Shows
Yeah Nah Pasaran!Ashton Kingdon on the World White WebThis week we have a chat with Dr Ashton Kingdon about their new book, The World White Web: Uncovering the Hidden Meanings of Online Far-Right Propaganda.2025-01-2300 min
Security Thought Leadership: in conversation with Martin GillThe challenges posed by responding to radicalisation: where are we?There are many different types of radicalisation although in general terms we tend to identify it with conducting criminal acts of direct action to support some type of protest campaign, and there is often a link to terrorism. There are also different stages of the radicalisation process, each of which provide an opportunity to intervene to stop or halt progression to the next and ultimately to a malign outcome. Moreover, radicalisation can be motivated by a range of factors, including ideologies, religious beliefs, political beliefs and prejudices against particular groups of people and these too lend support to different...2024-05-1244 min
Tech Against TerrorismGaming & Extremism: Identity FusionThis week, we’re diving deeper into the nexus between gaming and extremism, exploring how gaming culture, storylines and symbols are being appropriated by extremist actors, and unpacking the concept of ‘identity fusion’: the phenomenon whereby players emotionally and psychologically merge their real-life identity with that of their in-game avatar or character. Our guests also discuss how the growing immersiveness of online games and the increasingly blurred line between reality and virtual reality might impact radicalisation processes, and touch on how stakeholders can get ahead of this threat.Join Anne Craanen as she speaks to Dr Rach...2023-07-0620 min
Utrecht UniversityIssues up close: Special Issue on Climate Change and TerrorismThis episode focusses on the forthcoming Special Issue on Climate Change and Terrorism. TPV editor Max Taylor discusses three of the ten papers of the Special Issue with guests Amarnath Amarasingam from Queen’s University, Ashton Kingdon from the University of Southampton, Andrew Silke from Cranfield University and Brian T. Hughes from the American University.
Terrorism and Political Violence is a podcast series produced by the Journal of Terrorism and Political Violence (TPV) in collaboration with Utrecht University. This podcast is comprised of two types of episodes. In Issues up close, editors of the TPV journal will discuss a range of...2022-06-1652 min
Right RisingThe Ethics of Studying the Far RightGuests Ashton Kingdon and Ashley Mattheis join Right Rising to discuss the ethical implications of studying the far-right. Along with host Augusta Dell'Omo, Ashton and Ashley walk us through the existing institutions that protect ethical research and how they fall short in safeguarding scholars studying extremism online. Ashton and Ashley explain the threats faced by researchers - particularly women, people of color, and LGBTQIA+ individuals - and how their new unit at CARR focusing on ethics aims to increase researcher safety. Special Guests: Ashley Mattheis and Ashton Kingdon.2021-10-1335 min
Yeah Nah Pasaran!Ashton Kingdon on AI & The OccultThis week we spoke to researcher Ashton Kingdon about the far-Right, artificial intelligence & the Occult.2021-02-1100 min
Right RisingArtificial Intelligence and Far Right RadicalizationGuest Ashton Kingdon joins Right Rising to break down the connections between Artificial Intelligence and far-right radicalization online. Along with host Augusta Dell'Omo, Ashton takes us on a deep dive into the world of algorithims, social media companies, and disinformation to help us understand the connections between technology and radicalization. Finally, Ashton and I ask the ultimate question - can we really hold intelligent machines accountable for radicalization? Special Guest: Ashton Kingdon.2020-11-1035 minTech Against TerrorismTrend alert: accelerationismIn this episode, we discuss why accelerationism has become a flagship doctrine of far-right violent extremism. To help us comprehend what accelerationism is and how it is reflected in the online sphere, Maygane Janin and Adam Hadley are joined by Professor Matthew Feldmann, Director of the Centre for Analysis of the Radical Right (CARR), and an expert on fascist ideology, neo-Nazism and “lone actor” terrorism, and by Ashton Kingdon, a PhD student at the University of Southampton and a fellow at CARR, whose research focuses on how far-right extremists use technology for recruitment and radicalisation. In today’s podcast, we als...2020-09-041h 00