Symposiums
AVERT hosts annual international research symposiums bringing together researchers, practitioners, and policymakers working on violent extremism and countering violent extremism.
2026
AVERT National Research Symposium 2026
Youth and Extremism: Thresholds, Interventions, Connections
26–27 November 2026 · Macquarie University City Campus, Sydney, Australia
Keynote: Dr Ghayda Hassan
2025
AVERT International Research Symposium 2025
Signal or Noise? Navigating the Changing Nature of Violent Extremism Online
24–26 November 2025 · Deakin Downtown Campus, Melbourne, Australia
Keynote: Professor Cynthia Miller-Idriss
2024
AVERT International Research Symposium 2024
People, Places and Spaces: New Dynamics and Shifting Responses to Violent Extremism
29–31 October 2024 · Deakin Downtown Campus, Melbourne, Australia
Keynotes: Professor Noémie Bouhana · Dr Ghayda Hassan
2023
AVERT International Research Symposium 2023
Democracy, Dissent and Countering Violent Extremism
26–28 September 2023 · Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia
Keynote: Professor Donatella della Porta
2022
AVERT Research Symposium 2022
The Space Between: New Directions for CVE Interventions
21–22 November 2022 · Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia
Keynote: Professor John Horgan
2021
AVERT 2021 Research Symposium
Violent Extremism at the Crossroads: Persistence, Change and Dynamism 20 Years After 9/11
3–5 November 2021 · Online
Keynotes: Professor Maura Conway · Professor Martha Crenshaw