[Air-L] Violent Online Political Extremism Conference, Dublin, 22 - 24 June

[Maura Conway]

**Apologies for cross-postings**


Dear Colleagues,


VOX-Pol is a DCU-coordinated European Union Framework Programme 7
(FP7)-funded academic research network focused on researching the
prevalence, contours, functions, and impacts of *Violent Online Political
Extremism* and responses to it.



Registration
<http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/vox-pol-mid-project-conference-taking-stock-of-research-on-violent-online-political-extremism-tickets-22412141318>
is
now open for our VOX-Pol Mid-project Conference ‘Taking Stock of Research
on Violent Online Political Extremism’, which comprises three
pre-conference workshops, two keynotes, two high-level roundtables, and 50
paper presentations over three days from 22 – 24 June in Dublin, Ireland.




*MORE DETAILS:*



*Workshops*



A number of ‘hands on’ workshops on research tools and methods for scholars
of violent online political extremism, will be held on the morning and
afternoon of Wednesday, 22 June.



*Python for Social Scientists*
<http://voxpol.eu/events/vox-pol-pre-conference-workshop-1/>, convened by
Prof. Padraig Cunningham (University College Dublin), Dr. Derek Greene
(University College Dublin), and Tania Malik (Dublin City University &
University College Dublin);



*Internet Research Ethics for Violent Extremism & Terrorism Researchers*
<http://voxpol.eu/events/vox-pol-pre-conference-workshop-2-internet-research-ethics-for-violent-extremism-terrorism-researchers/>,
convened by Prof. Elizabeth Buchanan (University of Wisconsin) & Prof.
Charles Ess (University of Oslo);



*Human Reasoning Meets Machine Learning*
<http://voxpol.eu/events/vox-pol-pre-conference-workshop-3/>, convened by
Heather Griffioen-Young (TNO).





*Keynote Speakers*



JM Berger, co-author of *The ISIS Twitter Census* (2015) and *ISIS: The
State of Terror* (2015) will address ‘Extremists on Social Media, the
Post-ISIS Challenge.’



Dunja Mijatović, the OSCE’s Representative on Freedom of the Media, will
speak on ‘Exercising Free Expression to Counter Violent Extremism.’





*Roundtables*



*Taking Stock: Online CVE*

*Taking Stock: Violent Online Political Extremism Research, Policy, and
Practice*



Confirmed contributors:

Representatives from Twitter, US Department of State, UNESCO, West Midlands
Counter Terrorism Unit, Targeted Violence Prevention Program (Illinois).




*Panels*



Twelve panels addressing a variety of topics:


- Hot Contemporary Topics: Youth, 'Lonewolves,' OSINT

- Approaches to (Online) CVE

- National Separatists versus State Supporters: Cases from Northern
Ireland, Sri Lanka and Ukraine

- Region- and Language-specific Violent Jihadi Content

- Towards an Effective (Online) Counter-Narratives Framework

- Analysing Extremist Visuals

- Transmedia, Narratives, and Gender Issues

- How Effective is #Hashtagging?

- Trends in Online Research: Core Research Questions, Ethics, and a Move
Towards Behavioural Analyses

- Mobilising Media: A Deep and Comparative Analysis of Terrorist Magazines,
Music, and Videos

- Online Extreme Right Mobilisation and Hate Speech

- Software-enhanced Research on Violent Online Political Extremism





*Further Information*



Conference Website
<http://voxpol.eu/events/vox-pol-mid-project-conference-taking-stock-of-research-on-violent-online-political-extremism/>



Panel Details
<http://voxpol.eu/vox-pol-mid-project-conference-taking-stock-of-research-on-violent-online-political-extremism/>



Queries should be directed to conference at voxpol.eu.





*Registration*



Registration is open until 15 June via Eventbrite
<http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/vox-pol-mid-project-conference-taking-stock-of-research-on-violent-online-political-extremism-tickets-22412141318>
.

It includes teas/coffees, lunch on both days, and the conference dinner.





Regards,

Maura Conway

For the VOX-Pol Conference Team



*Dr. Maura Conway*
*Senior Lecturer in International Security *School of Law and Government
Dublin City University
Glasnevin
Dublin 9
Ireland

Tel. +353 1 700 6472
E-Mail. maura.conway at dcu.ie
Skype. galwaygrrl

Twitter: @galwaygrrl

Website: http://doras.dcu.ie/view/people/Conway,_Maura.html

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VOX-Pol Project on Violent Online Political Extremism

Website: http://www.voxpol.eu

Twitter: @VOX_Pol

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