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Dr. Keiran Hardy
Dr. Keiran Hardy, Associate Professor
Griffith University
Institution
Griffith University
Research Areas
Counter-terrorism lawcountering violent extremismradicalisationand cyber-terrorism
Dr. Keiran Hardy is an Associate Professor in the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Griffith University and a member of the Griffith Criminology Institute. He is a recognised expert in counter-terrorism and national security law and he contributes regularly to the media and public inquiries. He is the author of Law in Australian Society: An Introduction to Principles and Process (Routledge, 2024, 2nd ed.) and is currently undertaking a 3-year ARC Discovery Project on conspiracy extremism, focusing on sovereign citizen beliefs and behaviours, pseudolaw, and the impact of conspiracy extremism on families and communities.
Key Publications
Journal Articles
| Sentencing and post-sentence decisions under Australia’s counter-terrorism laws: risk-averse not risk-based (2024) | Hardy K |
| Down the ‘rabbit hole’ of conspiracy-fuelled white nationalism: linking outgroup threat and uncertainty to conspiracy beliefs and prejudice toward immigrants (2024) | Murphy K, Mulholland T, and Hardy K |
| Two decades of Australian counter-terrorism laws (2022) | Hardy K and Williams G |
| Book Chapters | |
| Will banning hate symbols in public places enhance inclusion and safety? (2025) | In Inclusive Public Space and the Sustainable Development Goals: Inclusion, Safety, Nature, Culture , Dolley J, Hardy K, and Mathews T (eds.) |
| Counter-terrorism and national security (2024) | In National Security Law in Australia , Ireland-Piper D (ed.) |
| Rethinking public health prevention and countering violent extremism: Towards health promotion (2023) | In Routledge Handbook of Radicalization and Counter-Radicalization, Malkki L, Busher J, and Marsden S (eds.) |