For anyone interested in radicalisation and political violence @jamescrossland.bsky.social History's Devils podcast with CSTPV's Tim Wilson offers a fascinating look at Princip's path to 28 June 1914, the murky role of the Black Hand, and how one man's act became the trigger for continental war

James Crossland@jamescrossland.bsky.social · last wk.

This week's HISTORY'S DEVILS is a big one - Gavrilo Princip. Tim Wilson from @cstpv.bsky.social joined me to discuss this 19 year-old "trigger" of the First World War Listen ⬇️ 🎧 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/h...

📣 Registration for the Histories of Terrorism Conference will close soon. Join us for a unique event dedicated to historical approaches to terrorism in the beautiful town of St Andrews ⬇️

CSTPV@cstpv.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Post 1/6 📣 There's still time to register for the Histories of Terrorism Conference, hosted by @cstpv.bsky.social at the University of St Andrews on 23 June. 📍 The Arts Lecture Theatre, St Andrews KY16 9AX 💷 £50 | 📅 Register by 5 June

Post 1/6 📣 There's still time to register for the Histories of Terrorism Conference, hosted by @cstpv.bsky.social at the University of St Andrews on 23 June. 📍 The Arts Lecture Theatre, St Andrews KY16 9AX 💷 £50 | 📅 Register by 5 June

Join us in St Andrews on 23 June for the Histories of Terrorism Conference. Keynote by Prof Beatrice de Graaf (Utrecht). £50 to register — deadline 22 May. onlineshop.st-andrews.ac.uk/product-catalogue/schools/international-relations/histories-of-terrorism-conference

Still time to sign up for today's NextGen seminar on Technology & Extremism. Email irevents@st-andrews.ac.uk to register

CSTPV@cstpv.bsky.social · 5mo ago

📣 NEXT WEEK | NextGen Summer Seminar Series #1 Technology & Extremism 🎙 Christopher V David 🎙 Sonja Belkin 🎙 @maurolubrano.bsky.social 🗓 13 May | 15:00–16:00 UTC | Online | Free Early career researchers on the cutting edge of extremism & tech. Don't miss it. 📩 Register: irevents@st-andrews.ac.uk

📣 NEXT WEEK | NextGen Summer Seminar Series #1 Technology & Extremism 🎙 Christopher V David 🎙 Sonja Belkin 🎙 @maurolubrano.bsky.social 🗓 13 May | 15:00–16:00 UTC | Online | Free Early career researchers on the cutting edge of extremism & tech. Don't miss it. 📩 Register: irevents@st-andrews.ac.uk

Call for Papers: Histories of Terrorism Conference 📍University of St Andrews 📅 23 June 2026 🚩Deadline for abstracts: 31 March 📩Abstracts to: terrorismhistoryconference@gmail.com

@bblumenau.bsky.social asking the big questions about Europe's relationship with America in an editorial for @TheScotsman 'Europe must stop appeasing Trump & prepare for the end of Nato' ⬇️

Bernhard Blumenau@bblumenau.bsky.social · 9mo ago

From Venezuela to Greenland: the message is clear. Trump's US is no longer a reliable partner, but a potential adversary. Europe and the UK must unite, end appeasement, and build real strategic autonomy—in tech, trade, and defence—while holding the line on Ukraine. My op‑ed in @scotsman.com

📣 Join us online tomorrow to hear from Dr. Allysa Czerwinsky on 'Visible, vulnerable, (un)safe? Reflections on safety and risk when researching harmful communities online' 📅 13 November 2025 ⏰ 16.30-17.30 📍 Online Email: irevents@st-andrews.ac.uk to register @standrewsir.bsky.social

📣 Seminar alert! Join Prof Orla Lynch who will be speaking on 'The Far Right in Ireland: New Allegiances, Old Identities 🗓️ Nov 11 ⏰ 16.00-17.30 📍 School V @standrewsir.bsky.social

@milleridriss.bsky.social has free, English-language events in Germany next week! Come learn about how misogyny is driving a surge of mass and far-right violence. 11 Nov, 7:00 pm CET at @unituebingen.bsky.social: hubs.ly/Q03R6YGW0 16 Nov, 3:30 pm CET with Amerikazentrum Hamburg: hubs.ly/Q03R6YL70

We are co-hosting on 3 Dec. a conference on 'From Boundary Commission to Border Poll? A Century of the Irish Border'. This is a free event, but registration is required (by 26 Nov.). Info at: www.ticketsource.co.uk/institute-of...

SAFERR provides a summary and evaluation of the effectiveness of different risk management approaches used in forensic practice across the world. Listen to the #RMAScot team introduce SAFERR and talk about the development of this resource in our latest episode: 🎧 open.spotify.com/show/6efsYNR...

Episode 7: Selecting Approaches for Effectively Responding to Risk

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There's still time to sign up for our next online seminar with Prof Pete Simi on Radicalizing the Mainstream?: A Constellation Approach to White Supremacist Activism ⬇️ 📅 October 30 📍 Online ⏰ 17.00-18.30 (UTC) To register email: irevents@st-andrews.ac.uk @standrewsir.bsky.social

CSTPV@cstpv.bsky.social · 12mo ago

🚨 Upcoming Online Seminar: Radicalizing the Mainstream?: A Constellation Approach to White Supremacist Activism with Prof Peter Simi 📅 October 30 📍 Online ⏰ 17.00-18.30 (UTC) To sign up email: irevents@st-andrews.ac.uk @standrewsir.bsky.social

🚨 Upcoming Online Seminar: Radicalizing the Mainstream?: A Constellation Approach to White Supremacist Activism with Prof Peter Simi 📅 October 30 📍 Online ⏰ 17.00-18.30 (UTC) To sign up email: irevents@st-andrews.ac.uk @standrewsir.bsky.social

📣 Fascinating piece from CSTPV's Anne Peterscheck on Artificial Intelligence and Gendered Security in the latest CREST Security Review. ⬇️

CREST@crest-research.bsky.social · 12mo ago

Artificial Intelligence and Gendered Security, by Anne Peterscheck. AI technologies bring promising opportunities but also new risks, especially for women, girls, and minority communities. #CSR21 #SystemResilience crestresearch.ac.uk/comment/arti...

