Reposted by Caitlin ClemmowCTRG @ UCL @ctrg.bsky.social · 21/07/2026🚨 New CTRG paper 🚨 Airport target-hardening fails to deter attempted attacks on aircraft: A quasi-experimental study of deterrence and displacement www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... 122
Reposted by Caitlin ClemmowCTRG @ UCL @ctrg.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Recent CTRG updates 👇 👮 @sandyschumann.bsky.social gave a talk on online radicalisation at the Cambridge Evidence-based Policing conference: www.crim.cam.ac.uk/events/evide... 111
Reposted by Caitlin ClemmowCTRG @ UCL @ctrg.bsky.social · 29/07/2026💡 CTRG Researcher Spotlight #13: Ance Martinsone 💡 Ance is a PhD student in the UCL Security and Crime Science department. Her research focuses on conspiracy theories and their links to violence, and what this means for efforts to prevent and respond to violent extremism. 131
Reposted by Caitlin ClemmowCTRG @ UCL @ctrg.bsky.social · 13/02/2026💡 CTRG researcher spotlight #2: Lujia Pei 💡 Lujia is a PhD student at UCL, who specialises in understanding youth radicalisation. 111
Reposted by Caitlin ClemmowCTRG @ UCL @ctrg.bsky.social · 13/02/2026CTRG have had a busy start to 2026: 🔹 @caitlinclemmow.bsky.social presented her work on grievance-fuelled violence to the UK's Counter Terrorism Clinical Consultancy Service for their annual away day 111
Reposted by Caitlin ClemmowAmber Seaward @amberseaward.bsky.social · 30/01/2026🔹 CTRG researcher spotlight series 🔹 This year we'll be posting regular spotlights on CTRG researchers to introduce our members and highlight what we've been up to. Stay tuned and follow our @ctrg.bsky.social page for more throughout the year! 021
Reposted by Caitlin ClemmowCTRG @ UCL @ctrg.bsky.social · 30/01/2026🔹 CTRG researcher spotlight series 🔹 In 2026 we’ll be highlighting regular CTRG spotlights to showcase what our researchers are up to. Stay tuned for more throughout the year! 💡CTRG researcher spotlight #1: @amberseaward.bsky.social💡 122
Reposted by Caitlin ClemmowCTRG @ UCL @ctrg.bsky.social · 19/12/2025🔹CTRG in 2025🔹 2025 has been a productive year for the CTRG. We have: 📚 Published 22 journal articles, book chapters, and reports. Another 19 are accepted or undergoing peer review. 122
Reposted by Caitlin ClemmowCTRG @ UCL @ctrg.bsky.social · 19/12/2025🌎 Delivered 42 workshops and presentations, in 17 countries, across 4 continents. Audiences included HMPPS, NABS+, AETAP, VOX-Pol, Council of Europe, and House of Commons. 121
Reposted by Caitlin ClemmowCTRG @ UCL @ctrg.bsky.social · 28/11/2025CTRG have been busy recently: 🔹 @sandyschumann.bsky.social chaired a panel discussion for UCL students, in collaboration with Resilience in Unity. The panel featured a former extremist, survivor of terrorism, and a counter-radicalisation practitioner. 111
Reposted by Caitlin ClemmowCTRG @ UCL @ctrg.bsky.social · 20/11/2025📢 Call for Papers CTRG are pleased to announce a special issue co-edited by @paulgillucl.bsky.social, @caitlinclemmow.bsky.social, and Oliver Chan - Fluid, Hybrid, and Unstable Extremes. Now accepting submissions for Behavioral Science & the Law. See below 👇🏼 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal...onlinelibrary.wiley.comBehavioral Sciences & the Law Call for Papers Fluid, Hybrid and Unstable ExtremismsBehavioral Sciences & the Law is a peer-reviewed journal at the interface of law and behavioral sciences, providing a broad perspective on psycho-legal topics. 011
Reposted by Caitlin ClemmowCTRG @ UCL @ctrg.bsky.social · 19/11/2025🔹 Seminar on domestic abuse and violent extremism, by Dr. @caitlinclemmow.bsky.social 🔹 On 25/11/2025, @caitlinclemmow.bsky.social is giving a seminar titled 'Public or private violence: unpacking the relationship between domestic abuse and violent extremism' at the University of St Andrews. 111
Reposted by Caitlin ClemmowCTRG @ UCL @ctrg.bsky.social · 11/11/2025🚨 CTRG at AVERT 2025 🚨 In a few weeks, CTRG will be presenting at AVERT's International Research Symposium in Melbourne, Australia 🇦🇺 . Details of our sessions below👇 122
Reposted by Caitlin ClemmowCTRG @ UCL @ctrg.bsky.social · 11/11/2025Some recent updates from the CTRG - thread below👇 122
Reposted by Caitlin ClemmowCTRG @ UCL @ctrg.bsky.social · 13/10/2025🧵UPDATE: Last week, CTRG held our monthly meeting - a great chance to welcome new members and connect on ongoing projects. We were joined by Dr Justin Barry-Walsh, Lead Clinician at New Zealand’s Fixated Threat Assessment Centre, who spoke on “Terrorism: What’s in a Word”. 122
