Welcome

Welcome and Housekeeping Notes
Professor Michele Grossman
Convenor, AVERT Research Network Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation, Deakin University

Conference Opening Remarks
Richard Johnson
First Assistant Secretary – Social Cohesion Division, Department of Home Affairs

Keynote Address - Future of Terrorism: Inspirational or Strategic?

Professor Emerita Martha Crenshaw
Senior Fellow Emerita, Centre for International Security and Cooperation, Stanford University Professor Emerita of Government, Wesleyan University

Shaken and Stirred: COVID and (Violent) Extremism

Extremist Exploitation of the Context Created by COVID-19 and the Implications for Australian Security
Dr Kristy Campion and Kristy Milligan
Australian Graduate School of Policing and Security, Charles Sturt University

The Adaptive Nature of Online Hate: The Impact of COVID-19 on a Telegram Conspiracy Channel
Dr Matteo Vergani (presenting), Deakin University Assistant Professor Ryan Scrivens, Michigan State University
Dr Alfonso Martinez Arranz, University of Melbourne

Crisis Points: Countering Violent Extremism under a State of Emergency
Associate Research Fellow Lydia Khalil
Senior Research Fellow Mark Duckworth
Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation, Deakin University

Conspiracy, Extremism and Social Movements

Is Q-Anon a Terrorist Group?
Professor Mia Bloom (presenting) and Dr Sophia Moskalenko
Georgia State University

(Con)spirituality and COVID-19
Associate Professor Anna Halafoff (presenting), Emily Marriott (presenting), Dr Ruth Fitzpatrick and Dr Enqi Weng
Deakin University

Conspiracy Theories and Far-right Violent Extremism
Dr Julian Droogan and Jana Vanderwee Macquarie University

Right-wing Extremisms in Context

The Evolution of Siege Culture in the UK
Dr Benjamin Lee
University of St Andrews

Far-right Fictions: Literature as an Extremist Recruitment Strategy
Dr Helen Young and Dr Geoff Boucher
Deakin University

Social Media Algorithms and Online Extremism: An Examination of Far-right Reactions Usage on Facebook
Jade Hutchinson and Dr Julian Droogan
Macquarie University

The New Supremacists: Gender and Violent Extremism

The Threat of Incel Terrorism
Adjunct Professor Jacob Ware
Georgetown University

Male Supremacist Violent Extremism and Terrorism: A New Paradigm
Dr Joshua Roose
Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation, Deakin University

Defining Extremism: Contexts and Controversies

Countering Violent Extremism: The Role and Rule of Law
Dr Keiran Hardy
Griffith Criminology Institute

Extremism: A Philosophical Analysis
Professor Quassim Cassam
University of Warwick

Discussant Response - Extremism: A Philosophical Analysis
J. M. Berger
VOX-Pol

Keynote Address: What Terrorism Studies can Learn from Internet Studies

Professor Maura Conway
Paddy Moriarty Professor of Government and International Studies, Dublin City University Coordinator, VOX-Pol

Extremist Online Ecosystems

Right-wing Extremists’ Use of the Internet: Emerging Trends in the Empirical Literature Assistant Professor Ryan Scrivens (presenting), Tiana Gaudette and Professor Thomas J. Holt, Michigan State University
Maura Conway, Dublin City University

Subversive Online Activity Predicts Persuasion by Far-Right Extremist Propaganda
Assistant Professor Kurt Braddock (presenting), Brian Hughes, Beth Goldberg and Cynthia Miller-Idriss
American University

Australian Online Extremist Ecosystems
Dr Julian Droogan, Lise Waldek, Brian Ballsun-Stanton and Jade Hutchinson
Macquarie University

For the Cause: Violent Extremist Recruitment

Contact Zones: Change and Persistence in Terrorist Recruitment Methods, Tactics and Procedures
Professor Michele Grossman (presenting), Dr Vanessa Barolsky, Lydia Khalil, Dr Vivian Gerrand, Dr Hass Dellal, Associate Professor Natalie Davis, Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation, Deakin University
Dr Mario Peucker, Victoria University Professor Paul Thomas, Dr Kris Christmann, University of Huddersfield

'Coaches', Groomers', 'Handlers' and 'Seducers': How Terrorist Recruiters Seek the Right Stuff for the Wrong Reasons
Professor John Horgan (presenting) and Katerina Papatheodorou
Georgia State University

Panel: Database of Hate

Using Open Sources to Build the First Database of Hate in Australia (DaHA): A Pilot Test Run
Dr Matteo Vergani, Dr Imogen Richards, Professor Greg Barton, Alexandra Lee, Haily Tran, Dan Goodhardt
Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation, Deakin University

Words Matter: Narratives and Discourses of Violent Extremism and Terrorism

The Importance of Alternative Narrative Interventions for the Prevention Landscape
Dr Vivian Gerrand, Bec Devitt and Dr Joshua Roose
Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation

