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Center for Research on Extremism (C-REX): The Extreme Right, Hate Crime, and Political Violence, @statsvitenskap.bsky.social, @uio.no
Join us tomorrow at @uio.no for the 3rd C-REX/CIR meeting on Democracy and Extremism. Presentations by @chknutsen.bsky.social & @jacravn.bsky.social, followed by comments from parliamentary leader T. Brenna (Labour Party) & H. Nordby Lunde (former Conservative MP). www.sv.uio.no/c-rex/aktuel...
Demokratiets motstandskraft i møte med det ekstreme
- C-REX – Senter for ekstremismeforskning
Hvordan designe et robust demokrati og beskytte det mot voldelig ekstremisme? Innledninger ved professor og statsviter Carl Henrik Knutsen og professor og statsviter Jacob Aasland Ravndal. Kommentarer...
www.sv.uio.no
November 5, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Join us tomorrow at @uio.no for the 3rd C-REX/CIR meeting on Democracy and Extremism. Presentations by @chknutsen.bsky.social & @jacravn.bsky.social, followed by comments from parliamentary leader T. Brenna (Labour Party) & H. Nordby Lunde (former Conservative MP). www.sv.uio.no/c-rex/aktuel...
New article on violent escalation and inhibition of far protest by C-REX scholar @grahammacklin.bsky.social and colleagues!
New article on “The Relational Dynamics of Violence Escalation and Inhibition During Far-Right Protest Waves” by Joel Busher, Julia Ebner, Zsófia Hacsek, Gareth Harris and myself in the latest issue of “American Behavioral Scientist”:
The Relational Dynamics of Violence Escalation and Inhibition During Far-Right Protest Waves - Joel Busher, Julia Ebner, Zsófia Hacsek, Gareth Harris, Graham Macklin, 2025
This article examines how interactions between far-right protestors, counter-protestors and other actors, including the police, lead towards and away from viole...
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November 3, 2025 at 9:10 AM
New article on violent escalation and inhibition of far protest by C-REX scholar @grahammacklin.bsky.social and colleagues!
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Ser frem til å innlede til dette frokostmøtet sammem med @chknutsen.bsky.social om demokratiets motstandskraft i møte med det ekstreme i regi av @crexuio.bsky.social og CIR forskergruppen ved @statsvitenskap.bsky.social
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Demokratiets motstandskraft i møte med det ekstreme - C-REX – Senter for ekstremismeforskning
Hvordan designe et robust demokrati og beskytte det mot voldelig ekstremisme? Innledninger ved professor og statsviter Carl Henrik Knutsen og professor og statsviter Jacob Aasland Ravndal.
www.sv.uio.no
October 31, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Ser frem til å innlede til dette frokostmøtet sammem med @chknutsen.bsky.social om demokratiets motstandskraft i møte med det ekstreme i regi av @crexuio.bsky.social og CIR forskergruppen ved @statsvitenskap.bsky.social
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October 30, 2025 at 9:08 AM
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🚨 New Blog Post Alert! Check out our latest piece by Daniel Nikolaj Madsen, "The Worrisome Hybridization of School Shooters and the Extreme Right." This thought-provoking article examines the alarming intersections of these critical issues. #SchoolShooters #ExtremeRight www.sv.uio.no/c-rex/englis...
The Worrisome Hybridization of School Shooters and the Extreme Right
- C-REX – Center for Research on Extremism
Recent developments suggest a deepening and more systematic convergence between school shooter culture and extreme right ideologies. These developments risk a broadening of the demographic profile, mo...
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October 30, 2025 at 9:07 AM
🚨 New Blog Post Alert! Check out our latest piece by Daniel Nikolaj Madsen, "The Worrisome Hybridization of School Shooters and the Extreme Right." This thought-provoking article examines the alarming intersections of these critical issues. #SchoolShooters #ExtremeRight www.sv.uio.no/c-rex/englis...