Reposted by Caitlin ClemmowElizabeth Pearson @lizzypearson.bsky.social · 08/10/2025Tomorrow 9 October @vox-pol.bsky.social launches this excellent new report by @antoniavaughan.bsky.social Researching the Far Right Safely in Academia. I'm chairing, @audreygagnon.bsky.social is discussing. Do come along! Sign up below. Webinar - 9 October - 6pm BST 🕸️ voxpol.eu/events/new-v...voxpol.euNew VOX-Pol Report Online Launch - VOX - Pol09/10/2025 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm - VOX-Pol is publishing a new report titled Researching the Far Right Safely in Academia: Current Practices and Constraints by Dr Antonia Vaughan on Thursday 9 October 2... 02115
Reposted by Caitlin ClemmowCTRG @ UCL @ctrg.bsky.social · 04/10/2025💡New publication 💡 Out now and open access in Terrorism and Political Violence, @zoemarchment.bsky.social leads our latest paper on Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and susceptibility to violent extremism, with @caitlinclemmow.bsky.social and @paulgillucl.bsky.social: doi.org/10.1080/0954...doi.orgAdverse Childhood Experiences and Susceptibility to Violent ExtremismAdverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are harms that affect children directly (e.g. physical abuse, emotional abuse, and neglect) and indirectly through their living environment (e.g. conflict betwe... 122
Reposted by Caitlin ClemmowZoe @zoemarchment.bsky.social · 03/10/2025Our new study uses a nationally representative sample of the UK general population to explore how different clusters of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) can be related to susceptibility to violent extremism. 153
Reposted by Caitlin ClemmowCTRG @ UCL @ctrg.bsky.social · 29/09/2025It’s been a busy week for CTRG: 🔹 Prague 🇨🇿: Lujia Pei presented her PhD research at the VOX-Pol Next Generation Network Conference, sharing insights from a systematic review on how young people become involved in violent extremism, with a special focus on the role of the internet. 122
Reposted by Caitlin ClemmowJust Security @justsecurity.org · 26/09/2025Children are increasingly being radicalized online, adopting violent extremist beliefs. How should society respond? Four @ncite.bsky.social scholars argue that prevention efforts should focus less on ideology and more on unique vulnerabilities of today’s youth. justsecurity.org/121085/young...justsecurity.orgYoung People and The Emerging Terrorism Threat LandscapePrevention efforts must shift toward a model that addresses the systemic drivers and underlying causes of youth vulnerability to violent extremism. 14317
Reposted by Caitlin ClemmowCTRG @ UCL @ctrg.bsky.social · 22/09/2025Also happening this week, CTRG member Lujia Pei will be presenting at the @vox-pol.bsky.social Next Generation Network Conference, on 25th September, held at Charles University in Prague. 122
Caitlin Clemmow @caitlinclemmow.bsky.social · 17/09/2025Looking forward to #NCVE25 next week in Aarhus. Reach out if you’re going and would like to connect 020
Caitlin Clemmow @caitlinclemmow.bsky.social · 05/09/2025@amberseaward.bsky.social and I are pleased to be leading the CoI on Risk Assessment & Risk Management. Sign up to the newsletter and apply to join below 👇 mailchi.mp/eab69bede76f...mailchi.mpIAPPS CoI Registration 021
Reposted by Caitlin ClemmowCTRG @ UCL @ctrg.bsky.social · 01/09/2025🚨 CTRG at the European Society of Criminology Conference 2025 🚨 CTRG are represented at this year’s ESC Conference in Athens, where some of our team will present their research. Details below 👇 123
Caitlin Clemmow @caitlinclemmow.bsky.social · 27/08/2025We recently partnered with the Youth Endowment Fund to understand how poverty relates to children’s involvement in crime and violence youthendowmentfund.org.uk/reports/evid... 🔑 Key insights: 1. Poverty is a risk factor, but we did not find enough evidence to establish causalityyouthendowmentfund.org.ukEvidence Review: Poverty, Youth Crime and Violence | YEFExplore how poverty relates to youth crime and violence. Read YEF and UCL’s evidence review on risk factors, gender, family and future interventions. 122
Reposted by Caitlin ClemmowCTRG @ UCL @ctrg.bsky.social · 28/07/2025We are pleased to share some of CTRG’s recent citation milestones, as reflected by the latest Google Scholar metrics. These milestones highlight the continued reach and impact of our collective work, along with our valued collaborators. 132
Caitlin Clemmow @caitlinclemmow.bsky.social · 09/07/2025Some of the @ctrg.bsky.social team were at #STR2025 this week 👇🏼. Sorry not to have made it this year but thanks to @lizzypearson.bsky.social @akilnawan.bsky.social and team for organising! 172
Caitlin Clemmow @caitlinclemmow.bsky.social · 03/07/2025Our research group has launched a Bluesky account @ctrg.bsky.social to keep you up-to-date on our work on radicalisation, terrorism, and extremism. Members include @paulgillucl.bsky.social @noemiebouhana.bsky.social @zoemarchment.bsky.social @amberseaward.bsky.social @sandyschumann.bsky.social 087
