29–31 October 2024 · Deakin Downtown Campus, Melbourne, Australia
AVERT International Research Symposium 2024
People, Places and Spaces: New Dynamics and Shifting Responses to Violent Extremism
In recent years there have been demographic shifts in the people drawn to or participating in violent extremism, the places they come from and the spaces where they participate in and mobilise to violence. The age range of those involved has expanded to include both younger and older cohorts. Violent extremist networks are emerging in rural and semi-rural locales in addition to urban areas. There has also been significant growth in virtual spaces where violent extremism manifests, blurring the dichotomy between online and offline spaces.
Keynote Speakers
Professor Noémie Bouhana
University College London
Noémie Bouhana is Professor of Crime Science and Counter Extremism at University College London, co-leading the Counter-Terrorism Research Group. Her work focuses on the emergence of extremist social ecologies and individual vulnerability to extremism. She has directed major EU and US DoD Minerva Initiative research projects.
Dr Ghayda Hassan
Université du Québec à Montréal
Dr Ghayda Hassan is a clinical psychologist and professor at UQAM, and director of the Canadian Practitioner Network for the Prevention of Radical Violence. She founded several intervention programs for individuals and families affected by violent radicalisation.
Session Recordings
Prof. Noemie Bouhana on Fragmented Social Ecologies Understanding the Emergence of Fluid Extremism
Day 1 Session A Changes and Challenges Shifting Demographics of Violent Extremism and CVE
Day 1 Session A Disengagement and Diversion AVERT 2024 symposium
Day 1 Session B How does the online environment influence people’s vulnerability to radicalisation
Dr Ghayda Hassan on Practitioners Success and Challenges in PVE
Day 2 Session A Rethinking Risk New Issues and Dilemmas in Risk Assessment AVERT 2024 symposium
Day 2 Session A 'Men at Arms The Intersection of Violent Extremism and Masculinities' 2024 Symposium
Day 2 Session A: Climate Security as a Driver for Emerging Peoples Spaces and Places
Day 2 Session B Connectivity and Evolution in Far right Movements AVERT 2024 Symposium
Day 2 Session B Responding to youth radicalisation Trans Tasman developments in policy and practice
Day 3 Session A Virtual Spaces and and Violent Extremism AVERT 2024 Symposium
Day 3 Session A International Perspectives on Radicalisation Gender, Trauma and Youth
Day 3 Session A Support for Democracy, Violence, and Violent Extremism Understanding Trajectories
Day 3 Session B Contextual Influences on Radicalisation and Violent Extremism Pathways
Day 3 Session B Differently Abled Actors and Violent Extremism Emerging Challenges Edited