Julia Ebner

Julia Ebner is a researcher at the Institute for Strategic Dialogue and author of The Rage: The Vicious Circle of Islamist and Far-Right Extremism. She specialises in far-right extremism, reciprocal radicalisation, viral disinformation, conspiracy myths and terrorism prevention. Julia advises parliamentary working groups, security agencies and tech firms, and delivers lectures in schools and universities. She has acted as an adviser on counter-terrorism for the United Nations. Based on her research, Julia regularly writes for newspapers such as The Guardian, The Independent, Newsweek, Süddeutsche and CNN.

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

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