Crimes such as homicide and theft, and drugs such as heroin and cocaine have always been of public concern, and there has been a recent focus on areas such as child sexual abuse, modern slavery, new psychoactive substances, online fraud, and online indecent images of children.
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The proposed seminar series builds on the experience of the co-investigators in organising the ESRC Research Seminar Series on Right Wing Extremism in Europe (2014-2015). It arises from the recognition of the potential b...
Funded by: ESRC
Lead research organisation: University of Manchester
The project focuses on youth engagement in radicalism and extremism across ideological and religious contexts, which directly addresses the question.
Recent years have seen a resurgence of interest in extremism, though mainly al-Qaeda or 'AQ'-inspired terrorism. This emphasis on preventing violent extremism (PVE), and countering processes of radicalization within Musl...
Funded by: ESRC
Lead research organisation: University of Nottingham
The project addresses the gap in understanding and policy response to right-wing extremism, which is partially relevant to the question.
Communities, their connections and associated complexities, have been the subject of considerable conversation and debate in the UK, particularly since the terrorist attacks of 7 July 2005 and the English riots of 2011. ...
Funded by: AHRC
Lead research organisation: University of Birmingham
The project focuses on historical case studies of radicalization and intra-communal violence, which is not directly relevant to the question.