The 100 most popular LinkedIn posts on the topics of counter-extremism and of countering hate speech posted by Thorsten Koch, MA, PgDip, covering the first half of June 2022. In descending order.
Since mid-2017, we have filed many thousands of shares on LinkedIn. Almost all of them are posts of articles and documents about countering extremism and radicalization. The following is a current selection of our posts:
Identities of the Female Terrorist: Perceptions of Women in Extremism (Australian Institute of International Affairs):
https://lnkd.in/excmwuW8
15 Ways Social Media Fuels Violent Extremism (Homeland Security Today):
https://lnkd.in/efByH7Vm
Are Mass Shooters Really Radicalized Online? My Research Says No | Opinion (Newsweek):
https://lnkd.in/dQmzAjJp
Podcast… Episode 7: Investigating Radicalisation, Gender and Violent Extremism (RUSI):
https://lnkd.in/eqJinPqk
Violent-extremism: An examination of a definitional dilemma (Edith Cowan University):
https://lnkd.in/e7fU-2sU
Extremists’ Targeting of Young Women on Social Media and Lessons for P/CVE (EU RAN):
https://lnkd.in/eZAGnXDH
Islamophobia, Discrimination and Exclusion as Drivers of Radicalisation towards Violent Extremism (IEMed):
https://lnkd.in/evb_7ZzM
The Second International Conference on Countering Violent Extremism (Policy Center for the New South):
https://lnkd.in/efzQKtBA
https://lnkd.in/eanaqdWP
https://lnkd.in/eKDqQWqf
Video with transcript… Examining the warning signs of online extremism targeting young people (PBS News Weekend):
https://lnkd.in/e8fjejDw
Experts warn about rising extremism in gaming (RMstrong):
https://lnkd.in/eqrq9y4T
What’s the connection between Islam and extremism? (ASPI):
https://lnkd.in/esFH64Sy
“At least I tried, God damnit” and “Even a drop in the ocean is still more than nothing”: In their own words, what motivates people to work in P/CVE? (Critical Studies on Terrorism):
https://lnkd.in/eVHxxvhR
Transitional justice. Testing the waters in the Lake Chad Basin (Institute for Security Studies):
https://lnkd.in/eGUZnEp3
Evaluating multi-agency networks in the field of P/CVE (Association of Flemish Cities and Municipalities e.a.):
https://lnkd.in/eP4fxPDE
AU Summit on Terrorism and Unconstitutional Regime Change: African Response to the Situation. (CRTV, Cameroon):
https://lnkd.in/esV254_v
Can jihadists truly deradicalize? Jewish author speaks with terrorists to find out (The Times of Israel):
https://lnkd.in/ev8Keqem
UK warned it is failing to adapt as terror threat shifts from groups to lone attackers (Guardian):
https://lnkd.in/eUEnfWab
Morocco’s Ulemas Association to Hold Anti-Extremism Training (mwn):
https://lnkd.in/eacjPcmD
Masculinities and Violent Extremism (IPI International Peace Institute):
https://lnkd.in/e4sBMHCY
Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism in Nigeria: The State of Community Engagement (The Authority, Nigeria):
https://lnkd.in/eS2uWDy4
Centre for Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism officially open (Beehive.govt.nz):
https://lnkd.in/eanBVfXs
Deny, Deceive, Delay: Documenting and Responding to Climate Disinformation at COP26 & Beyond – Summary (Institute for Strategic Dialogue):
https://lnkd.in/eM_sYUDP
AU Summit: Need to Strengthen Joint Action to Address Challenges of Terrorism, Violent Extremism and Unconstitutional Amendments (Final Statement) (newsbeezer):
https://lnkd.in/eTtfBFb3
PROTOCOL: Mental disorder, psychological problems and terrorist behaviour: A systematic review (Campbell Systematic Reviews):
https://lnkd.in/eudaNUXt
Comparative Report. Religious Radicalisation Dynamics in Different World Regions (GREASE):
https://lnkd.in/esYV5_8y
Anti-extremism Prevent strategy ‘failing to engage Muslim communities’ (BBC News):
https://lnkd.in/ea9YWifz
Does exposure to online extremist and terrorist content influence the mental wellbeing of practitioners? (University of St Andrews & textgain):
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/does-exposure-online-extremist-terrorist-content-mental-cauberghs/
Developing resilience as an approach to dealing with the influences of problematic informal and non-formal education in schools, May 2022 (EU RAN):
https://bit.ly/3xuYNaR
Beginners’ guide to analysing the context of hate speech (Council of Europe & EU):
https://lnkd.in/eeEXuBua
