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C-REX @crexuio.bsky.social · 22d

📢 Exciting news! Check out the new publication by C-REX director @arjupskas.bsky.social and affiliate @jacravn.bsky.social: "Extremism and Counter-Extremism in Norway" featured in The Oxford Handbook of Norwegian Politics! #NorwegianPolitics #Extremism global.oup.com/academic/pro...

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C-REX @crexuio.bsky.social · 26d

The murder of Tamima Nibras Juhar on Aug 24 is part of a long series of severe far-right & racist attacks in Norway in recent years, writes the RTV team at C-REX in a new blog post. www.sv.uio.no/c-rex/englis...

The Murder of Tamima Nibras Juhar and Far-Right Violence in Norway - C-REX – Center for Research on Extremism

The murder of Tamima Nibras Juhar on August 24 is part of a long series of severe far-right and racist attacks in Norway in recent years. To prevent such attacks in the future, it may help to understa...

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C-REX @crexuio.bsky.social · Sep 14

- Høyreekstrem vold er et vedvarende og sammensatt samfunnsproblem i Norge, skriver C-REX-forskerne @arjupskas.bsky.social, @jacravn.bsky.social, Madeleine Thorstensen og Charlotte Tandberg i @aftenposten.no i lys av drapet på Tamima Nibras Juhar for tre uker siden www.aftenposten.no/meninger/deb...

Høyreekstrem vold er et vedvarende og sammensatt samfunnsproblem i Norge

Høyreekstrem vold er et vedvarende og sammensatt samfunnsproblem i Norge.

www.aftenposten.no

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Jacob Aasland Ravndal @jacravn.bsky.social · Sep 9

Jeg er beæret over å få anledning til å snakke om noen grunnleggende spørsmål i samfunnsvitenskapen ifm Institutt for samfunnsforsknings 75-års jubileumskonferanse. Påmelding her: www.samfunnsforskning.no/aktuelt/arra...

ISF jubileumskonferanse 15. oktober - Institutt for samfunnsforskning

Institutt for samfunnsforskning fyller 75 år og inviterer samfunnsvitere på tvers av institusjoner og disipliner for å diskutere noen av de store spørsmålene i fagene våre.

www.samfunnsforskning.no

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Cas Ⓜ️udde @casmudde.bsky.social · Mar 11

Blown away by this erudite book by @valentimvicente.bsky.social 🤯 An exceptional combination of theoretical sophistication and empirical breadth and depth.

His theory of normalization not just helps explain recent rise of far right but also warns for overestimating strength of democracy.

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Jacob Aasland Ravndal @jacravn.bsky.social · Mar 6

Highly welcome original theorizing about extremism!

Sophia Moskalenko @sophiamoskalenko.bsky.social · Feb 15

today.umd.edu/new-book-ask...

New Book Asks Us to Confront Extremism in the World—and Ourselves

UMD Psychologist Recommends Balance Vs. Over-the-top Behaviors in Work or Play

today.umd.edu

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Jacob Aasland Ravndal @jacravn.bsky.social · Mar 4

Wishful thinking? Interesting prediction of MAGA's fall by the sometimes controversial Republican Daniel Pipes: www.danielpipes.org/22511/angry-...

Angry Conservatives, Explained

The fiasco Friday, with President Trump bullying and insulting Ukraine's leader, Volodymyr Zelensky, is one of the worst diplomatic incidents in U.S. history. It mortifies me as an American and a cons...

www.danielpipes.org

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Jacob Aasland Ravndal @jacravn.bsky.social · Mar 4

Did you know about our RTV Map Tool developed by @crexuio.bsky.social, which helps you geo-track right-wing terrorism and violence across 19 West European countries? Freely available here (best on larger screens): www.sv.c-rex.uio.no/RTVMapTool/

RTV Map Tool

www.sv.c-rex.uio.no

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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · Mar 1

“Trump and Vance appear to have entered the meeting with the intention of berating Zelensky and drawing him into an argument as a pretext for the diplomatic break,” Jonathan Chait writes: theatln.tc/ejdvMpQT

The Real Reason Trump Berated Zelensky

He simply likes Vladimir Putin better.

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Owen Winter @owenwntr.bsky.social · Feb 28

After the AfD's surge on Sunday, far right parties are the most voted-for of any grouping in Europe, for the first time in history: www.economist.com/graphic-deta...

