Ryan Scrivens
@ryanscrivens.bsky.social
Associate Professor, Michigan State University; a criminologist mostly studying on- and offline behaviors and patterns of the extreme right.
ryanscrivens.com
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🔥 Extremists move fast - Policy often lags
Colleagues at VPI are hosting a workshop that confronts the gap, incl. a simulation where every call has intended & unintended consequences
📍 Munich, 8-9 Oct
🔗 Further info & register by 3 Oct: lnkd.in/efmKBNb9
👥 Discount if bringing a colleague - email VPI
Colleagues at VPI are hosting a workshop that confronts the gap, incl. a simulation where every call has intended & unintended consequences
📍 Munich, 8-9 Oct
🔗 Further info & register by 3 Oct: lnkd.in/efmKBNb9
👥 Discount if bringing a colleague - email VPI
October 1, 2025 at 9:26 AM
🔥 Extremists move fast - Policy often lags
Colleagues at VPI are hosting a workshop that confronts the gap, incl. a simulation where every call has intended & unintended consequences
📍 Munich, 8-9 Oct
🔗 Further info & register by 3 Oct: lnkd.in/efmKBNb9
👥 Discount if bringing a colleague - email VPI
Colleagues at VPI are hosting a workshop that confronts the gap, incl. a simulation where every call has intended & unintended consequences
📍 Munich, 8-9 Oct
🔗 Further info & register by 3 Oct: lnkd.in/efmKBNb9
👥 Discount if bringing a colleague - email VPI
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Pleased to have had the opportunity to contribute to this research with Human Digital and @vox-pol.bsky.social.
The ongoing proliferation of illegal content on gore sites is undermining broader efforts to counter terrorism and other harms online.
Among the key findings of the research:
The ongoing proliferation of illegal content on gore sites is undermining broader efforts to counter terrorism and other harms online.
Among the key findings of the research:
August 1, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Pleased to have had the opportunity to contribute to this research with Human Digital and @vox-pol.bsky.social.
The ongoing proliferation of illegal content on gore sites is undermining broader efforts to counter terrorism and other harms online.
Among the key findings of the research:
The ongoing proliferation of illegal content on gore sites is undermining broader efforts to counter terrorism and other harms online.
Among the key findings of the research:
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ICYMI, our newest report on 'Gore and Violent Extremism' is now available #openaccess on our website. Go to voxpol.eu/publications/.
Missed the launch webinar? Drop a line to [email protected] from your institutional email address and we'll share the link.
#PleaseRS
Missed the launch webinar? Drop a line to [email protected] from your institutional email address and we'll share the link.
#PleaseRS
July 12, 2025 at 9:57 AM
ICYMI, our newest report on 'Gore and Violent Extremism' is now available #openaccess on our website. Go to voxpol.eu/publications/.
Missed the launch webinar? Drop a line to [email protected] from your institutional email address and we'll share the link.
#PleaseRS
Missed the launch webinar? Drop a line to [email protected] from your institutional email address and we'll share the link.
#PleaseRS
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I am pleased to share that @isabellevdv.bsky.social, @ryanscrivens.bsky.social and I have just signed a contract with @uclpress.bsky.social to co-edit an open-access book that will discuss ‘Methods for Studying Extremism and Terrorism Online’.
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July 1, 2025 at 7:53 AM
I am pleased to share that @isabellevdv.bsky.social, @ryanscrivens.bsky.social and I have just signed a contract with @uclpress.bsky.social to co-edit an open-access book that will discuss ‘Methods for Studying Extremism and Terrorism Online’.
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...tenured! What a journey 😅 🤓
July 2, 2025 at 4:47 PM
...tenured! What a journey 😅 🤓
Had the pleasure of presenting my research on the on- and offline behaviors of right-wing extremists at this year's Global Network on Extremism & Technology Conference.
Excellent presentations and panel discussions, and excellent hosting by the GNET folks - class act, @gnetresearch.bsky.social.
