Terrorism in Europe: How political polarisation is fueling radicalisation

About this episode

The episode discusses how political polarisation in Europe is contributing to radicalisation and the exploitation of online platforms by extremist groups.

As political uncertainty continues to rise across Europe, increasing polarisation is creating a breeding ground for radicalisation. More than ever, extremist groups are exploiting online platforms and social networks - using them as virtual planning hubs, spaces to share extremist propaganda and recruit young people. In this episode, host Lucas Webber is joined by Dr Nicolas Stockhammer, a political scientist and Director of the Research Cluster "Counter-Terrorism, CVE and Intelligence"...

People in this episode

Host: Lucas Webber

Guest: Dr Nicolas Stockhammer

Topics covered

• political polarisation
• radicalisation
• extremist groups
• online platforms
• social networks
• recruitment

Keywords

• political uncertainty
• extremism
• propaganda
• recruitment
• social media
• counter-terrorism

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Research Cluster "Counter-Terrorism, CVE and Intelligence"

Places: Europe

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