Evaluating P/CVE: Institutional Structures in International Comparison (GPPi):
https://lnkd.in/eKWKwx4F
Briefing Paper 117: How Do Social Media Algorithms Rank Content And What Can the Digital Services Act Do About It? (Democracy Reporting International):
https://lnkd.in/e5u_RVn3
Government launches violent extremism research centre, He Whenua Taurikura (Stuff, NZ):
https://lnkd.in/eDHZJuzF
Terrorist groups ‘exploiting power vacuums’, UN chief warns (United Nations):
https://lnkd.in/e28QvZ8f
Online platforms now have an hour to remove terrorist content in the EU (Politico):
https://lnkd.in/eNMFFcwD
Mapping White Identity Terrorism and Racially or Ethnically Motivated Violent Extremism. A Social Network Analysis of Online Activity (RAND):
https://lnkd.in/gwNBHkeq
Strengthening Trans-Atlantic City-Level Cooperation in Preventing Extremism, Hate and Polarisation: The Role Of Mayors and Cities: US-Nordic Experiences (Strong Cities):
https://lnkd.in/ehTu-m8E
Programmatic note: UN Women countering terrorism and preventing violent extremism support within the framework of women, peace, and security (UN Women):
https://lnkd.in/eNTzvxfd
Terrorism, Radicalisation and Legitimacy (Modern Diplomacy):
https://lnkd.in/ejX7RdSQ
RAN POL Local Training Programmes in P/CVE, online meeting 24-25 November 2021 (EU RAN):
https://lnkd.in/eVjx3i6X
Gender and countering violent extremism (CVE) in the Kenya Mozambique region (GSDRC):
https://lnkd.in/d-Zv2Wh
S01 E02 – Episode 2: The Future of Terrorism Studies (Insecure: A Security Podcast):
https://lnkd.in/eztbv46X
German anti-terrorism organization launches U.S. operations in Pittsburgh with goal of preventing homegrown extremism (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette):
https://lnkd.in/eJyRgJDr
Who Should Regulate Extremist Content Online? (Counter-Terrorism, Ethics and Technology):
https://lnkd.in/eG85Et9m
Prevent and the problem of ‘political correctness’ (The Spectator, UK):
https://lnkd.in/enyKr79j
Unpaid social media moderators perform labor worth at least $3.4 million a year on Reddit alone (Northwestern):
https://lnkd.in/eq-WWfpN
Podcast… Gender in P/CVE (RAN in Focus):
https://lnkd.in/eXE76qaY
Youth empowerment the way to counter extremism, says US Ambassador (The Star, Malaysia):
https://lnkd.in/eD6K8Y2m
Impuls #4 Gender-sensitive approaches to minor returnees from the so-called Islamic State (KNIX):
https://lnkd.in/eruAQMfv
Hateful conduct policy (Twitter):
https://lnkd.in/e_8m2adv
Deadly Racist Extremism is Fostered Online, Buffalo Shooting Makes Clear (human rights first):
https://lnkd.in/e6y3UCxD
Masculinities and Violent Extremism (Security Council – Counter-Terrorism Committee):
https://lnkd.in/enKdBTCd
Political Extremism and a Generalized Propensity to Discriminate Among Values (Political Psychology):
https://lnkd.in/e_NNqtHT
Video… The Link Between Instability and Violent Extremism in West Africa (Foreign Policy Research Institute):
https://lnkd.in/ebNfekPw
How Proximity and Space Matter: Exploring Geographical & Social Contexts of Radicalization in Northern Ireland (Studies in Conflict & Terrorism):
https://lnkd.in/ewdYdMxK
Bayerns Innen- und Justizminister gegen Hate Speech (BR24):
https://lnkd.in/eG56VxAP
OSCE online workshop validates the need for establishment of regional networks for female professionals in preventing and countering violent extremism (OSCE):
https://lnkd.in/eKsQnEbE
Morally Motivated Networked Harassment as Normative Reinforcement (Social Media + Society):
https://lnkd.in/ehYs_ghF
Jahresbericht 2021. Über die Tätigkeiten, Highlights und Zahlen der Fachstelle Extremismusdistanzierung:
https://lnkd.in/eKGQZqmx
YouTube Deletes 500 Million Comments in Fight Against ‘Hate Speech’ (The Wrap):
https://lnkd.in/eATKM8pS
A Systematic Bibliometric Analysis of Hate Speech Detection on Social Media Sites (Journal of Scientometric Research):
https://lnkd.in/eFXUEmyx
Theorizing Radicalization and Violent Extremism. An Interview with Rick Coolsaet (via Egmont Institute):
https://lnkd.in/e8NZr9GA
Video… How caregivers can protect kids from online radicalization (PBS NEWSHOUR):
https://lnkd.in/eFz4fkUt
Disengaged but Still Radical? Pathways Out of Violent Right-Wing Extremism (Terrorism and Political Violence):
https://lnkd.in/eVfZV4Ty