New article by former C-REX postdoc @acmack.bsky.social and colleagues: what can universities do to better support those who study the far right. Check it out!
It's new article day! So excited that this piece with @luccousineau.bsky.social and @iamryanhopkins.bsky.social is out in the world. In it we work through our experiences studying the far-right & propose some ways universities can better support students.
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Scholar and Student Wellness while Confronting Violence and Ignorance: Can we Trust our Institutions when we are Targeted?
| Studies in Social Justice
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October 30, 2025 at 6:24 AM
New article by former C-REX postdoc @acmack.bsky.social and colleagues: what can universities do to better support those who study the far right. Check it out!
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The next @crexuio.bsky.social & CANSES webinar on methods and ethics when researching the far right will take place on November 20 and will focus on researcher safety and vicarious trauma. For more info see 👇
Researcher Safety and Vicarious Trauma: Recommendations for Universities, Supervisors, and Researchers
- C-REX – Center for Research on Extremism
with Clare McKendry, University of Waterloo
www.sv.uio.no
October 21, 2025 at 1:24 PM
The next @crexuio.bsky.social & CANSES webinar on methods and ethics when researching the far right will take place on November 20 and will focus on researcher safety and vicarious trauma. For more info see 👇
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New piece! Katrine Fangen on Norway's election and the issues that animated the campaign, growing polarization, and the paradoxes inherent in the rise of the right-wing Progress Party. Check it out!
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Continuous “Safety”? Labour Succeeds in Norway’s 2025 Elections Amidst Polarization illiberalism.org |
Katrine Fangen on Norways election and the issues that animated the campaign, growing polarization, and the paradoxes inherent in the rise of the right-wing Progress Party.
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October 17, 2025 at 3:24 PM
New piece! Katrine Fangen on Norway's election and the issues that animated the campaign, growing polarization, and the paradoxes inherent in the rise of the right-wing Progress Party. Check it out!
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Norway remains one of the world’s most stable democracies. Yet rising populism and sharper debate in the 2025 election revealed growing strains beneath the surface. Read @katrif.bsky.social analysis of the recent general election in Norway for @illsp.bsky.social www.illiberalism.org/continuous-s...
Continuous “Safety”? Labour Succeeds in Norway’s 2025 Elections Amidst Polarization illiberalism.org |
Katrine Fangen on Norways election and the issues that animated the campaign, growing polarization, and the paradoxes inherent in the rise of the right-wing Progress Party.
www.illiberalism.org
October 17, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Norway remains one of the world’s most stable democracies. Yet rising populism and sharper debate in the 2025 election revealed growing strains beneath the surface. Read @katrif.bsky.social analysis of the recent general election in Norway for @illsp.bsky.social www.illiberalism.org/continuous-s...
Join us today at 5 PM (CET) (8:00 AM PDT and 11:00 AM EDT) for a webinar on the ethical aspects of ethnographic fieldwork among the far right!
Is it okay to engage with extremists? Join our webinar with @lizzypearson.bsky.social from Royal Holloway, University of London, on Oct. 16, 2025, from 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM, online. Moderated, as always, by the one and only @audreygagnon.bsky.social! www.sv.uio.no/c-rex/englis...
Is it ok to talk to extremists? Navigating gender and avoiding legitimisation in ethnography with the far right
- C-REX – Center for Research on Extremism
with Elizabeth Pearson, Royal Holloway, University of London
www.sv.uio.no
October 16, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Join us today at 5 PM (CET) (8:00 AM PDT and 11:00 AM EDT) for a webinar on the ethical aspects of ethnographic fieldwork among the far right!
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Some followers may wish to join tomorrow's @crexuio.bsky.social webinar on the challenges of using an empathetic methodology to interview right-wing extremists, which will feature @vox-pol.bsky.social's @lizzypearson.bsky.social.
More info. at: www.sv.uio.no/c-rex/englis...
More info. at: www.sv.uio.no/c-rex/englis...