Discourses of Terrorism After Christchurch: Rupture or Continuity?
Scheherazade Bloul, Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation, Deakin University Tasnim Mahmoud Sammak, Monash University
Dr Shakira Hussein, University of Melbourne

Assessing Youth Engagement with Violent Extremism

Radicalised Youth: Vulnerability and Risk Within an Evolving Australian Context
Steven Barracosa
Youth Justice New South Wales

A Statistical Framework for Assessing the Strength of Risk Assessment Instruments on Juveniles, Teens, and Young Adults During an Important Cognitive Development Phase
Dr David Kernot (presenting), Defence Science Technology Group, Department of Defence
Dr Muhammad Ibqal and Associate Professor Debra Smith, Victoria University

Youth Resilience Against Violent Extremism: Do Sociodemographic Characteristics Matter? Findings From a Perception Study in Sri Lanka Emmanuel Nene Odjidja and André Alves Dos Reis, Global Community Engagement and Resilience Fund
Sanka Galagoda, Helvetas Sri Lanka

Tech Transparency: Understanding Online Extremism

Frameworks for Pursuing Greater Transparency: GIFCT’s Transparency Working Group
Dr Erin Saltman
Global Internet Counterterrorism Forum

The State of the Tech Industry: Research Community Engagement and Collaboration
Lydia Khalil
Lowy Institute

Navigating Terrorist Use of Online Platforms

An Introduction to the Project and Dataset
Joost S.
Moonshot

A Comparative Analysis of Islamic State Channels on Telegram
Dr Kamil Yilmaz, Swansea University
Farangiz Atamuradova, Hedayah

Trident Division: A Case Study of How Extremist Supporters Navigate and Exploit Online Platforms
Dr Simon Copeland
Swansea University

IS’s Exploitation of File-Sharing Sites: Which Platforms and Why?
Connor Rees
Swansea University

Username Selection Practices and Purposes in Online Violent Extremist Communities: A Means of Detection and Disruption?
Professor Maura Conway
Paddy Moriarty Professor of Government and International Studies, Dublin City University Coordinator, VOX-Pol

Winds of Change? Communities and Violent Extremism Prevention

The CP3 Initiative: Prevention, Programs and Partnerships in US Approaches to Countering Violent Extremism
Dr Richard L. Legault and Dr John T. Picarelli United States Department of Homeland Security

Working with Communities to Counter Radicalisation: Histories, Vexations, Prospects
Professor Paul Thomas, University of Huddersfield Professor Michele Grossman, Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation, Deakin University

Rebuild Social Trust in Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention
Professor Stevan Weine
Center for Global Health, University of Chicago at Illinois

Perspectives on Radicalisation Pathways I

Non-involvement in Terrorist Violence: Understanding the Most Common Radicalisation Outcome
Associate Professor Bart Schuurman and Dr Sarah Carthy
Institute of Security and Global Affairs, Leiden University

An Exploration of Network Social Dynamics to Illuminate Radicalisation Processes
Professor David Bright
Deakin University

Perspectives on Radicalisation Pathways II: Southeast Asia

Why They Join: Entry into Islamist Extremist Movements in Indonesia and the Philippines Associate Professor Julie Chernov Hwang Goucher College

A Comparative Analysis of Indonesian Terrorists Radicalised Online
Mukhamat Leberty Adi Surya (presenting), Adrian Cherney and Winnifred Louis
University of Queensland

Interventions: Violent Extremist Case Management, Rehabilitation and Incarceration

What has Been Learnt from Case-managed Programs Targeting Violent Extremists in Australia: Lessons for CVE Program Delivery and Evaluation
Professor Adrian Cherney
University of Queensland

Transcending the Terrorist Stigma: The Role of Rehabilitation Programs
Dr Gordon Clubb
University of Leeds

Incarcerating Terrorist Prisoners: A Consistent Conundrum
Amber Hart
Institute for Sustainable Industries and Liveable Cities, Victoria University

CVE Policy, Practice and Programming Challenges

A Change of Heart, or How the European Union Became a Prevention Innovator
Inés Bolaños Somoano
European University Institute

Politics and the Origins and Development of Countering Violent Extremism Policy in Australia
Mark Duckworth
Centre for Resilient and Inclusive Societies, Deakin University

Pro- and Anti-Social Resilience: Possibilities for Stabilising Resilience within CVE
Dr Richard McNeil-Willson
Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies, European University Institute

CVE Policy, Practice and Programming Challenges (cont.)

Joining the Conversation, Joining the Cause: Communication and Collaboration to Counter Violent Extremism
Malcolm Haddon and Sophie Murray-Farrell
NSW Department of Communities and Justice

Intersections: Conspiracy and Extremism

The Contingent Relationship Between Conspiracy Beliefs and Violent Extremist Intentions
Dr Bettina Rottweiler and Professor Paul Gill University College London

Intersections Between Conspiracy Theories and Violent Extremism in Austria and Germany
Dr Daniela Pisoiu
Austrian Institute for International Affairs

Political Extremism and Conspiracy Theories: The Case of QAnon
Dean Smith
University of St Andrews