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Andreas Umland @umland.bsky.social · Mar 1

One day earlier, Zelensky’s Oval Office ambush was predicted by State Duma member Oleg Morozov on 60 Minutes, a state TV show. Morozov said that the meeting would be a lesson in humiliation.

@juliadavisnews.bsky.social in The @dailybeast.bsky.social

Russian Lawmaker Predicted the Trump-Vance Ambush of Zelensky

On Thursday, State Duma member Oleg Morozov guessed that “Daddy” Trump would “flog” Zelensky at the White House.

www.thedailybeast.com

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Politihøgskolen @politihogskolen.bsky.social · Feb 27

Politiutdanningen har søknadsfrist 1. mars. www.tv2.no/mening_og_an...

Rekrutteringen er viktigere enn noen gang

I en verden preget av stadig mer kaos, trenger vi politi som sørger for orden.

www.tv2.no

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Jacob Aasland Ravndal @jacravn.bsky.social · Feb 26

12/12 For more details and analysis, please consult our latest RTV trend reports. The RTV dataset is open access, easy to use, and free to download for anyone interested. The full dataset can be downloaded for free here: shorturl.at/D0WWn

Right-Wing Terrorism and Violence (RTV) Dataset - C-REX - Center for Research on Extremism

The RTV Dataset documents right-wing terrorism and violence in Western Europe since 1990. On this website you can download the dataset, use the RTV Map Tool, and read RTV Trend Reports.

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Jacob Aasland Ravndal @jacravn.bsky.social · Feb 26

11/12: The number of detected attack plots has risen significantly since 2017. Whether this reflects increased attack activity or heightened government focus on the threat is explored in our three latest trend reports. While the question remains open, our evidence suggests the latter explanation.

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Jacob Aasland Ravndal @jacravn.bsky.social · Feb 26

10/12: The vast majority of attacks target ethnic and religious minorities, particularly those perceived as foreigners and Muslims. Political opponents, especially anti-fascist activists, are the second most targeted group, with attacks against them notably increasing in 2023.

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Jacob Aasland Ravndal @jacravn.bsky.social · Feb 26

9/12: Since 2020, all fatal attacks in Western Europe have been carried out by lone actors. In other words, far-right terrorist groups responsible for deadly attacks are nearly non-existent in the region.

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Jacob Aasland Ravndal @jacravn.bsky.social · Feb 26

8/12: While most non-fatal attacks are still carried out by various group constellations, the share of attacks committed by lone actors has risen in recent years.

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Jacob Aasland Ravndal @jacravn.bsky.social · Feb 26

7/12: When controlling for population size, the cross-national ranking of RTV is adjusted.

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Jacob Aasland Ravndal @jacravn.bsky.social · Feb 26

6/12: Some countries experience significantly more RTV than others, and most saw a decrease in RTV in 2023 compared to their annual average from 2010–2022. However, a notable exception to this trend is France.

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Jacob Aasland Ravndal @jacravn.bsky.social · Feb 26

5/12: While fatal attacks have become less frequent, the number of fatalities per attack has risen since 2010 due to several mass-casualty events — most notably the 22 July 2011 attack in Norway.

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Jacob Aasland Ravndal @jacravn.bsky.social · Feb 26

4/12: This downward trend is mirrored in the number of severe but non-fatal attacks recorded annually since 2010.

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Jacob Aasland Ravndal @jacravn.bsky.social · Feb 26

3/12: Fatal attacks in Western Europe have declined significantly since the 1990s and 2000s, stabilizing at an average of about 5 per year. Notably, no fatal attack was recorded in 2023.

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Jacob Aasland Ravndal @jacravn.bsky.social · Feb 26

2/12: For the first time, the RTV dataset offers full coverage not only of fatal attacks since 1990 (n=253) but also nearly all severe but non-fatal attacks since 2010 (n=1772). This expanded scope boosts the potential for both trend analysis and statistical insights. Here are some key findings:

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Jacob Aasland Ravndal @jacravn.bsky.social · Feb 26

1/12: Very pleased to announce the release by @crexuio.bsky.social of the most comprehensive dataset ever made (n=2646) on Right-wing Terrorism and Violence (RTV) across 19 West European countries between 1990 and 2023. Key findings are highlighted in our latest RTV Trend Report: shorturl.at/dr5dX

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Jacob Aasland Ravndal @jacravn.bsky.social · Feb 22

Timely comment by Francis Fukuyama on the USA's unwitting authoritarian turn: www.persuasion.community/p/the-ultima...

The Ultimate Betrayal

America just switched sides in the Ukraine war.

www.persuasion.community

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