An academic research network on

ONLINE EXTREMISM AND TERRORISM

What is VOX-Pol?

VOX-Pol is a world-leading research network on online extremism and terrorism. It is a global network, with 30 member institutions from 12 different countries across Europe, North and South America, Africa, Asia and Australasia. VOX-Pol researchers have expertise in jihadism, the extreme right and left, nationalist-separatist actors, and emerging forms of extremism.

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Highlights

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The VOX-Pol Blog 2024/25: Most Read
Louise Laing
The VOX-Pol Blog publishes weekly on a Wednesday, and takes a break in August, when we share the most-read post…
August 27, 2025
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Publication
Personality Traits of Individuals at Risk of Social Media Radicalisation
Year: 2025
Author: Underhaug, L.M. and Gambäck, B.
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From TikTok to Terrorism? The Online Radicalization of European Lone Attackers since October 7, 2023
Year: 2025
Author: Stockhammer, N.
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Online Library

Our Online Library collects in one place a large volume of publications related to various aspects of violent online political extremism.

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Latest Blog Posts

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Accessing Social Media Data in 2025
 July 31, 2025
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 being slowly restricted prior to this with Meta closing accounts of researchers in 2021. Researchers are in a difficult position: with no official ...
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Nihilistic and Apocalyptic Violent Extremism: Symbolic Rupture and the Crisis of Meaning in the Digital Age
 July 29, 2025
By Mark Peden Troubling trends in violent extremism are emerging that challenge traditional frameworks of classification and ideology. Amid accelerating digital revolution, ongoing permacrisis, and increasingly apocalyptic media narratives, nihilistic and apocalyptic violent extremism (N/AVE) is on the rise, frequently driven by mixed, unclear, and unstable (MUU) belief systems that defy conventional categorisation. Beyond ideological ...
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2025
VOX-Pol Next Generation Network Conference 2025
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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24
2025
2025 AVERT International Research Symposium
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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