Beyond the 'salad bar' metaphor: how a structural account of sacred cores and mutable peripheries explains ideological shift in violent extremism.

Why do few who see radical content support violence? A multi-study analysis pinpoints obsessive passion and active engagement as the key coupling.

A scoping review of 23 studies finds violent extremists show higher rates of adverse childhood experiences than the general population. Explore the evidence.

How does a leader's tenure change an extremist group's lethality? A longitudinal analysis of 645 leader-years uncovers surprising interaction effects.

Why is violent extremism fragmenting? A developmental look at youth radicalization, hybrid grievances, and nihilistic violence beyond static categories.

Can feeling powerless make teens radical? A 5-year study of Swedish youth reveals how political distrust and alienation drive adolescent radicalism—especially in boys.

Can you be an extremist with no ideology at all? A provocative new analysis uses the Southport killer to challenge everything we assume about extremism.

Is 'salad bar' extremism real or just hype? A new analysis reveals why hybrid, incoherent ideologies are surging—and what the data actually show.

Are extremists really ideologically incoherent? A sharp critique of the 'salad bar of ideologies' and the erosion of clarity in political violence research.

Evolutionary theory and historical evidence suggest humans possess distinct psychological tendencies for defensive and offensive violence, which ha...

Explore a SIMCA-based framework on how identity and collective memory drive resistance or acquiescence to democratic backsliding in Russia, Israel, and the U.S.

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A new app gets around bot bans by recruiting real people to post political messages generated by AI.

The School of Psychology is seeking to appoint a Lecturer in Psychology and a Lecturer in Psychology focusing on Cognition and Neuroscience  to join a collegial, supportive, and intellectually vibrant...

How colorblind history fuels authoritarianism—and how critical racial memory can build a stronger, more equitable democracy.

Do politics shape happiness? Evidence from 5-week tracking links policy support to well-being amid democratic backsliding in the U.S.