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Online Extremism and Terrorism Researchers’ Security, Safety, and Resilience: Findings from the Field

Elizabeth Pearson, Joe Whittaker Orcid Logo, Till Baaken, Sara Zeiger, Farangiz Atamuradova, Maura Conway Orcid Logo

Swansea University Authors: Joe Whittaker Orcid Logo, Maura Conway Orcid Logo

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This report presents findings from the REASSURE (Researcher, Security, Safety, and Resilience) project’s in-depth interviews with 39 online extremism and terrorism researchers. Based at universities, research institutes, and think tanks in Europe and North America, the interviewees studied mainly, a...

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ISBN: 978-1-911669-50-0
Published: Vox Pol 2023
Online Access: https://voxpol.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Online-Extremism-and-Terrorism-Researchers-Security-Safety-Resilience.pdf
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