Countering Violent Extremism II: A Guide to Good Practice
Since the early 2000s, more than fifty countries have developed initiatives to counter violent extremism. Despite this, there still remains a lack of strong…
Deradicalisation Programmes: Introductory guide
A guide to deradicalisation programmes, which seek to address the ideological, social, and personal issues that lead someone to become involved in violent extremism….
Job alert: Post-Doctoral Research Fellow
The University of Dundee are looking for a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow (Human-Computer Interaction/ Psychology/ Trust/ related fields) to carry out qualitative research. The appointment…
PhD Studentship: Behavioural Science and Security
The University of Bath are offering a PhD studentship linked with the ‘Centre for Research and Evidence on Security Threats’ (CREST) project, under the…
CREST Roundup: December 2018
This is a roundup of what CREST has been up to in December 2018. You can stay up-to-date with all our work by signing…
Helen Thackray
Senior Research Associate, University of Portsmouth Helen holds a PhD from Bournemouth University, where she was based in the Departments of Psychology and Computing….
Heather Shaw
Senior Research Associate, Lancaster University Heather holds a BSc in Psychology and is studying how digital traces of behaviour can infer individual differences about…
CREST publications
CREST-funded journal articles, book chapters and books have now been added to the website. CREST has long maintained access to all of our reports,…
Psychological and Behavioral Examinations of Online Terrorism
It has long been recognised that terrorists make use of the internet as one of many means through which to further their cause. This…
Broader, Vaguer, Weaker: The Evolving Ideology of the Caucasus Emirate Leadership
In October 2007, veteran Chechen field commander Dokka Umarov proclaimed the formation of the Caucasus Emirate (IK), formalising the victory of the North Caucasus…
Same Kind of Different: Affordances, Terrorism, and the Internet
The rapid development of the Internet as a cornerstone of private and social life has provoked a growing effort by law enforcement and security…
Looking Out or Turning in? Organizational Ramifications of Online Political Posters on Facebook
Academic analysis of the growth and nature of political campaigning online has concentrated largely on textual interactions between politicians, parties, their members, and supporters,…