The Conflict, Violence & Terrorism Research Centre (CVTRC)
The Conflict, Violence and Terrorism Research Centre (CVTRC) at Royal Holloway University of London. Founding Director:
@akilnawan.bsky.social; Co-Director: @lizzypearson.bsky.social
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Created by The Conflict, Violence & Terrorism Research Centre (CVTRC) (1)
Researchers @ CVTRC
Senior Research Fellows at The Conflict, Violence and Terrorism Research Centre
@ninianjames.bsky.social
🔍Postdoctoral researcher @ Swansea University Social Repair project. 📚 PhD mapping gender on extreme right websites. 💻 Previous analyst in online harms. Criminologist, book lover, dog dad Views my own
@hizmir.bsky.social
Lecturer in Sociology (University of Leeds)- Interested in Critical Muslim Studies, Decoloniality, religion and secularism, Islamophobia, the Far Right and the Manosphere. Podcast host for Radio ReOrient. Enjoys gaming, anime and GNX
@richmondbridge.bsky.social
Edited The Routledge Companion to Popular Music and Politics of the Balkans (2025) and co-edited Off White: Central/Eastern Europe and the Global History of Race (2024). Eurovision research since longer than I can remember. She/her.
@drdiongeorgiou.bsky.social
Associate Lecturer in History at Goldsmiths. British, American, comparative and global politics and culture. Dad; Londoner; Cypriot. Newsletter: https://academicbubble.substack.com Academic publications: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Dion-Georgiou
@bengidley.bsky.social
Sociologist, dad, attenuated Jew, nervous anti-fascist, rootless cosmopolitan, drum and bass fan, out of practice salsa dancer, asphalt botaniser, glutton, insomniac, hearing impaired, union member, living in London
@ellycotterill.bsky.social
Human Geographer at Cardiff University interested in feminist geopolitics, everyday statelessness, citizenship and creative methodologies
@morrisonjf.bsky.social
Associate Professor of Criminology at the School of Law and Criminology, Maynooth University
@danelphick.bsky.social
Music Lecturer at RHUL, working on music history and analysis, and Slavic studies. Also a runner and TU organiser (Chair of @rhucu.bsky.social). Listen to Shostakovich. I wrote a book on Weinberg: https://tinyurl.com/5xs2h82h https://danielelphick.co.uk
@phillegitimate.bsky.social
Studying how gangs and govts do things with words. Teaching students to do things with words. Very occasionally doing things with words. Lecturer @ Flinders Uni Updates: https://philipljohnson.com/ 🐈⬛🐈⬛🐈⬛🦇🦇🦇🐈⬛🐈⬛🐈⬛
@jonnybriggs.bsky.social
Military History/Defence and Security/Leadership/Organisational Culture. PhD equipped. Book in 2025, Tanks in Unexpected Places.
@ruthz.bsky.social
CEO of the MA Coalition to Prevent Gun Violence. Knitter, cat lady, grey hair evangelist. Oh, and I box. #COYS. Opinions strong, plentiful, and my own. https://substack.com/@ruthzakarin?r=9u65p&utm_medium=ios
@ainoacabada.bsky.social
Postdoctoral Researcher and Lecturer in International Security at the University of Adelaide. Political theorist researching the UN Charter, R2P, Refugee Migration and Blacklisting. Mostly interested in UN stuff 🇺🇳 Philosophy 🧐 and Metal🤘🏽
@joelherman.bsky.social
Research Fellow @virtualtreasury.bsky.social @tcddublin.bsky.social, Houses of Parliament | Historian of the press, publicity, and popular political action in Ireland, America, Britain, and the Eighteenth-Century Atlantic World
@joaswagemakers.bsky.social
Associate prof. of Islamic & Arabic Studies, Utrecht University. Islam in the modern Arab world, (intellectual) history of modern Islam, Middle East, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Salafism, Islamism, theology, sectarianism, Palestinian-Israeli conflict, Hamas.
@joelhs.bsky.social
Professor of Religion, Sarah Lawrence College. PhD in Religious Studies, University of Chicago. One of those liberal arts professors JD Vance calls “the enemy.” Probably a globalist elite. Thing-in-itself hating Jew. He/Him/הוא/ער
@avitallivny.bsky.social
Assoc Prof of Pol Science @ Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Ethnicity & religion; Turkey & Middle East; measurement More here: www.alivny.com
@lauraroselle.bsky.social
reader, writer former prof curious about storytelling and how we shape our world - always
@pieternanninga.bsky.social
Assist.Prof. Middle Eastern Studies, University of Groningen | Middle East, extremism, jihadism, religion and conflicts, violence, propaganda | http://www.rug.nl/staff/p.g.t.nanninga
@amanda-haynes.bsky.social
Sociologist researching criminal justice inequalities, hate crime, hateful ideologies, algorithmic harms. T&L interests in ethical AI, EDI, UDL. Fan of all creatures, furry, feathered and scaly. University of Limerick/ECSH. Opinions my own after coffee.
@utarautenberg.bsky.social
Historian of the Holocaust, Jewish, gender and queer History, genocide, feminism. PhD Warwick University. Writing about ‘Homophobia in Nazi Camps’
@peterajohnston.bsky.social
Director, Narrative and Content at Imperial War Museums. Military historian, museum professional, and frequent explorer of museums, memorials and battlefields. All views here are mine alone
@olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social
DC. political philosopher at Georgetown. rhythm guitarist + vox for @femiandfoundation.bsky.social. Spurs fan #COYS
@socterres.bsky.social
@bartschuurman.bsky.social
Professor of Terrorism and Political Violence at Leiden University
@nsharma101.bsky.social
There (really) is no place like home. Home Rule (2020, Duke U. Press) Home Economics (2006, U of Toronto Press) Professor, Sociology, Univ. of Hawaii at Manoa #NoBorders nanditasharma.net
@annespeckhard.bsky.social
CEO/Founder International Center for the Study of Violent Extremism (ICSVE), Retired Adjunct Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Georgetown University School of Medicine. I have interviewed over 800 terrorists, violent extremists, their family members.
