International Research Symposium on the theme β€˜Signal or noise? Navigating the changing nature of violent extremism online.’ More info at www.avert.net.au/2025-symposium

23.11.2025 21:29 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Performing Politics from the Margins: How Radical Right Groups Construct Political Identity Online - VOX - Pol How the EDL, Generation Identity, and Siege Culture use familiar political roles to normalise exclusion and influence debate.

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If you’re interested in how these strategies play out within the radical right specifically, you can read more in a blog post Nuria & I co-authored for @vox-pol.bsky.social: tinyurl.com/38cf8zux

#langsky #forensiclinguistics #cybercrime #onlineradicalisation #onlineextremism #radicalright

19.11.2025 14:03 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Our latest report is now freely accessible online at
voxpol.eu/wp-content/u.... In it, Marguerite Borelli analyses public-private relations between the European
(in particular, French) authorities and Facebook, Google (YouTube) and Twitter on the subject of terrorist usage of social media 2015-2019.

17.11.2025 14:20 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Just kicked off.

17.11.2025 14:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Performing Politics from the Margins: How Radical Right Groups Construct Political Identity Online - VOX - Pol How the EDL, Generation Identity, and Siege Culture use familiar political roles to normalise exclusion and influence debate.

ICYMI: I've had the pleasure of sharing my research on the @vox-pol.bsky.social blog.

The post offers a snapshot of the book I’m writing with Nuria Lorenzo-Dus, which explores how radical right groups use language to construct political identities.

πŸ§΅πŸ‘‡

πŸ”— tinyurl.com/4b46ve98

#langsky #polsky

13.11.2025 12:50 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Our latest report launches online next Monday, 17 Nov., at 14:00 GMT / 15:00 CET, with @s-macdonald.bsky.social, β€ͺValΓ¨re Ndior, Gavin Sullivan, and report author Marguerite Borelli. Join us! More info at: voxpol.eu/events/new-v...
#PleaseRS

12.11.2025 11:58 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Is it ok to talk to extremists? Navigating gender and avoiding legitimisation in ethnography with the far right - C-REX – Center for Research on Extremism withΒ Elizabeth Pearson,Β Royal Holloway, University of London

Some followers may wish to join tomorrow's @crexuio.bsky.social webinar on the challenges of using an empathetic methodology to interview right-wing extremists, which will feature @vox-pol.bsky.social's @lizzypearson.bsky.social.

More info. at: www.sv.uio.no/c-rex/englis...

15.10.2025 13:44 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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One of the best ways to keep up-to-date with our publications, events, etc. is via our monthly newsletter. Sign-up on our website voxpol.eu.
#PleaseRS

15.10.2025 09:45 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Thanks to all those who attended last evening's launch of our latest report, authored by @antoniavaughan.bsky.social and titled 'Researching the Far Right Safely in Academia: Current Practices and Constraints,' which is now available #openaccess on our website at voxpol.eu/new-vox-pol-...
#PleaseRS

10.10.2025 10:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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We're launching our latest report on researching the far-right at 6pm UK/1pm US east coast time today.

The webinar will be chaired by @lizzypearson.bsky.social & feature author @antoniavaughan.bsky.social & discussant @audreygagnon.bsky.social.

More info.: voxpol.eu/events/new-v...

#PleaseRS

09.10.2025 08:52 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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...

Looking forward to discussing how to research the far right safely in academia at the @vox-pol.bsky.social report launch. The report is by @antoniavaughan.bsky.social, with the event hosted by @lizzypearson.bsky.social

07.10.2025 14:34 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
Sara, a slim, white woman with long light brown hair, stands behind a desk at the front of a lecture theatre. The slide behind her reads "The Whys, Ecofascism and the Overton Window, Normalisation / securitisation, Social media and democracy, Policy impacts - such as ecobordering, Policy propositions - online moderation / community cohesion budgets" with a quote at the bottom which reads "Playing with fear is like playing with fire. You cannot be sure exactly where it will spread", Betsy Hartmann, 2018. The backs of audience members heads are also visible.

Sara, a slim, white woman with long light brown hair, stands behind a desk at the front of a lecture theatre. The slide behind her reads "The Whys, Ecofascism and the Overton Window, Normalisation / securitisation, Social media and democracy, Policy impacts - such as ecobordering, Policy propositions - online moderation / community cohesion budgets" with a quote at the bottom which reads "Playing with fear is like playing with fire. You cannot be sure exactly where it will spread", Betsy Hartmann, 2018. The backs of audience members heads are also visible.

Wonderful to be part of the @vox-pol.bsky.social Next Gen Conference in Prague last week - huge thanks to Johnathan Collins for all the organising - it was great to catch up with with colleagues, meet new ones and present my work on ecofascism.

#AcademicChatter
#PhDlife

03.10.2025 15:54 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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...

Tomorrow 9 October @vox-pol.bsky.social launches this excellent new report by @antoniavaughan.bsky.social Researching the Far Right Safely in Academia.

I'm chairing, @audreygagnon.bsky.social is discussing. Do come along!

Sign up below. Webinar - 9 October - 6pm BST πŸ•ΈοΈ

voxpol.eu/events/new-v...

08.10.2025 10:23 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ”₯ 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
πŸ“ Munich, 8-9 Oct
πŸ”— Further info & register by 3 Oct: lnkd.in/efmKBNb9
πŸ‘₯ Discount if bringing a colleague - email VPI

01.10.2025 09:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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C-REX & VOX-Pol PhD Summer School: The Importance of Visiting Memorial Sites for Researchers - VOX - Pol Participants visited the 22 July memorial sites, honoring victims of the Oslo and UtΓΈya attacks by a far-right extremist radicalized online.

Delighted to Have Co-Written This Blog with the Wonderful
#NicolaMathieson and @audreygagnon.bsky.social
Based on the Joint @crexuio.bsky.social @vox-pol.bsky.social Summer School Visits to Memorial
Sites for the July 22 Attacks. Was Such an AMAZING Teaching Moment πŸ‘‡πŸ‘‡
voxpol.eu/importance-o...

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Accessing Social Media Data in 2025 - VOX - Pol By Ninian Frenguelli It is increasingly difficult to access data from social media platforms. Researcher access to Meta platforms was removed in 2024 when CrowdTangle was shut down, but it was already...

One of our team members, @ninianjames.bsky.social has recently had a blog published on the @vox-pol.bsky.social blog! In it, he discusses the pros and cons of different approaches to studying social media in 2025

voxpol.eu/accessing-so...

12.09.2025 14:36 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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 πŸ‘‡πŸ‘‡
voxpol.eu/events/new-v...

18.09.2025 11:10 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ“’ The VOX-Pol #Blog starts up again this week!

If you are interested in submitting a Blog post, check out these guidelines and get in touch: voxpol.eu/how-to-submi....

πŸ† The Top 4 most read Blog posts of the 2024/25 year are at voxpol.eu/the-vox-pol-....

#PleaseRS

05.09.2025 10:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0