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Lea Brost

@leabrost.bsky.social
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PhD Candidate at Royal Holloway University // Researcher at IFSH // alumna at University of Leeds & KCL War Studies | Researching extremism, terrorism & radicalisation | www.ifsh.de/en/staff/person/brost | voxpol.eu/member/lea-brost

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GNET @gnetresearch.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Today, @leabrost.bsky.social highlights three examples of German-language accounts that serve as useful models in preventing and countering jihadist radicalisation on TikTok, using a broad approach that addresses both Islamist (non-violent) and jihadist (violent) content.
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Platforms for PCVE: A Look at the Influencers Countering Islamist Extremism on TikTok - GNET
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Ashton Kingdon @ashkingdon.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
🚨Event Alert - The Only Way is Ethics: Next Gen Networks Unite🚨 Please Join Us on Mon 27 April, 5-6.30 BST For a Session Connecting #ECRs #PHDs With the Leading Networks Helping Navigate Ethically Complex, Sensitive Research 😍 Sign Up Here 👇👇 forms.office.com/e/enPWBSWeBa
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Isabelle Stephanblome @isabelleste.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Few concepts have shaped German counterterrorism debates as much as that of the “dangerous person”. In our new open-access article, @reemahmed.bsky.social and I unpack the term’s inherent ambiguities and highlight it’s performative quality as a category of security governance. tinyurl.com/3bev3xwa
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Governing threats through ambiguity: the construction of the dangerous person in the German parliamentary discourse
Over the past two decades, German counterterrorism policy has shifted from managing dangerous situations to identifying and pre-emptively addressing individuals classified as so-called dangerous pe...
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Lea Brost @leabrost.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
Excited my book review of 'The World White Web: uncovering the hidden meanings of online far-right propaganda' by @ashkingdon.bsky.social is now available in Behavioral Sciences of Terrorism and Political Aggression: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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The world white web: uncovering the hidden meanings of online far-right propaganda
Published in Behavioral Sciences of Terrorism and Political Aggression (Ahead of Print, 2025)
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The Conflict, Violence & Terrorism Research Centre (CVTRC) @cvtrc.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
📣 The CVTRC is pleased to announce a 1-day Symposium on 'Popular Culture and World Politics: Portraying War, Conflict & Political Violence'. Full Programme below 📆 24/07/25 at Stewart House, London. If you would like to attend, please get in touch: akil.awan@rhul.ac.uk
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The Conflict, Violence & Terrorism Research Centre (CVTRC) @cvtrc.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
Day 2 of #STR2025 is underway! Looking forward to another full day of panels, debate, and insight as we continue exploring the dynamics of terrorism, security, and political violence. 🔍🌍 @royalholloway.bsky.social @lizzypearson.bsky.social
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The Conflict, Violence & Terrorism Research Centre (CVTRC) @cvtrc.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
🎉 The 17th Annual International Society for Terrorism Research Conference is officially underway! We’re excited to welcome researchers and practitioners from around the globe for two days of rich discussion, critical insights, and fresh perspectives. #STR2025
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Isabelle Stephanblome @isabelleste.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
Mit Abschluss des KURI Projekts sind die Ergebnisse unserer Langzeitstudien nun auch in dem Sammelband "Wie Deutschland mit Islamismus umgeht" erschienen: www.campus.de/buecher-camp... @prif.org @ifshhamburg.bsky.social @julianjunk.bsky.social @reemahmed.bsky.social @leabrost.bsky.social
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Wie Deutschland mit Islamismus umgeht, ein Buch von Julian Junk, Martin Kahl - Campus Verlag
Julian Junk, Martin Kahl: Wie Deutschland mit Islamismus umgeht - Bestandsaufnahme und Trends seit 2001
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PIR at Royal Holloway @rhulpir.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
@cvtrc.bsky.social are setting up a new, interdisciplinary PGR network and invite any interested PGRs to join them on 2nd June for lunch! 🥪🍏 Email @katosborne5.bsky.social to register your interest
A poster advertising the event. The Royal Holloway logo and the banner for the Conflict, Violence & Terrorism Research Centre are at the top of the page and an arial view of Founders' Building is at the bottom. The centre is plain text saying "PGR Network Meet and Greet Lunch. PGRs researching conflict, war, violence and terrorism please join us for our first event as a network! Monday 2nd June at 12-1:30 Room TBC. Please email kat.osborne.2023@rhul.ac.uk by the 19th of May to register your interest and dietary requirements."
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Lea Brost @leabrost.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
Very happy to see Lea Deborah Scheu’s and my article about German security agencies’ threat perceptions and assessments in dealing with Islamism published in @journalzefko.bsky.social: link.springer.com/article/10.1... @ifshhamburg.bsky.social @prif.org
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Sicherheitsbehördliche Bedrohungsdarstellungen und -einschätzungen im Umgang mit Islamismus - Zeitschrift für Friedens- und Konfliktforschung
Since the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001, the focus of Islamism research has been on individual radicalisation processes, the historical development of Islamism and individual counter-terroris...
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Lea Brost @leabrost.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
This was a really interesting talk! Can't wait to read your book @ashkingdon.bsky.social
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