Reposted by Caitlin ClemmowElizabeth Pearson @lizzypearson.bsky.social · 04/06/20252 days to go! This Friday 6 June is the deadline for registration for the upcoming @socterres.bsky.social Conference @royalholloway.bsky.social .. sign up to join us for the latest terrorism research, fabulous keynotes, networking & a great location. 7 8 July in London (Egham) 🔜🗓️ 032
Reposted by Caitlin ClemmowCrimRxiv @crimrxiv.com · 29/05/2025dlvr.itPublic or private violence? Understanding the overlap between intimate partner abuse and susceptibility to violent extremismThe link between intimate partner abuse (IPA) and violent extremism has become an area of media and policy interest – sparked both by newly emerging extremes (e.g., Involuntary Celibates; incels) and high-profile attacks where the offender had previously perpetrated IPA. These de 011
Caitlin Clemmow @caitlinclemmow.bsky.social · 27/05/2025Out now and open access in Aggression & Violent Behaviour, our latest paper examines the overlap between intimate partner abuse and susceptibility to violent extremism, available here - doi.org/10.1016/j.av...doi.orgRedirecting 166
Reposted by Caitlin ClemmowAmarnath Amarasingam @amaramarasingam.bsky.social · 15/05/2025🚨NEW🚨 @surajlakhani.bsky.social and my new edited collection is out! Hard copy available in a few months. academic.oup.com/book/60071academic.oup.comThe Sociology of Violent Extremism: Theoretical and Sociological ApproachesThis book is an essential collection addressing key challenges in studying violent extremism. Since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, terrorism 310648
Reposted by Caitlin ClemmowSandy Schumann (PhD) @sandyschumann.bsky.social · 12/03/2025More information is here: www.ucl.ac.uk/security-cri... - my project is „Talk is Cheap? Assessing how extremist content online can promote violence offline“. If you have questions, get in touch. And please share this information with your students! 211
Reposted by Caitlin ClemmowSandy Schumann (PhD) @sandyschumann.bsky.social · 12/03/2025I am recruiting a PhD student for our new EPSRC center for doctoral training in Cyber-physical risk. The project will examine how extremist content online can promote violence offline. 1/3 122
Reposted by Caitlin ClemmowAmber Seaward @amberseaward.bsky.social · 06/03/2025Extremely pleased to announce that today I passed my PhD viva with no corrections! Hugely grateful to my fantastic supervisors Dr. Paul Gill and Dr. Zoe Marchment , and examiners Dr. Sarah Marsden and Dr. Aiden Sidebottom. Looking forward to getting all my thesis chapters published very soon! 041
Caitlin Clemmow @caitlinclemmow.bsky.social · 28/02/2025Our new report looks at how systems of support available to young people and their families work to prevent or expose young people to serious violence. Full report available here: youthendowmentfund.org.uk/wp-content/u...youthendowmentfund.org.uk 100
Reposted by Caitlin ClemmowAlexandra Phelan @alexphelan.bsky.social · 17/12/2024🚨Our new report is out! Our project examines, through a gender and intersectional lens, how socialisation processes coupled with exposure to harassment, hate-based discrimination and extreme content can potentially lower resilience to radicalisation in gaming 👇🏼🚨 rusi.org/explore-our-...rusi.orgRadicalisation through Gaming: The Role of Gendered Social IdentityThis project aims to understand, through a gender and intersectional lens, how socialisation processes coupled with exposure to harassment, hate-based discrimination and extreme content can potentiall... 033
Caitlin Clemmow @caitlinclemmow.bsky.social · 12/12/2024‘Risk of What and Why?’ is out now👇🏼 doi.org/10.1002/bsl.... We apply a type of network modelling to visualise the SPJ approach to VE risk assessment. Finding how different extremist outcomes cluster with differ risk factors (risk of what), and extracting different pathways to action (and why)doi.orgRisk of What and Why? Disaggregating Pathways to Extremist Behaviours in Individuals Susceptible to Violent ExtremismBest practice in violent extremist risk assessment and management recommends adopting a Structured Professional Judgement (SPJ) approach. The SPJ approach identifies relevant, evidence-based risk and... 010
Reposted by Caitlin ClemmowNoémie Bouhana @noemiebouhana.bsky.social · 10/12/2024The kind AVERT people shared the recording. All the panels are worth watching. www.avert.net.au/2024-recordi...avert.net.auGeneral 4 — AVERT Research Network 031
Reposted by Caitlin ClemmowDr. Marc-André Argentino @maargentino.com · 20/11/2024National security issues will be front and centre over the next years here are some starter packs to help you navigate them: Conspiracy Theories go.bsky.app/FP8gwWj National Security Early Career Researchers go.bsky.app/NFDzxqK Think Tank, NGOs, Research Centers go.bsky.app/12RffMS 146735