Excellent presentations and panel discussions, and excellent hosting by the GNET folks - class act, @gnetresearch.bsky.social.
June 2, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Had the pleasure of presenting my research on the on- and offline behaviors of right-wing extremists at this year's Global Network on Extremism & Technology Conference.
Excellent presentations and panel discussions, and excellent hosting by the GNET folks - class act, @gnetresearch.bsky.social.
Excellent presentations and panel discussions, and excellent hosting by the GNET folks - class act, @gnetresearch.bsky.social.
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We were thrilled to have our third and final panel of speakers present on Multi-Media Radicalisation and the Online-Offline Extremism Nexus.
This panel covered an ideological range - from the far right, extremist misogyny and gaming, to the Islamic State.
This panel covered an ideological range - from the far right, extremist misogyny and gaming, to the Islamic State.
May 28, 2025 at 3:14 PM
We were thrilled to have our third and final panel of speakers present on Multi-Media Radicalisation and the Online-Offline Extremism Nexus.
This panel covered an ideological range - from the far right, extremist misogyny and gaming, to the Islamic State.
This panel covered an ideological range - from the far right, extremist misogyny and gaming, to the Islamic State.
Excited to be discussing the connections between the online and offline behaviors of right-wing extremists at this year’s @gnetresearch.bsky.social Conference.
Hope to see you at tomorrow’s event, either virtually or in person: gnet-research.org/event/the-fi...
Hope to see you at tomorrow’s event, either virtually or in person: gnet-research.org/event/the-fi...
May 27, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Excited to be discussing the connections between the online and offline behaviors of right-wing extremists at this year’s @gnetresearch.bsky.social Conference.
Hope to see you at tomorrow’s event, either virtually or in person: gnet-research.org/event/the-fi...
Hope to see you at tomorrow’s event, either virtually or in person: gnet-research.org/event/the-fi...
On the VOX-Pol (@vox-pol.bsky.social) Blog this week:
We summarize our recent study on how users’ online behaviors evolve as they engage with others on the largest white supremacist forum. voxpol.eu/exploring-th...
We summarize our recent study on how users’ online behaviors evolve as they engage with others on the largest white supremacist forum. voxpol.eu/exploring-th...
Exploring the Evolution of Posting Behavior and Language Use in a Racially and Ethnically Motivated Extremist Forum - VOX - Pol
By Sydney Litterer, Ryan Scrivens, Thomas W. Wojciechowski, and Richard Frank This article summarizes a recent study published in Behavioral Sciences of Terrorism and Political Aggression. Research ex...
voxpol.eu
May 8, 2025 at 1:17 PM
On the VOX-Pol (@vox-pol.bsky.social) Blog this week:
We summarize our recent study on how users’ online behaviors evolve as they engage with others on the largest white supremacist forum. voxpol.eu/exploring-th...
We summarize our recent study on how users’ online behaviors evolve as they engage with others on the largest white supremacist forum. voxpol.eu/exploring-th...
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Sydney Litterer, Ryan Scrivens, Thomas W. Wojciechowski & Richard Frank
L (10 Apr 2025): Exploring the evolution of posting behavior and language use in a racially
and ethnically motivated extremist forum, Behavioral Sciences of Terrorism and Political
Aggression, www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1...
L (10 Apr 2025): Exploring the evolution of posting behavior and language use in a racially
and ethnically motivated extremist forum, Behavioral Sciences of Terrorism and Political
Aggression, www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1...
www.tandfonline.com
April 14, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Sydney Litterer, Ryan Scrivens, Thomas W. Wojciechowski & Richard Frank
L (10 Apr 2025): Exploring the evolution of posting behavior and language use in a racially
and ethnically motivated extremist forum, Behavioral Sciences of Terrorism and Political
Aggression, www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1...
L (10 Apr 2025): Exploring the evolution of posting behavior and language use in a racially
and ethnically motivated extremist forum, Behavioral Sciences of Terrorism and Political
Aggression, www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1...