Responding to Climate Disinformation: A Conversation with Jennie King & Michael Khoo (Tech Policy Press):
https://lnkd.in/etKS5sPU
Combating hate speech and hate crime in the EU (European Parliamentary Research Service):
https://lnkd.in/eY-_qsup
‘Racism is a crime’: Belgian PM announces action plan to fight online hate speech (The Brussels Times):
https://lnkd.in/esM4X8ni
What are the effects of different elements of media on radicalization outcomes? A systematic review (Campbell Systematic Reviews):
https://lnkd.in/eJbrpNPC
Podcast… Sara Khan (Combating Jihadist Terror):
https://lnkd.in/e5VMrgNB
Speech-related offences should be excluded from the proposed UN Cybercrime Treaty (Electronic Frontier Foundation):
https://lnkd.in/eUUAfuUc
Countering Extremist Messages in Pakistani Media (USIP):
https://lnkd.in/eQ8QwE7N
Proactively Reducing the Hate Intensity of Online Posts via Hate Speech Normalization (arXiv):
https://lnkd.in/eY7C2nA7
Terrorism and human rights Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (United Nations General Assembly Human Rights Council Fiftieth session 13 June–8 July 2022):
https://lnkd.in/eUpsFBcP
Facebook sees 82% jump in hate speech; violent content rises 86% on Instagram in April (moneycontrol):
https://lnkd.in/eEuK9zF2
LE SPORT POUR LUTTER CONTRE LA RADICALISATION ET L’EXTRÉMISME VIOLENT CHEZ LES JEUNES – L’EUROPE C’EST DU SPORT #31 (EURADIO):
https://lnkd.in/dfd7bsTm
Combating Hate Speech in Sport project – Launch Conference (Council of Europe):
https://lnkd.in/g5RwASDk
Podcast, transcript… Why our national security needs more empathy: Stephanie Carvin reassesses the threats facing Canada (The Hub, Canada):
https://lnkd.in/dCt_drhs
Masculinities and Violent Extremism (International Peace Institute and CTED):
https://lnkd.in/eupVGMT7
Addressing hate speech through improving data collection in the Western Balkans and Eastern Partnership Region (Council of Europe):
https://lnkd.in/eDkz58TB
Verfassungsschutzbericht 2021 (Bundesministerium des Innern und für Heimat):
https://t.co/GrJmITzxL4
Berkeley Technology Law Journal Podcast: Regulating Online Hate Speech, with Christopher Wolf (Berkeley Technology Law Journal Podcast):
https://lnkd.in/eqHq6pUx
Singapore’s Efforts in Countering Extremism (mccy):
https://lnkd.in/ezA_DRtK
Deconstructing Rightwing Extremism: Conceptual Variance and Attitudes Towards Islam (RESOLVE Network):
https://lnkd.in/eRNyn7Vs
Child abuse. Radicalisation and extremism (Devon Children and Families Partnership):
https://lnkd.in/ejhgd-9D
The Responsibility to Protect and Counter-Terrorism (European Centre for the Responsibility to Protect):
https://lnkd.in/ekKDNYMr
Internet companies to follow new rules on removing terrorist content online (European Commission):
https://lnkd.in/egzSqvnF
Radikalisierung verstehen, vorbeugen und begegnen – eine Arbeits- und Vernetzungstagung (via HSFK/PRIF):
https://lnkd.in/evXb8XD5
CULTIVATING PRO-SOCIAL RESILIENCE ONLINE IN AN AGE OF POLARISATION (VOX Pol):
https://lnkd.in/eJpeb_VC
ADL and National Urban League to Partner on New Hub for Countering Domestic Extremism and Political Violence (ADL):
https://lnkd.in/eB7SmXnP
What are the effects of different elements of media on radicalization outcomes? A systematic review (Campbell Systematic Reviews):
https://lnkd.in/emZXu8_g
Strengthening Trans-Atlantic City-Level Cooperation in Preventing Extremism, Hate and Polarisation: The Role Of Mayors and Cities: US-Nordic Experiences (Strong Cities):
https://lnkd.in/ehTu-m8E
Regulating online hate will have unintended, but predictable, consequences (The Conversation):
https://lnkd.in/euuKWnXi
How to Combat Extremism on the Internet (NBC San Diego):
https://lnkd.in/gZ-Z2bgE
Hate Speech In India: Legal Provisions & Case Laws (LAWyersclubindia):
https://lnkd.in/e7Mg6ea4
Podcast… Practitioners’ environment (RAN in Focus):
https://lnkd.in/eaG85Vvc
Moonshot to lead research on secondary trauma within online harms work (Moonshot):
https://lnkd.in/evURdusB
Does media exposure influence an individual’s risk of radicalization? (phys.org):
https://lnkd.in/eHsQy8qR
Platforms prepare for new anti-disinformation commitments in revamped code of practic (euractiv):
https://lnkd.in/etJ6xuVw
Terrorist content online (European Commission):
https://lnkd.in/eff8eyVx
More on countering extremism and hate speech:
counter-terrorism.org
Preventhate.org