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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The shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego is part of a far‑right curriculum of violence
Amarnath Amarasingam, Queen's University, Ontario Two teenaged gunmen recently opened fire at the Islamic Center of San Diego, killing a…
May 27, 2026
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School Shootings in Türkiye: What the Perpetrators’ Online Activity Reveals
By Kamil Yilmaz In April 2026, Türkiye was shaken by two unprecedented school shootings in the country's southeastern region. The…
May 20, 2026
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Terrorism and Social Media (TASM) Conference 2026
Hosted at Swansea University and attended by 250+ delegates from countries around the world, the TASM Conference is one of…
May 15, 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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The shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego is part of a far‑right curriculum of violence
 May 27, 2026
Amarnath Amarasingam, Queen’s University, Ontario Two teenaged gunmen recently opened fire at the Islamic Center of San Diego, killing a security guard and two staff members before being found with fatal self-inflicted wounds in a nearby vehicle. Like so many recent extremist mass shootings, they livestreamed the attack and, uniquely, even livestreamed their suicides. Police ...
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School Shootings in Türkiye: What the Perpetrators’ Online Activity Reveals
 May 20, 2026
By Kamil Yilmaz In April 2026, Türkiye was shaken by two unprecedented school shootings in the country’s southeastern region. The first attack was carried out on April 14 by Ömer Ket, a 19-year-old former student at Ahmet Koyuncu Vocational and Technical Anatolian High School in Siverek, Şanlıurfa, who injured 16 people before dying by suicide. ...
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Jun
16
2026
Terrorism and Social Media (TASM) Conference 2026
12:00 AM - 12:00 AM
Jun
22
2026
VOX-Pol Summer School 2026
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
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