Out now in Behavioral Sciences of Terrorism & Political Aggression:
We used group-based multi-trajectory modeling to explore how users’ online behaviors evolved as they engaged with users on the largest white supremacist forum.
The study is #OpenAccess: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
We used group-based multi-trajectory modeling to explore how users’ online behaviors evolved as they engaged with users on the largest white supremacist forum.
The study is #OpenAccess: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
April 14, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Out now in Behavioral Sciences of Terrorism & Political Aggression:
We used group-based multi-trajectory modeling to explore how users’ online behaviors evolved as they engaged with users on the largest white supremacist forum.
The study is #OpenAccess: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
We used group-based multi-trajectory modeling to explore how users’ online behaviors evolved as they engaged with users on the largest white supremacist forum.
The study is #OpenAccess: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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🚨 Final Call 🚨
Last hours to submit your abstract for the 17th Annual International Conference of the Society for Terrorism Research, to be hosted by the School of Law & Social Sciences and the @CVTRC.bsky.social at @RoyalHolloway.bsky.social.
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Last hours to submit your abstract for the 17th Annual International Conference of the Society for Terrorism Research, to be hosted by the School of Law & Social Sciences and the @CVTRC.bsky.social at @RoyalHolloway.bsky.social.
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April 11, 2025 at 4:10 PM
🚨 Final Call 🚨
Last hours to submit your abstract for the 17th Annual International Conference of the Society for Terrorism Research, to be hosted by the School of Law & Social Sciences and the @CVTRC.bsky.social at @RoyalHolloway.bsky.social.
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Last hours to submit your abstract for the 17th Annual International Conference of the Society for Terrorism Research, to be hosted by the School of Law & Social Sciences and the @CVTRC.bsky.social at @RoyalHolloway.bsky.social.
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Incredibly honored to receive the MSU College of Social Science Rising Star Research Award: cj.msu.edu/news/2025-sc...
It's been quite the journey.
It's been quite the journey.
April 11, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Incredibly honored to receive the MSU College of Social Science Rising Star Research Award: cj.msu.edu/news/2025-sc...
It's been quite the journey.
It's been quite the journey.
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We are delighted to announce our Fifth Annual Conference!
🗓️ 28 May 2025
📍 King's College London | Virtually, via Zoom
For information about the conference's themes, panels, panellists, and registration, please see the program page here. ⬇️
🗓️ 28 May 2025
📍 King's College London | Virtually, via Zoom
For information about the conference's themes, panels, panellists, and registration, please see the program page here. ⬇️
The Fifth Annual GNET Conference - GNET
gnet-research.org
April 8, 2025 at 10:32 AM
We are delighted to announce our Fifth Annual Conference!
🗓️ 28 May 2025
📍 King's College London | Virtually, via Zoom
For information about the conference's themes, panels, panellists, and registration, please see the program page here. ⬇️
🗓️ 28 May 2025
📍 King's College London | Virtually, via Zoom
For information about the conference's themes, panels, panellists, and registration, please see the program page here. ⬇️
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I am pleased that my paper with Jonathan Kenyon and Jens Binder has now been published here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
We delineate distinct types of internet use that are associated with an increased likelihood to prepare/commit a terrorist attack. 1/2
We delineate distinct types of internet use that are associated with an increased likelihood to prepare/commit a terrorist attack. 1/2
Identifying distinct types of internet use that predict the likelihood of planning or committing a terrorist attack: Findings from an analysis of individuals convicted on terrorism(-related) charges i...
Previous research has documented that the internet plays an increasingly important role in facilitating involvement in terrorism. However, the level o…
www.sciencedirect.com
April 2, 2025 at 6:21 AM
I am pleased that my paper with Jonathan Kenyon and Jens Binder has now been published here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
We delineate distinct types of internet use that are associated with an increased likelihood to prepare/commit a terrorist attack. 1/2
We delineate distinct types of internet use that are associated with an increased likelihood to prepare/commit a terrorist attack. 1/2
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THIS --> “Unequivocally, no blame in this falls on Signal...Signal is a communication tool designed for confidential conversations. If someone's brought into a conversation who’s not meant to be part of it, that's not a technology problem. That's an operator issue.” www.wired.com/story/signal...
