The 25 most-consulted LinkedIn posts on the topic of counter-extremism by Thorsten Koch, MA, PgDip, second half of September. In descending order.

Since mid-2017, we have filed more than 13,000 shares, comments, and reactions on LinkedIn. Almost all of them regard posts of articles and documents on counter-extremism. This is a current selection of our posts.

Striking Similarities Between Islamist Terrorism and Violent Right-Wing Extremism
(GNET)
https://gnet-research.org/2020/09/18/striking-similarities-between-islamist-terrorism-and-violent-right-wing-extremism/

Sufism and the Transmission of Religious knowledge in Muslim Networks
(Policyinstitute.net)
http://strategism.org/2020/08/25/sufism-and-the-transmission-of-religious-knowledge-in-muslim-networks-policyinstitute-net/

Contemporary Counterterrorism: Engaging in Deradicalization and Counterradicalization
(Georgetown Public Policy Review)
http://gppreview.com/2020/09/21/contemporary-counterterrorism-engaging-deradicalization-counterradicalization-2/

Strengthening Resilience to Violent Extremism – STRIVE II – A Mentorship Manual for Countering Violent Extremism in Kenya
(RUSI)
https://rusi.org/sites/default/files/strive_ii_manual_final_web_version.pdf

(Nicht Mehr) Warten auf den “Tag X”. Ziele und Gefahrenpotenzial des Rechtsterrorismus
(bpb)
https://www.bpb.de/apuz/301136/nicht-mehr-warten-auf-den-tag-x-ziele-und-gefahrenpotenzial-des-rechtsterrorismus

Constructing interval variables via faceted Rasch measurement and multitask deep learning: a hate speech application
(arXiv)
https://arxiv.org/pdf/2009.10277.pdf

A Social-Developmental Model of Radicalization: A Systematic Integration of Existing Theories and Empirical Research
(IJCV)
https://www.ijcv.org/index.php/ijcv/article/download/3778/3843/

Illegitimate Action and the Police (Policyinstitute.net)
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/activity-6715007073601511424-eGwY

Assessing the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism: Practitioner Insights
(Security Nexus)
https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/resrep25709.pdf

Social-media platforms are destroying evidence of war crimes
(The Economist)
https://www.economist.com/international/2020/09/21/social-media-platforms-are-destroying-evidence-of-war-crimes

Human Rights and the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy (counter-terrorism.org)
https://arc-europe.org/2020/09/16/human-rights-and-the-un-global-counter-terrorism-strategy/

Implementing Virtual Reality into UK Education Models to Counter Online Radicalisation (Vox Pol)
https://www.voxpol.eu/implementing-virtual-reality-into-uk-education-models-to-counter-online-radicalisation/

Are far right groups really just about spreading conspiracy theories and misinformation?
(openDemocracy)
https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/global-extremes/are-far-right-groups-really-just-about-spreading-conspiracy-theories-and-misinformation/

To Prevent Violent Extremism the Next Administration Should Think beyond the Military
(CSIS)
https://www.csis.org/analysis/prevent-violent-extremism-next-administration-should-think-beyond-military

DOGMATISM OR PRAGMATISM? Violent extremism and gender in the central Sahel (International Alert)
https://www.international-alert.org/sites/default/files/Sahel-Violent-Extremism-Gender-EN-2020.pdf

Reshare: Research on Terrorism, 2007–2016: A Review of Data, Methods, and Authorship
(Terrorism and Political Violence)
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09546553.2018.1439023

There is limited evidence of how police programmes to generate community connectedness affect violent extremist behaviours, attitudes and beliefs
(Campbell Collaboration)
https://campbellcollaboration.org/media/k2/attachments/0434_CJCG_Mazerolle_Policy_community_connectedness_PLS_EN.pdf

Part 1: Algorithmic Deconstruction in the Context of Online Extremism
(GNET)
https://gnet-research.org/2020/09/15/part-1-algorithmic-deconstruction-in-the-context-of-online-extremism/

Smarter investment can help prevent violent extremism. Here’s how
(World Economic Forum)
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/09/smart-investment-can-help-prevent-violent-extremism/

Part 2: Algorithmic Agency in Online Extremism: The Bigger Picture (GNET)
https://gnet-research.org/2020/09/21/part-2-algorithmic-agency-in-online-extremism-the-bigger-picture/

JD JOURNAL FOR DERADICALIZATION, ISSUE NO. 24 – FALL 2020
(sfu.ca)
https://journals.sfu.ca/jd/index.php/jd/issue/view/31/showToc

Event Recordings, GPS Seminar Series: Gender and Violent Extremism Research Series
(Monash University)
https://www.monash.edu/arts/gender-peace-security/engagement/event-recordings

Constructing interval variables via faceted Rasch measurement and multitask deep learning: a hate speech application
(arXiv)
https://arxiv.org/pdf/2009.10277.pdf

Digital Jihad. Global Trends, Architecture and Footprints in Kashmir
(Centre for Land Warfare Studies New Delhi)
https://www.claws.in/static/DIGITAL-JIHAD-Global-Trends-Architecture-and-Footprints-in-Kashmir.pdf

Prisoners’ calls to be monitored by AI to curb extremism and organised crime
(The Telegraph)
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/prisoners-calls-monitored-ai-curb-060006462.html

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