Speaker: Dr Alistair Morris, NHS Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist, Royal Edinburgh Hospital Date: Wednesday 2 December 2026 Time: 10.00–11.00 (UK time) Venue: Online Hosted by: Pax… Read More »Autism Spectrum Disorder and the Prevent Counter Terrorism Programme
Speaker: Dr Gavin Sullivan, University of Edinburgh Date: Tuesday 24 November 2026 Time: 16.00–17.30 Venue: Venue to be confirmed Abstract This paper follows how counterterrorism… Read More »Counterterrorism Sanctions and Platform Content Moderation Infrastructure: Meta’s governance of ‘dangerous organisations and individuals’
Speaker: Dr Olivia Brown, University of Bath Date: Tuesday 17 November 2026 Time: 16.00–17.30 Venue: Venue to be confirmed Registration: To register, email [email protected] Abstract… Read More »Using digital data to understand, predict and prevent extremist violence
Speaker: Dr Alice Finden, Durham University Date: Tuesday 27 October 2026 Time: 16.00–17.30 Venue: Venue to be confirmed Abstract This talk explores the possibilities presented… Read More »Reading (counter)terrorism through the colonial archive
Speaker: Dr Mike King, Organization for the Prevention of Violence Date: Tuesday 6 October 2026 Time: 16.00–17.00 (UK time) Venue: Online Hosted by: Pax Caledonia… Read More »The OptiMoment: Timing Referrals to Countering Violent Extremism Interventions
Speaker: Dr Doug Weeks, California State University Long Beach Date: Tuesday 13 October 2026 Time: 16.00–17.30 Venue: Online (joining details will be sent on registration)… Read More »Not Lost, and Not Forgotten: The Women and Children from al Hol Camp
Speaker: Dr Chris Winter, Victoria University Date: Tuesday 15 September 2026 Time: 10.00–11.00 (UK time) Venue: Online Hosted by: Pax Caledonia Network Abstract This presentation… Read More »Understanding Mixed, Unclear, and Unknown (MUU) Mass Violence
Speaker: Dr Nils Mallock, King’s College London Date: Tuesday 29 September 2026 Time: 16.00–17.30 Venue: To be confirmed Registration: To register, email [email protected] Abstract Conventional… Read More »The psychology of peaceful and violent political action: Moral versus instrumental paths to collective mobilisation
Speaker: Dr Huseyn Aliyev, University of Glasgow Date: Monday 14 September 2026 Time: 16.00–17.30 Venue: Arts Lecture Theatre, University of St Andrews Registration: To register,… Read More »Paramilitary mobilisation in Ukraine and beyond
Security and Space: In Pursuit of Interconnections, edited by Faye Donnelly and Tilman Schwarze and published by Bristol University Press in 2026, brings fresh insights… Read More »Counterterrorism in remote and rural spaces. Dr Nick Brooke
Graphic and extreme violence content is becoming increasingly visible and accessible across the internet, driven by platform algorithms, niche online communities, and the rapid sharing… Read More »29 June: Understanding and Responding to Online Graphic and Extreme Violent Content. James March
The Handa Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence at the University of St Andrews is hosting a major event in June 2026 on … Read More »23 June: Histories of Terrorism Conference
The second of two online panels from the Terrorism and Political Violence Next Generation Network, organised by the Handa Centre for the Study of Terrorism… Read More »18 June: TPV NextGen Seminar Series: Group Dynamics and Identity
The first of two online panels from the Terrorism and Political Violence Next Generation Network, organised by the Handa Centre for the Study of Terrorism… Read More »13 May: TPV Next Gen Seminar Series: Technology and Extremism
This study analyses the 1970 Dawson’s Field hijacking crisis, a pivotal event that underscored the increasing vulnerability of Western states to international terrorism. It examines… Read More »Showdown in the Desert. West Germany, the Bern Committee, and the Dawson’s Field Hijacking of 1970. Dr Bernhard Blumenau
In this talk, Professor Gavrielides will share insights from his work on restorative justice, which opens up new possibilities to address the challenges facing current models for… Read More »28 May: Addressing Violent Radicalisation and Extremism: A restorative justice, psychosocial approach. Prof Theo Gavrielides
Public violence, including mass public shootings and terrorist attacks, accounts for a very small fraction of overall homicide, yet it produces an outsized psychological and… Read More »29 April: Before the Attack: What We Are Learning About Preventing Public Violence. Paul Wilkinson Memorial Lecture with Prof Jessica Stern
This session will discuss the findings of a recent project funded by the Scottish Council on Global Affairs (SCGA) which examined the needs and priorities… Read More »28 April: Responding to Terrorism and Extremism in Scotland: Needs and Priorities. Dr James Lewis, Dr Sarah Marsden
The University of Southampton’s Centre for Criminology in the Digital Age is Excited to Convene an Event Dedicated to Supporting the Next Generation of Researchers… Read More »27 April: The Only Way is Ethics: Next Gen Networks Unite
Tufyal will analyse how UK counter-terrorism has expanded to address extreme violence that falls outside established definitions of terrorism. Focusing on the 2024 Southport killings,… Read More »16 April: The ever-expanding circles of Prevent: the identification and management of new and emerging threats through counter-terrorism. Dr Tufyal Choudhury