SignalGate Isn’t About Signal
The Trump cabinet’s shocking leak of its plans to bomb Yemen raises myriad confidentiality and legal issues. The security of the encrypted messaging app Signal is not one of them.
www.wired.com
March 27, 2025 at 11:43 AM
THIS --> “Unequivocally, no blame in this falls on Signal...Signal is a communication tool designed for confidential conversations. If someone's brought into a conversation who’s not meant to be part of it, that's not a technology problem. That's an operator issue.” www.wired.com/story/signal...
Out in the latest issue of Studies in Conflict & Terrorism.
50 free online copies: www.tandfonline.com/eprint/KTSQH...
50 free online copies: www.tandfonline.com/eprint/KTSQH...
March 20, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Out in the latest issue of Studies in Conflict & Terrorism.
50 free online copies: www.tandfonline.com/eprint/KTSQH...
50 free online copies: www.tandfonline.com/eprint/KTSQH...
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They worked to prevent violence and terrorism at the agency created after 9/11. Then they got fired
apnews.com/article/home...
apnews.com/article/home...
They worked to prevent violence and terrorism at the agency created after 9/11. Then they got fired
A federal program designed to prevent targeted violence and terrorism in the U.S. has lost 20% of its staff after layoffs hit its probationary staffers.
apnews.com
March 18, 2025 at 6:49 PM
They worked to prevent violence and terrorism at the agency created after 9/11. Then they got fired
apnews.com/article/home...
apnews.com/article/home...
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🚨 Only 4 days left to apply! 🚨
Join the PhD Summer School on Studying Online Extremism 🌐, co-organized by C-REX and VOX-Pol.
Learn from experts like Dr. Maura Conway, Dr. Ashton Kingdon, and Dr. Cathrine Thorleifsson. 🧠 Apply now! ⏳ #OnlineExtremism #PhDSummerSchool www.sv.uio.no/c-rex/englis...
Join the PhD Summer School on Studying Online Extremism 🌐, co-organized by C-REX and VOX-Pol.
Learn from experts like Dr. Maura Conway, Dr. Ashton Kingdon, and Dr. Cathrine Thorleifsson. 🧠 Apply now! ⏳ #OnlineExtremism #PhDSummerSchool www.sv.uio.no/c-rex/englis...
Call for applications: PhD summer School Studying Online Extremism
- C-REX - Center for Research on Extremism
Studying Online Extremism: Ethics, Methods and Personal Safety (2nd edition)
www.sv.uio.no
March 10, 2025 at 8:39 AM
🚨 Only 4 days left to apply! 🚨
Join the PhD Summer School on Studying Online Extremism 🌐, co-organized by C-REX and VOX-Pol.
Learn from experts like Dr. Maura Conway, Dr. Ashton Kingdon, and Dr. Cathrine Thorleifsson. 🧠 Apply now! ⏳ #OnlineExtremism #PhDSummerSchool www.sv.uio.no/c-rex/englis...
Join the PhD Summer School on Studying Online Extremism 🌐, co-organized by C-REX and VOX-Pol.
Learn from experts like Dr. Maura Conway, Dr. Ashton Kingdon, and Dr. Cathrine Thorleifsson. 🧠 Apply now! ⏳ #OnlineExtremism #PhDSummerSchool www.sv.uio.no/c-rex/englis...
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New to VOX-Pol? Check out our fully searchable Online Library, now with links to 2,200+ articles, chapters, theses, Blog posts, etc. focused on all aspects of online extremism and terrorism.
March 5, 2025 at 11:28 AM
New to VOX-Pol? Check out our fully searchable Online Library, now with links to 2,200+ articles, chapters, theses, Blog posts, etc. focused on all aspects of online extremism and terrorism.
