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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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 directly addresses the question by focusing on the understanding of right-wing extremism and developing effective policy responses.
This study aims to assess Western policy responses to the threat of global jihadi ideology, and to develop a suitable methodology for making them more effective. Since 9/11, the ideological threat from global jihadism...
Funded by: ESRC
Lead research organisation: University of Oxford
The project aims to assess Western policy responses to global jihadi ideology, which is partially relevant to the question on links between extremism and terrorism.
As major recent events, from Brexit to COVID-19 have revealed, the social and political construction of 'experts' and their 'expert knowledge' is pivotal in shaping outcomes and ways of understanding global challenges. H...
Funded by: ESRC
Lead research organisation: Aberystwyth University
The project explores the sociology of knowledge on extremism and political violence, specifically focusing on the transition towards new terrorism threats in the Anglo-American context.