The PERICLES Final Video was coordinated and delivered by FAC in partnership with the PERICLES consortium, in particular our Dutch LEA partner and tool developers. The video runs through a scenario whereby…
2020
(Un)likely Companions: The Alt-right and RC Neo-Traditionalists
The Synod of Bishops for the Pan-Amazon region, held in Rome from October 6-27 2019, (i.e., the Amazon synod) would have gone on its way like any other high-level event of the…
PERICLES Final Methodological Reflections on Violence, Access, Objectivity and Data Analysis
Conducting qualitative research with informants that have perpetrated violence, whether criminal or political, is not for the faint of heart. Recording stories that include harm to others through violence can be difficult,…
Understanding anarchism and the radical left in Southern Europe
When we talk about 21st century radicalization there are a few specific ideologies that dominate conversations. We hear about the radical right and related movements, such as neo-Nazis and the so-called ‘Incels’.…
Is Radicalisation Going Viral during COVID19?
Kansas City was meant to go into a state of ‘lockdown’ on 25th March, to prevent the spread of COVID19. Just one day before, Timothy Wilson, a 36 year-old white supremacist was…
Launch of PERICLES tools covered by German Prevention Congress
The launch of PERICLES tools this month has been covered by the German Prevention Congress — the world’s largest annual crime prevention congress. The news item highlighted the four tools that PERICLES…
Live-streams and manifestos: How the internet supports transnational radicalisation
Fifty-one people were killed. Forty-nine people were injured. The weapons used included two semi-automatic rifles, two shotguns, and one lever-action rifle. There was one assassin and one manifesto. There was also one…
Radical Family Values: Extremist violence and Anti-LGBT sentiment in Poland
On 28 September 2019, Arkadiusz and Karolina packed up a small bag for the day. In it, they placed the makeshift device they had built and a balaclava. Then they set off. …
Prof. Tom Sorrell interviewed by PaCCS on ethics of extremism research
Professor Tom Sorell of Warwick University was interviewed by the Partnership for Conflict, Crime and Security Research (PaCCS) about his work, including as part of the PERICLES project. The discussion covered his…
PERICLES speak to Nordsee Zeitung about counter-radicalisation and tool development
The Pericles project was covered recently by the Nordsee Zeitung in Germany. Journalist Tim Albert showcased the role of Hochschule Bremerhaven in the multi-partner project to combat radicalisation. Professor Dr. Dominic Kudlacek,…