Is it ok to talk to extremists? Navigating gender and avoiding legitimisation in ethnography with the far right
- C-REX – Center for Research on Extremism
with Elizabeth Pearson, Royal Holloway, University of London
www.sv.uio.no
October 15, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Some followers may wish to join tomorrow's @crexuio.bsky.social webinar on the challenges of using an empathetic methodology to interview right-wing extremists, which will feature @vox-pol.bsky.social's @lizzypearson.bsky.social.
More info. at: www.sv.uio.no/c-rex/englis...
More info. at: www.sv.uio.no/c-rex/englis...
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Join us on zoom tomorrow for @crexuio.bsky.social & CANSES webinar series, with @lizzypearson.bsky.social from Royal Holloway, University of London. We will discuss the challenges of using an empathetic methodology to interview far right extremists 🤓
Webinar series: Researching the Far Right: Methods and Ethics
- C-REX – Center for Research on Extremism
This webinar series, co-organized by CANSES and C-REX, aims to facilitate a much needed discussion about the methodological, ethical, political, personal, practical and professional challenges that ar...
www.sv.uio.no
October 15, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Join us on zoom tomorrow for @crexuio.bsky.social & CANSES webinar series, with @lizzypearson.bsky.social from Royal Holloway, University of London. We will discuss the challenges of using an empathetic methodology to interview far right extremists 🤓
New publication by C-REX affiliate @manesweisskircher.bsky.social and colleague on far-right climate obstruction. Check it out!
New publication for everyone interested in climate politics, far-right climate obstruction, and the role of elite cues! 📚
"Climate action versus environmental protection?" now out in @environmentalpol.bsky.social (with Matthias Diermeier).
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... (open access!) (1/5)
"Climate action versus environmental protection?" now out in @environmentalpol.bsky.social (with Matthias Diermeier).
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... (open access!) (1/5)
Climate action versus environmental protection? How far-right and environmentalist messengers shape public attitudes towards renewable energy infrastructure in forests
This article examines how political messengers, and not the message, influence attitudes toward renewable energy infrastructure amid an increasingly polarized climate change debate. Focusing on win...
www.tandfonline.com
October 14, 2025 at 12:22 PM
New publication by C-REX affiliate @manesweisskircher.bsky.social and colleague on far-right climate obstruction. Check it out!
Is it okay to engage with extremists? Join our webinar with @lizzypearson.bsky.social from Royal Holloway, University of London, on Oct. 16, 2025, from 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM, online. Moderated, as always, by the one and only @audreygagnon.bsky.social! www.sv.uio.no/c-rex/englis...
Is it ok to talk to extremists? Navigating gender and avoiding legitimisation in ethnography with the far right
- C-REX – Center for Research on Extremism
with Elizabeth Pearson, Royal Holloway, University of London
www.sv.uio.no
October 13, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Is it okay to engage with extremists? Join our webinar with @lizzypearson.bsky.social from Royal Holloway, University of London, on Oct. 16, 2025, from 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM, online. Moderated, as always, by the one and only @audreygagnon.bsky.social! www.sv.uio.no/c-rex/englis...
Our October Newsletter is out! 🎉 Subscribe now by clicking this link (tinyurl.com/mrx77k7k) and stay updated on our latest publications, blog posts, available vacancies, and other activities. Don't miss out! 📬
October 9, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Our October Newsletter is out! 🎉 Subscribe now by clicking this link (tinyurl.com/mrx77k7k) and stay updated on our latest publications, blog posts, available vacancies, and other activities. Don't miss out! 📬
📚 New edited volume "(Un)Silencing Academia in Times of Epistemic Conflicts: Navigating Online Violence"! Featuring contributions from former and current C-REX scholars, including @audreygagnon.bsky.social, @tamtagelashvili.bsky.social, & Iris Segers. www.routledge.com/UnSilencing-...
(Un)Silencing Academia in Times of Epistemic Conflicts: Navigating Online Violence
This volume tackles the pressing issue of online violence against academics, considering the diverse forms that cyberbullying and harassment can take, as well as their likely targets. Offering both th...
