Sandy Schumann (PhD)

I am pleased to share that @isabellevdv.bsky.social, @ryanscrivens.bsky.social and I have just signed a contract with @uclpress.bsky.social to co-edit an open-access book that will discuss ‘Methods for Studying Extremism and Terrorism Online’. (1/4)

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Do you have suggestions for what should be included (or avoided) in a good methods handbook? Let us know! (3/4)

We are thrilled to be able to bring together esteemed colleagues from different disciplines: Atte Oksanen, Olivia Brown, Darja Wischerath, Stephane Baele, Javier Torregrosa, Charlie Stoeldraaijers, @joncollins.bsky.social, @lizzypearson.bsky.social, Harley Williamson, Miriam Fernandez and Maria Vau

The book will be a resource for anyone who wants to extend their methods tool box, covering a wide range of quantitative and qualitative approaches as well as introducing key challenges that scholars in this field must address (e.g.,documenting causality, dealing with too low data volumes). (2/4)

bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.comLegal and Criminological Psychology | BPS Forensic Psychology Journal | Wiley Online LibraryPurpose This study explored the victim-perpetrator nexus in the context of cognitive online radicalisation. Specifically, we examined if a person's age and whether they were exposed to extremist con...

27 May 2025

I am thrilled that Victoria Bowland published her MSc research. She showed that young people who are radicalised online are more readily perceived as victims, which shapes the public’s support for distinct criminal justice responses. bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

2 Apr 2025

A timely reminder at Charité in Berlin to remember persecuted science (and that the persecution of science is a hallmark of authoritarian regimes).

sciencedirect.comIdentifying distinct types of internet use that predict the likelihood of planning or committing a terrorist attack: Findings from an analysis of individuals convicted on terrorism(-related) charges i...Previous research has documented that the internet plays an increasingly important role in facilitating involvement in terrorism. However, the level o…

2 Apr 2025

I am pleased that my paper with Jonathan Kenyon and Jens Binder has now been published here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... We delineate distinct types of internet use that are associated with an increased likelihood to prepare/commit a terrorist attack. 1/2

academic.oup.comOn the responsibilities of intellectuals and the rise of bullshit jobs in universitiesYou may never have considered yourself to be one. Why would you? But if you’re reading this, there is more than a likelihood that you are one. If you’re a

2 Apr 2025

We hope to encourage greater specificity in research that examines the ‘radicalising potential‘ of the internet and highlight that internet use that enhances capability warrants more (research) attention. 2/2

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Peter Tennant

@pwgtennant.bsky.social

25 Mar 2025

Replying to @pwgtennant.bsky.social

"We are losing sight of the academic mission: to think, to enquire, to design & perform new research, to innovate, to teach & communicate our findings for the purpose of societal improvement" A painfully accurate read. That lays out the folly of the modern uni! academic.oup.com/brain/articl...

I am recruiting a PhD student for our new EPSRC center for doctoral training in Cyber-physical risk. The project will examine how extremist content online can promote violence offline. 1/3

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More information is here: www.ucl.ac.uk/security-cri... - my project is „Talk is Cheap? Assessing how extremist content online can promote violence offline“. If you have questions, get in touch. And please share this information with your students!

@vox-pol.bsky.social - it would be great if you were able to share this call.

I am recruiting a PhD student for our new EPSRC center for doctoral training in Cyber-physical risk. The project will examine how extremist content online can promote violence offline. 1/3

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@oii.ox.ac.uk - it would be great if you were able to share this call with your students.

I am recruiting a PhD student for our new EPSRC center for doctoral training in Cyber-physical risk. The project will examine how extremist content online can promote violence offline. 1/3

Studentship funding is available for UK home students. I am looking for a motivated candidate with a social science background who is confident in developing advanced computational skills (I.e., computational linguistic analysis, agent based modeling). 2/3

crimrxiv.comPerceptions of Individuals Radicalised Online: Examining the Victim-Perpetrator Nexus

11 Mar 2025

🚀 2 new pre-prints are out! 1) Led by my former student Victoria Bowland, we examined the victim-perpetrator nexus in the context of online radicalisation crimrxiv.com/pub/tosz8zd9... 1/2

crimrxiv.comIdentifying Distinct Types of Internet Use that Predict the Likelihood of Planning or Committing a Terrorist Attack: Findings from an Analysis of Individuals Convicted on Terrorism(-related) Charges i...

11 Mar 2025

2) With Jonathan Kenyon and Jens Binder, we identified distinct types of internet use that predict the likelihood of planning/committing a terrorist attack (in England and Wales) www.crimrxiv.com/pub/wrjm1zdy...

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Kai Arzheimer

@kai-arzheimer.com

23 Feb 2025

#Germany's federal criminal police office, not exactly known for over-counting such things, reports that at least 41,000 crimes with a right-wing extremist motive were committed in 2024, a 1/3 increase compared to 2023. 2023, with a 23% increase on 2022, had already marked an all-time high #farright

taz.deRekord rechtsextremer Straftaten: „Erschreckender Aufwärtstrend“Rechtsextreme Straftaten erreichen neuen Höchststand: mehr als 40.000 Delikte. Das zeigt eine Anfrage von Bundestagsvizepräsidentin Petra Pau (Linke).