The CCSF hosted its online seminar on Monday, 28th March 2022. Three CCSF scholars gave inspiring overviews of their research on governing on/offline extremism. You can watch the speakers here on YouTube. If you would like to be invited to future CCSF events, please Contact Us.
Brody McDonald
Brody McDonald (CCSF Scholar 2021-22), DPhil Student at University of Oxford gave a fascinating talk on “Rebel Competition: How Non-State Actors Consolidate within Civil Wars”, highlighting how extremist rebel groups compete, govern territory, and exploit new technologies within a multi-party civil conflict.
Isabelle Lemay
Isabelle Lemay (CCSF Scholar 2021-22), DPhil student in International Development, University of Oxford, talked about her timely research on the politics of refugee reception in countries of the Global North -“Theorizing moments of openness towards refugees: The case of Germany during the 2015-2016 refugee crises”, noting how similar politics could be extended to the current Ukrainian refugee crisis.
Yannick Veilleux-Lepage
Yannick Veilleux-Lepage (CCSF Scholar 2015-16, 2016-17), Assistant Professor of Terrorism and Political Violence, Institute of Security and Global Affairs, Leiden University, discussed “Women on Online Extremist Forums” explaining how the creation of online narratives and propaganda fosters or normalizes terrorism.