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October 8, 2025 at 10:50 AM
📚 New edited volume "(Un)Silencing Academia in Times of Epistemic Conflicts: Navigating Online Violence"! Featuring contributions from former and current C-REX scholars, including @audreygagnon.bsky.social, @tamtagelashvili.bsky.social, & Iris Segers. www.routledge.com/UnSilencing-...
Don’t miss this event on how to research the far right safely with former C-REX postdoc @audreygagnon.bsky.social👇
Looking forward to discussing how to research the far right safely in academia at the @vox-pol.bsky.social report launch. The report is by @antoniavaughan.bsky.social, with the event hosted by @lizzypearson.bsky.social
New VOX-Pol Report Online Launch - VOX - Pol
09/10/2025 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm - VOX-Pol is publishing a new report titled Researching the Far Right Safely in Academia: Current Practices and Constraints by Dr Antonia Vaughan on Thursday 9 October 2...
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October 7, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Don’t miss this event on how to research the far right safely with former C-REX postdoc @audreygagnon.bsky.social👇
📢 Subscribe to our new mailing list for the RightNow! blog! by clicking this link: shorturl.at/Frz6a. Get insights from C-REX researchers and other experts on contemporary far-right politics, including party dynamics, cultural trends, militancy, violence, and terrorism. www.sv.uio.no/c-rex/englis...
RightNow!
- C-REX – Center for Research on Extremism
Welcome to RightNow! Explore insights from C-REX researchers and other experts on contemporary far-right politics, including party dynamics, cultural trends, militancy, violence, and terrorism.
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October 7, 2025 at 8:55 PM
📢 Subscribe to our new mailing list for the RightNow! blog! by clicking this link: shorturl.at/Frz6a. Get insights from C-REX researchers and other experts on contemporary far-right politics, including party dynamics, cultural trends, militancy, violence, and terrorism. www.sv.uio.no/c-rex/englis...
📢 New blog post: "The Complex Relationship Between Gender and Violent Extremism." @katrif.bsky.social & Inger Skjelsbæk explore how gender influences violent extremism and advocate for viewing prevention efforts through a gender lens. #Gender #Extremism #Prevention www.sv.uio.no/c-rex/englis...
The Complex Relationship Between Gender and Violent Extremism
- C-REX – Center for Research on Extremism
The authors outline the many ways in which gender has relevance for violent extremism and propose seeing prevention work through a gender lens.
www.sv.uio.no
October 6, 2025 at 11:36 AM
📢 New blog post: "The Complex Relationship Between Gender and Violent Extremism." @katrif.bsky.social & Inger Skjelsbæk explore how gender influences violent extremism and advocate for viewing prevention efforts through a gender lens. #Gender #Extremism #Prevention www.sv.uio.no/c-rex/englis...
📢 New Blog Post! 🚨 Just a month before the Dutch elections, Iris Beau Segers and @leoniedejonge.bsky.social highlight the troubling normalization of far-right ideologies, the democratic erosion, and the recent violence at an anti-immigration demo in The Hague. www.sv.uio.no/c-rex/englis...
Far-Right Normalization and Democratic Erosion: A Pre-Election Update from the Netherlands
- C-REX – Center for Research on Extremism
Just a month ahead of the Dutch elections, Léonie de Jonge and Iris B. Segers raise concerns about the growing normalization of extreme-right ideologies and actions, highlighted by the unprecedented v...
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September 30, 2025 at 12:09 PM
📢 New Blog Post! 🚨 Just a month before the Dutch elections, Iris Beau Segers and @leoniedejonge.bsky.social highlight the troubling normalization of far-right ideologies, the democratic erosion, and the recent violence at an anti-immigration demo in The Hague. www.sv.uio.no/c-rex/englis...
