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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Sécurité des chercheurs et traumatisme vicariant : revue de la littérature et recommandations à l’intention des universités, des superviseurs et des chercheurs

Year: 2025

Author: McKendry, C, Kitchen, V, and Cattapan, A.

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Resistance is Far-Right from Futile: Deplatforming, Resilience, and Persistent Presence Across Platforms as Drivers of Accelerationist Politics

Year: 2025

Author: Kounttz, K, Yachin, M, Winkler, C. K, Walter, D, and Lemieux, A. F.

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Beyond anti-elitism and out-group attacks: how concerns shape the AfD’s populist representation on German TikTok during the 2024 European elections

Year: 2025

Author: Meyer, H, Niemann-Lenz, J, Rodeck, L, and Revers, M.

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Incels’ “Paths Not Taken” – and Why They Matter Now

May 6, 2026

By Bo Min Keum First: why history? Incel subculture did not start misogynistic or violent. This has been largely acknowledged. What’s less understood is how exactly celibacy came to be about misogyny and violence over time. Understanding this history matters today because it shows that radicalization is not a unilateral outcome of online platforms or ...

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Key takeaways from the Home Affairs Select Committee report on new forms of extremism and what role for Prevent?

April 29, 2026

By Andrew Whiting Having begun their inquiries in May 2025, the Home Affairs Select Committee last month published their report into combatting new forms of extremism. The report is a welcome addition to the discussion with several important recommendations. The range of expertise the committee engaged with has helped give it good coverage across a range of ...

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