Dr Bettina Rottweiler

Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Security and Crime Science at UCL

Dr. Bettina Rottweiler is a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Department of Security and Crime Science at University College London. Her research analyses risk and protective factors for violent extremist intentions using general population surveys.

Bettina is the Co-PI on the CREST project: Conspiracy Theories and Extremism.

CREST outputs

Projects
Commissioned year
Conspiracy Theories and Extremism
This project will make significant advances in understanding the relationship between beliefs in conspiracy theories and extremist causes, through demonstrating whether certain types of conspiracy theories are more closely aligned with violent intentions (e.g. belief in QAnon vs. flat-earth) as well as articulating the relevance of conspiracy and extremist beliefs to one another.
Project
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2021 – 2022
Articles
Article
Dr Bettina Rottweiler, Professor Paul Gill
Risk Factors for Violent Extremist Beliefs and Parallel Problem Areas
Does a strong conspiracy mentality lead to violent extremist intentions? Bettina Rottweiler and Paul Gill suggest it depends on the individual’s self-control, law-related morality, and self-efficacy.
Article
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3 min read