@johnnyryan.bsky.social
Director of ICCL Enforce http://Enforce.ie. Previously Chief Policy Officer of Brave. FRHistS. https://ie.linkedin.com/in/johnnyryan1
@jsciarone.bsky.social
PhD Candidate Political Science @UW - Studying extremist ideologies and conspiracy theories || Arnhems meisje in Seattle
@cstpv.bsky.social
Based at the University of St Andrews the Handa Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence is Europe's oldest Centre of its kind.
@janakrause.bsky.social
Professor, Political Science @UniOslo; Director MA PECOS; ERC ResilienceBuilding; Author of Resilient Communities
@leabrost.bsky.social
PhD Candidate at Royal Holloway University // Researcher at IFSH Hamburg // alumna at University of Leeds & KCL War Studies | Researching extremism, terrorism & radicalisation | https://ifsh.de/en/staff/brost
@micheleprado.bsky.social
Baiana. 🇧🇷 Writer, independent researcher, and founder of Stop Hate Brasil. Focus: far-right radicalization, extremism and online terrorism. Fellow @sci-belfast.bsky.social
@quinnslobodian.com
Historian of bad ideas. Out now: HAYEK'S BASTARDS: https://bookshop.org/p/books/hayek-s-bastards-race-gold-iq-and-the-capitalism-of-the-far-right-quinn-slobodian/21814849?ean=9781890951917 quinnslobodian.com
@ameliefreiberg.bsky.social
Postdoc @ University of Mannheim Ph.D. @ Trinity College Dublin Former Fellow @ Civil War Paths Fellow, University of York Focus on Armed Conflict, Rebel Groups, Conflict-related Sexual Violence, Rebel Socialisation, Africa
@jmkorhonen.fi
Unsustainability is not an option. Unjust society cannot be sustainable. -> democracy is non-negotiable. In sustainability from 2007. Now Senior Researcher @ Finnish Environmental Institute (Syke); circular economy, raw materials. Opinions 100% my own.
@michelpoiccard.bsky.social
Associate Professor of IR, editor of CJIR (cjir.iir.cz) and @jird-jour.bsky.social. Environmental/climate politics, Asia, EU. Prague.
@sandbaggerone.bsky.social
Assistant Professor, University of Nottingham. Writes on 🇬🇧 intelligence. Remains an opinionated Northerner & Mancunian. ✍ Vetting, 'Friends' & UK intelligence 📚 🇺🇦 Views my own. 🔗 https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/politics/people/daniel.lomas
@nstb.bsky.social
Lecturer in International Relations at the University of St Andrews. I study terrorism (and the state's response) where it is not. Views mine.
@waitmanwbeorn.com
Holocaust & Genocide Studies/ History prof/ veteran/single dad/ former goalkeeper/ current fiddler/ Grad West Point and UNC/ he/him Host of The Holocaust History Podcast TV/Film Rep: Past Preservers Psalm 109: 7-18
@wienerlibrary.bsky.social
The world's oldest Holocaust archive and Britain's largest collection on the Nazi era. Website: www.wienerholocaustlibrary.org Digital Archive: www.whlcollections.org Donate: www.wienerholocaustlibrary.org/what-we-do/support-our-work/donate/
@iainoverton.bsky.social
⚔ Investigative journalist and reporting on war - Action on Armed Violence 📗 History of suicide bomber: The Price of Paradise 📘 Global gun harm: Gun Baby Gun ☞ PhD for war-reporting ☞ Write for Byline Times / Declassified / The Guardian
@heidimaiberg.bsky.social
Terrorism researcher from Estonia. PhD from Royal Holloway, University of London
@nicolematejic.bsky.social
Author, PRVE Pracademic & NatSec Behavioural Economist. Radicalisation, Violent Extremism, Info Disorder, IO, AI, Cyber Crime, FICINT. Adj Lecturer @Terrorism_AU Views mine. Fan of acronyms. 🖖🐾🦻| 🦘& 🇳🇿
@zeitzoff.bsky.social
Professor @au-spa.bsky.social Political Violence | Political Psychology New book "Nasty Politics" https://www.zeitzoff.com/book-project.html
@pagefortna.bsky.social
IR prof (security, civil conflict, peacekeeping, terrorism, climate change), bicoastally migratory (PDX-NYC), dog lover, horse lover, mediocre knitter, avid composter.
@peterkrause.bsky.social
Associate Professor at Boston College, Research Affiliate at MIT Security Studies Program, Middle East politics, civil war and political violence, nationalism, rebels and regime change, peace-building, and Boston www.peterjpkrause.com
@carlynwayne.bsky.social
Assistant professor @WUSTLPoliSci. @umichpolisci alum. Studying the psychology of political violence, war, and terrorism
@rubinmichael.bsky.social
Asst Prof, UConn. Political Science & Human Rights. Researching civil wars, armed conflict, political violence, human rights. Web: http://www.michaelarubin.com/
@markberlin2.bsky.social
Postdoc at Princeton SPIA. Ph.D. in Political Science from George Washington University. Militant cooperation, extra-lethal violence, and Middle East politics. markberlin2.com