Die Hamburger Wissenschaftlerin Reem Ahmed hat die deutschen Antiterrorgesetze der letzten 25 Jahre untersucht. Sie sagt: „Die Freiheitsrechte sind nach hinten gerückt.“

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...

Julian Junk, Martin Kahl: Wie Deutschland mit Islamismus umgeht - Bestandsaufnahme und Trends seit 2001

Research on extremism and related phenomena such as radicalization or terrorism is emotionally demanding and can even become dangerous, in part because it frequently means engaging with intense, and at times violent, societal conflict. The most recent escalation in the Israel-Palestine conflict is a poignant example of this, in which researchers specialized in antisemitism, Islamophobia, or Islamist and right-wing extremism are expected to keep up with fast-paced developments while simultaneously navigating the emotional impact of unfolding violence. This blog post highlights the difficulties researchers face in this field and proposes suggestions for addressing these challenges at the institutional and structural levels.

Research on extremism and related phenomena such as radicalization or terrorism is emotionally demanding and can even become dangerous, in part because it frequently means engaging with intense, and at times violent, societal conflict. The most recent escalation in the Israel-Palestine conflict is a poignant example of this, in which researchers specialized in antisemitism, Islamophobia, or Islamist and right-wing extremism are expected to keep up with fast-paced developments while simultaneously navigating the emotional impact of unfolding violence. This blog post highlights the difficulties researchers face in this field and proposes suggestions for addressing these challenges at the institutional and structural levels.

Extremists are not ‘capturing’ our systems – they are part of them.

The Online Safety Act (OSA) has now become law, marking a significant milestone in platform regulation in the United Kingdom. The OSA introduces fresh obligations for technology firms to address illeg...