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📢JOB ALERT: Criminal Justice (Cybercrime/Cyber-security) – Associate or Full Professor
📍The School of Criminal Justice (SCJ) at Michigan State University
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📍The School of Criminal Justice (SCJ) at Michigan State University
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Criminal Justice – Associate or Full Professor
The School of Criminal Justice (SCJ) at Michigan State University invites applications for a 9-month tenure-system position at the Associate or Full Professor.
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February 17, 2025 at 2:14 PM
📢JOB ALERT: Criminal Justice (Cybercrime/Cyber-security) – Associate or Full Professor
📍The School of Criminal Justice (SCJ) at Michigan State University
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📍The School of Criminal Justice (SCJ) at Michigan State University
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On the VOX-Pol Blog this week:
@brennahelm.bsky.social, Tom Holt, Wally Wojciechowski, Richard Frank, and I summarize the results of our recent study, published in Crime and Delinquency, on the online posting behaviors and trajectories of incel forum members: voxpol.eu/examining-th...
@brennahelm.bsky.social, Tom Holt, Wally Wojciechowski, Richard Frank, and I summarize the results of our recent study, published in Crime and Delinquency, on the online posting behaviors and trajectories of incel forum members: voxpol.eu/examining-th...
February 13, 2025 at 11:05 AM
On the VOX-Pol Blog this week:
@brennahelm.bsky.social, Tom Holt, Wally Wojciechowski, Richard Frank, and I summarize the results of our recent study, published in Crime and Delinquency, on the online posting behaviors and trajectories of incel forum members: voxpol.eu/examining-th...
@brennahelm.bsky.social, Tom Holt, Wally Wojciechowski, Richard Frank, and I summarize the results of our recent study, published in Crime and Delinquency, on the online posting behaviors and trajectories of incel forum members: voxpol.eu/examining-th...
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You know Canadians big mad when they start talking about 1812.
February 2, 2025 at 3:15 AM
You know Canadians big mad when they start talking about 1812.
On the VOX-Pol Blog this week:
We summarize the results of our recent study - in Terrorism and Political Violence (shorturl.at/fIFpi) - on the persisting and desisting online posting behaviors of violent and non-violent right-wing extremists: voxpol.eu/examining-th...
We summarize the results of our recent study - in Terrorism and Political Violence (shorturl.at/fIFpi) - on the persisting and desisting online posting behaviors of violent and non-violent right-wing extremists: voxpol.eu/examining-th...
December 19, 2024 at 1:58 PM
On the VOX-Pol Blog this week:
We summarize the results of our recent study - in Terrorism and Political Violence (shorturl.at/fIFpi) - on the persisting and desisting online posting behaviors of violent and non-violent right-wing extremists: voxpol.eu/examining-th...
We summarize the results of our recent study - in Terrorism and Political Violence (shorturl.at/fIFpi) - on the persisting and desisting online posting behaviors of violent and non-violent right-wing extremists: voxpol.eu/examining-th...
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Another week, another thread with online first articles about the far right, extremism, populism, radicalism etc
1. Scrivens et al.: Examining the Persisting and Desisting Online Posting Behaviors of Violent and Non-Violent Right-Wing Extremists
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
1. Scrivens et al.: Examining the Persisting and Desisting Online Posting Behaviors of Violent and Non-Violent Right-Wing Extremists
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Examining the Persisting and Desisting Online Posting Behaviors of Violent and Non-Violent Right-Wing Extremists
There is an ongoing need for researchers, practitioners, and policymakers to identify and examine the online posting behaviors of violent extremists prior to their engagement in violence offline, b...
www.tandfonline.com
November 15, 2024 at 8:48 AM
Another week, another thread with online first articles about the far right, extremism, populism, radicalism etc
1. Scrivens et al.: Examining the Persisting and Desisting Online Posting Behaviors of Violent and Non-Violent Right-Wing Extremists
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
1. Scrivens et al.: Examining the Persisting and Desisting Online Posting Behaviors of Violent and Non-Violent Right-Wing Extremists
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....