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Violent extremism: The ghost or the machine?

A parliamentary inquiry into violent extremism should call on tech companies to reveal their recommendation algorithms.

Lydia KhalilMay 21, 2021Violent Extremism, September 11 Attacks, polarisation, social harms, Internet, social media, algorithms, Building Resilience to Social Harms

How the Left and the Right Radicalize Each Other

Jacob Davey and Dr Mario Peucker tell us that by recognizing reciprocal radicalization between far-left and far-right movements, we can begin to build toolkits to limit potential escalation.

CRISFebruary 8, 2021Black Lives Matter, George Floyd, QAnon, Conspiracy theories, radical right, radical left, political fringes, Facebook, social media, Activism, Antifa, Institute for Strategic Dialogue, Dynamics of Violent Extremism, symbiotic-radicalisation

Young people and the effects of #COVID-19

COVID-19 has fuelled familiar narratives around our expectations of young people during a time of crisis. Professor Anita Harris discusses the role of young people and society’s perceptions of them, amid COVID-19

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