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Gareth Harris

Independent Researcher Dr Gareth Harris is an independent researcher affiliated to the Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations (Coventry University). His research focuses on the local dynamics of extremist mobilisation with a specific interest in anti-minority and far right groups, and community-based initiatives to counter extremism.

 

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Projects

Commissioned year
‘Hot periods’ of anti-minority activism and the threat of violent domestic extremism: Towards an assessment framework
The aim of this project then is to generate new policy- and practice-relevant insight about the pathways towards and away from non-state actor violence during periods of intense anti-minority activism.
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2019 – 2020

Articles

Article
Joel Busher, Gareth Harris, Julia Ebner, Zsófia Hacsek, Graham Macklin
The escalation and inhibition of violence during waves of far-right or anti-minority protests
Why do we see physical violence escalate beyond ‘normal’ levels during some waves of far right or anti-minority protest? What can policymakers, practitioners and other stakeholders do to inhibit this?
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6 min read
Report
Joel Busher, Gareth Harris, Julia Ebner, Zsófia Hacsek, Graham Macklin
The Dynamics Of Violence Escalation And Inhibition During 'Hot Periods' Of Anti-Minority And Far-Right Activism
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10 min read
Article
Joel Busher, Gareth Harris, Graham Macklin
Credibility contests and the ebb and flow of anti-minority activism
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10 min read
Report
Joel Busher, Donald Holbrook, Gareth Harris
The Internal Brakes on Violent Escalation: The Animal Liberation Movement
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1 min read

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