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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Masculinity and Militant Traditions: The Shaping of a Home-Grown Irish Far-Right
By Joshua Farrell-Molloy Only a decade ago, Ireland’s far right was barely visible. Its current form is rooted in 1990s…
February 11, 2026
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AI, Anger and Entitlement: What’s Fuelling Misogynistic Extremism Online
By Bernadette Johnston Misogyny and problematic attitudes towards women are not new phenomena. What is new however is the speed…
February 4, 2026
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Online Terrorist Exploitation: Responding to Children as Victims and Perpetrators
By Gina Vale In December 2021, terrorism charges against a 14-year-old British girl were dropped—not due to lack of engagement…
January 28, 2026
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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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Masculinity and Militant Traditions: The Shaping of a Home-Grown Irish Far-Right
 February 11, 2026
By Joshua Farrell-Molloy Only a decade ago, Ireland’s far right was barely visible. Its current form is rooted in 1990s anti-abortion activism, which shaped the political careers of figures Justin Barrett and James Reynolds, who in 2016 co-founded the National Party, Ireland’s largest far-right party. The 2018 abortion referendum provided an early incubation space for ...
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AI, Anger and Entitlement: What’s Fuelling Misogynistic Extremism Online
 February 4, 2026
By Bernadette Johnston Misogyny and problematic attitudes towards women are not new phenomena. What is new however is the speed and scale at which misogynistic ideas and related behaviours now circulate – particularly online. Problematic ‘nudification apps,’ whose sole purpose is to underdress and sexually transform photos of women online without their consent, have existed ...
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2026
VOX-Pol Summer School 2026
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
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