Between the 24th-26th of April Niklas Altermark and Emma Bäck from the Pop-Rad project are invited to participate in the Nordic conference on research on violent extremism, hosted by the Segerstedt Institute in Gothenburg. The the of the conference is 'Risk, Roots and Responses', and Niklas Altermark and Emma Bäck will both present research on the issues.
More information in the link below:
http://segerstedtinstitutet.gu.se/english/collaborations/risks-roots-responses
On March 15th, Emma Bäck will present her research under the topic 'Social Factors Explaining Political Factors and Radicalisation' at a seminar hosted by the Segerstedt Institute in Gothenburg. Bäck will present Pop-Rad projects research results indicating that the individual´s strive for acceptance and fear of rejection may contribute to the likelihood of participating in political protests and even radicalisation.
For more information, see link below:
http://segerstedtinstitutet.gu.se/aktuellt/detalj/?eventId=70131076173
Holly Knapton is interviewed by popular radio show Studio Ett, to talk about the research project and the relationship between exclusion and radicalization.
Follow the link to read the full article and listen to the interview.
Karin Harborg and Niklas Altermark joined the P4 Malmö morning radio show to talk about radicalisation and violent extremism, and the counter measures implemented by the Swedish municipalities and government agencies.
Listen to the program here.
Pop-Rad attended the International Society for Political Psychology conference in Warsaw, where Emma A. Bäck, Hanna Bäck, Niklas Altermark and Holly Knapton presented the paper A Throw from the extreme: Political attitude shift following inclusion by a radical group in the cyberball paradigm.
The conference paper is available here.
The anthology Våldets sociala dimensioner is now published. In the piece, exploring ideologically motivated violence from several different theoretical perspectives, Emma A. Bäck´s and Niklas Altermark´s chapter develops on socio-psychological perspectives on political violence in relation to sense community and rejection.
The book is available here.
