[liberationtech] Fwd: ICSR Invite - VOX-Pol Mid-project Conference ‘Taking Stock of Research on Violent Online Political Extremism’

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Subject: ICSR Invite - VOX-Pol Mid-project Conference ‘Taking Stock of
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VOX-Pol Mid-project Conference ‘Taking Stock of Research on Violent Online
Political Extremism’ Registrationis open for our forthcoming VOX-Pol Mid-p

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VOX-Pol Mid-project Conference ‘Taking Stock of Research on Violent Online
Political Extremism’

Registration
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open for our forthcoming VOX-Pol Mid-project Conference ‘Taking Stock of
Research on Violent Online Political Extremism’, which comprises three
pre-conference workshops, two keynotes, two high-level roundtables, and 50
paper presentations over three days from 22 – 24 June in Dublin, Ireland.

*Workshops*

A number of ‘hands on’ workshops on research tools and methods for scholars
of violent online political extremism, will be held on the morning and
afternoon of Wednesday, 22 June.

Python for Social Scientists
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convened by Prof. Padraig Cunningham (University College Dublin), Dr. Derek
Greene (University College Dublin), and Tania Malik (Dublin City University
& University College Dublin);

Internet Research Ethics for Violent Extremism & Terrorism Researchers
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convened by Prof. Elizabeth Buchanan (University of Wisconsin) & Prof.
Charles Ess (University of Oslo);

Human Reasoning Meets Machine Learning
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convened by Heather Griffioen-Young (TNO).

*Keynote Speakers*

JM Berger, co-author of The ISIS Twitter Census (2015) and ISIS: The State
of Terror (2015) will address ‘Extremists on Social Media, the Post-ISIS
Challenge.’

Dunja Mijatović, the OSCE’s Representative on Freedom of the Media, will
speak on ‘Exercising Free Expression to Counter Violent Extremism.’

*Roundtables*

Taking Stock: Online CVE
Taking Stock: Violent Online Political Extremism Research, Policy, and
Practice

Confirmed contributors:
Representatives from Twitter, US Department of State, UNESCO, West Midlands
Counter Terrorism Unit, Targeted Violence Prevention Program (Illinois).

*Panels*

Twelve panels addressing:
· Hot Contemporary Topics: Youth, ‘Lonewolves,’ OSINT
· Approaches to (Online) CVE
· National Separatists versus State Supporters: Cases from Northern
Ireland, Sri Lanka and Ukraine
· Region- and Language-specific Violent Jihadi Content
· Towards an Effective (Online) Counter-Narratives Framework
· Analysing Extremist Visuals
· Transmedia, Narratives, and Gender Issues
· How Effective is #Hashtagging?
· Trends in Online Research: Core Research Questions, Ethics, and a Move
Towards Behavioural Analyses
· Mobilising Media: A Deep and Comparative Analysis of Terrorist Magazines,
Music, and Videos
· Online Extreme Right Mobilisation and Hate Speech
· Software-enhanced Research on Violent Online Political Extremism

*Further Information*

Conference Website
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Panel Details
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Queries should be directed to conference at voxpol.eu.

*Registration*

Registration is open until 15 June, via Eventbrite
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Registration fee includes lunch and tea/coffee breaks each day, and one
conference dinner.
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