📢 Publication alert! C-REX scholar @grahammacklin.bsky.social & former postdoc Kacper Rekawek have contributed to the new book "Foreign Fighters and the Extreme Right," exploring the dynamics of far-right volunteers beyond the Ukraine War. A must-read! www.taylorfrancis.com/books/edit/1...
Foreign Fighters and the Extreme Right | Tracking Far-Right Volunteers
Foreign Fighters and the Extreme Right is the first comprehensive academic study taking an in-depth look at white supremacists, neo-Nazis and other right-wing
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September 25, 2025 at 3:54 PM
📢 Publication alert! C-REX scholar @grahammacklin.bsky.social & former postdoc Kacper Rekawek have contributed to the new book "Foreign Fighters and the Extreme Right," exploring the dynamics of far-right volunteers beyond the Ukraine War. A must-read! www.taylorfrancis.com/books/edit/1...
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📢 Exciting news! Check out the new publication by C-REX director @arjupskas.bsky.social and affiliate @jacravn.bsky.social: "Extremism and Counter-Extremism in Norway" featured in The Oxford Handbook of Norwegian Politics! #NorwegianPolitics #Extremism global.oup.com/academic/pro...
September 22, 2025 at 8:54 AM
📢 Exciting news! Check out the new publication by C-REX director @arjupskas.bsky.social and affiliate @jacravn.bsky.social: "Extremism and Counter-Extremism in Norway" featured in The Oxford Handbook of Norwegian Politics! #NorwegianPolitics #Extremism global.oup.com/academic/pro...
Join us this Wednesday from 08:30 to 10:00 for the second breakfast meeting in the series 'Extremism on the Rise and Democracies Under Pressure', hosted by C-REX and CIR, UiO. Featuring insights from Associate Prof. Cathrine Thorleifsson & Prof. Tore Wig, among others. www.sv.uio.no/c-rex/aktuel...
Normaliseringen av det ekstreme
- C-REX – Senter for ekstremismeforskning
Når og hvordan oppstår aksept for det autoritære og bruk av vold? Innledninger ved førsteamanuensis og sosialantropolog Cathrine Thorleifsson, og professor og statsviter Tore Wig.
www.sv.uio.no
September 20, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Join us this Wednesday from 08:30 to 10:00 for the second breakfast meeting in the series 'Extremism on the Rise and Democracies Under Pressure', hosted by C-REX and CIR, UiO. Featuring insights from Associate Prof. Cathrine Thorleifsson & Prof. Tore Wig, among others. www.sv.uio.no/c-rex/aktuel...
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#NicolaMathieson and @audreygagnon.bsky.social
Based on the Joint @crexuio.bsky.social @vox-pol.bsky.social Summer School Visits to Memorial
Sites for the July 22 Attacks. Was Such an AMAZING Teaching Moment 👇👇
voxpol.eu/importance-o...
#NicolaMathieson and @audreygagnon.bsky.social
Based on the Joint @crexuio.bsky.social @vox-pol.bsky.social Summer School Visits to Memorial
Sites for the July 22 Attacks. Was Such an AMAZING Teaching Moment 👇👇
voxpol.eu/importance-o...
C-REX & VOX-Pol PhD Summer School: The Importance of Visiting Memorial Sites for Researchers - VOX - Pol
Participants visited the 22 July memorial sites, honoring victims of the Oslo and Utøya attacks by a far-right extremist radicalized online.
voxpol.eu
September 18, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Delighted to Have Co-Written This Blog with the Wonderful
#NicolaMathieson and @audreygagnon.bsky.social
Based on the Joint @crexuio.bsky.social @vox-pol.bsky.social Summer School Visits to Memorial
Sites for the July 22 Attacks. Was Such an AMAZING Teaching Moment 👇👇
voxpol.eu/importance-o...
#NicolaMathieson and @audreygagnon.bsky.social
Based on the Joint @crexuio.bsky.social @vox-pol.bsky.social Summer School Visits to Memorial
Sites for the July 22 Attacks. Was Such an AMAZING Teaching Moment 👇👇
voxpol.eu/importance-o...