NCITE Insights

Misogynist Extremism Part 2: Rudderless Men and the Ideological “Red Thread”

Erin sits down with Sam Hunter, Ph.D., NCITE head of strategic initiatives, to discuss what factors lead men to misogyny, and through it, extremism.

Misogynist Extremism Part 1: The Manosphere, Incels, and Cognitive Openings

Erin sits down with Brenna Helm, NCITE research associate and doctoral candidate (ABD) at Michigan State University, to discuss the rise of misogynist extremism today, the U.K. Home Office's labeling of misogyny as a form of extremism, and what opportunities exist to intervene.
 
Resources on Extremist Misogyny
- Leidig, E. (2023). The women of the far right: Social media influencers and online radicalization. Columbia University Press. The Women of the Far Right | Columbia University Press
- Perliger, A., Stevens, C., & Leidig, E. (2022). Mapping the ideological landscape of extreme misogyny. International Centre for Counter-Terrorism. Mapping the Ideological Landscape of Extreme Misogyny | International Centre for Counter-Terrorism - ICCT
 
Resource on Cognitive Openings
- Wiktorowicz, Q. (2004). Joining the cause: Al-Muhajiroun and radical Islam. The Roots of Radical Islam, 1-29. The theory of recruitment (syr.edu)

Extreme Rhetoric Online

Erin sits down with Matt Jensen, Ph.D., NCITE researcher and co-director of the Center for Applied Social Research at the University of Oklahoma, to discuss extreme rhetoric in online spaces. Key themes include: credibility, deception, social identities, and the mirror and boomerang effects of viewing extreme messaging.

Emergency Response to Critical Infrastructure Failures

Erin sits down with Diane Mack, director of emergency management for the University of Nebraska at Omaha and the University of Nebraska Medical Center, to discuss emergency response in the wake of critical infrastructure failures.
 
Resources
Plan For Disasters: https://www.ready.gov/
Team Rubicon: https://teamrubiconusa.org/

Outdoor Event Security

Erin sits down with NCITE senior research associate Tin Nguyen, Ph.D., to discuss the challenges of outdoor event security and the attempted assassination of former President Trump.
 
Tune in Thursday at 12 p.m. CT | 1 p.m. ET for the latest webinar in NCITE's 2024 Speaker Series: "Behavioral Threat Assessment and Management in the U.S.".
Link: https://events.unomaha.edu/event/ncite-webinar-behind-the-policy-threat-assessment-management-in-the-us?utm_campaign=widget&utm_medium=widget&utm_source=UNO+Events

Attempted Assassination

Erin sits down with Sam Hunter, Ph.D., NCITE head of strategic initiatives, to discuss the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania. Hunter shares his research examining the U.S. domestic violent extremist landscape. 

The Deep Roots of Modern White Supremacy

Erin sits down with sociologist and NCITE researcher Pete Simi, Ph.D. to discuss white supremacy in the U.S. today. Simi co-authored the book Out of Hiding: Extremist White Supremacy and How It Can Be Stopped in 2023 along with sociologists Kathleen Blee, Ph.D. and Robert Futrell, Ph.D.

The Early Career Researcher Perspective

Guest host Blake Ursch sits down with NCITE graduate student Callie Vitro to discuss what it means to be an early career researcher studying terrorism and violent extremism. Vitro talks about her recent trip to the U.K. and explains how a beloved TV detective sparked her interest in criminology.

What is IS-K?

Erin speaks with Amira Jadoon, Ph.D., assistant professor of political science at Clemson University, about the Islamic State – Khorasan Province (IS-K), the terror group behind a deadly attack at a concert venue in Moscow.

Malevolent Use of AI

Erin sits down with Sam Hunter, Ph.D., NCITE head of strategic initiatives and professor of industrial and organizational psychology to discuss how extremists could use AI technology to cause harm.