📣 Great to see this piece out from @chloelsquires.bsky.social, the coordinator of CSTPV's Terrorism and Political Violence Next Generation Network, out in CREST Security Review talking about the benefits of ECR and PhD networks.

CREST@crest-research.bsky.social · 12mo ago

The Next Generation of Resilience, by Chloe L Squires. A reflection of the benefits that NextGen networks offer to the study of terrorism and violence. #CSR21 #SystemResilience crestresearch.ac.uk/comment/the-...

Don't miss: Combatant Experiences in Multi-Ethnic Extremist Groups: Identity and Allegiance in Boko Haram next week with Dr. Makena Micheni. 📅 Oct 14 | ⏰ 4:00 PM | 📍 School V @standrewsir.bsky.social

🖍️ Register your interest for the NABS+ Creative workshop to explore fresh and accessible ways to share your research. Tues 25 November, 10:30 - 15:00, London. Find out more: crestresearch.ac.uk/nabs/opportu...

NABS+ Creative Workshop

Drawing From Your Research: a creative half-day workshop using playful storyboarding and analogies to help you communicate your research in fresh, engaging ways.

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This week the Society also launched the call for its First Book and Early Career Article Prizes, 2026. Eligible titles, published in 2025, should be submitted by the author before the closing date of 15 December. Further details and how to apply: bit.ly/3KnR47v #Skystorians

Royal Historical Society Book and Article Prizes, 2026: submissions now invited - RHS

The Royal Historical Society invites applications for its First Book Prize, 2026 and Early Career Article Prize, 2026. The call for submissions opens on Monday 29 September 2025 and runs to Monday 15 ...

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📢 New blog post: "The Complex Relationship Between Gender and Violent Extremism." @katrif.bsky.social & Inger Skjelsbæk explore how gender influences violent extremism and advocate for viewing prevention efforts through a gender lens. #Gender #Extremism #Prevention www.sv.uio.no/c-rex/englis...

The Complex Relationship Between Gender and Violent Extremism - C-REX – Center for Research on Extremism

The authors outline the many ways in which gender has relevance for violent extremism and propose seeing prevention work through a gender lens.

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We're delighted to be welcoming Prof Valentine Lomellini to St Andrews to speak on 'European Responses to International Terrorism. The case of Italy (1970s-1980s)' 🗓️ Oct 6, 2025 ⏰ 17:00-18:30 BST 📍 Arts Lecture Theatre @standrewsir.bsky.social

I am Excited to be Editing a Special Journal Issue Titled Terrorism, Radicalisation and Social Order: Perspectives on Emerging Threats and Responses. If You Have Something to Say about the Future of Terrorism/Extremism Research Check Out The CFP 👇https://www.nature.com/collections/ejdcaehbha

Excited to Take Part in this @vox-pol.bsky.social Report Launch For @antoniavaughan.bsky.social Researching the Far Right Safely in Academia: Current Practices and Constraints. Alongside @lizzypearson.bsky.social and @audreygagnon.bsky.social. #Ethics #ResearcherSafety 👇👇 voxpol.eu/events/new-v...

New VOX-Pol Report Online Launch - VOX - Pol

09/10/2025 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm - VOX-Pol is publishing a new report titled Researching the Far Right Safely in Academia: Current Practices and Constraints by Dr Antonia Vaughan on Thursday 9 October 2...

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🎉 Happy Birthday CREST!! 🎉 To mark our 10th anniversary, we’ve created a timeline highlighting just a handful of milestones. HUGE thanks to everyone involved in CREST's long-lasting success! crestresearch.ac.uk/resources/10...

10 Years of CREST

Celebrating a decade of commissioning behavioural science, collaborating across sectors, and communicating insights that have informed and shaped security practice.

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🔥 Extremists move fast - Policy often lags Colleagues at VPI are hosting a workshop that confronts the gap, incl. a simulation where every call has intended & unintended consequences 📍 Munich, 8-9 Oct 🔗 Further info & register by 3 Oct: lnkd.in/efmKBNb9 👥 Discount if bringing a colleague - email VPI

📣 Join us for a historical perspective on lone assassinations with CSTPV's Dr Tim Wilson 'A Thing Unparalleled'? Reflections on Recent Lone Assassination Attempts in Historical Perspective 🗓️ Oct 2, 2025 ⏰ 17:00-18:30 BST 📍 Online 📧 Register: irevents@st-andrews.ac.uk @standrewsir.bsky.social

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Five Key Considerations on Terrorism and Political Violence | Small Wars Journal by Arizona State University

Discover 5 key considerations shaping terrorism and political violence: AI, drones, tech misuse, OSINT, and counternarcotics links.

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This call for applications for a First Book Workshop from @toynbeeprize.bsky.social looks like a terrific opportunity for early-career scholars working on "global, imperial, comparative, world, or transnational history": toynbeeprize.org/posts/call-f.... Deadline is November 2, 2025.

New occasional paper out now! 🎉 We've just published our brilliant student, Petra Nesr's, paper "Consociationalism in Mid-Life Crisis? The Ageing of the Dayton and Good Friday Agreements." Check it out: cstpv.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/2025/09/23/c...