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The internet provides multiple research possiblities, by also poses a number of challenges for academics. In this webinar, Dr Valentine Crosset and Jennifer (JJ) West will discuss researching the far right online, exploring the methdological issues and opportunities.
Dr Valentine Crosset is a lecturer at the Medialab of the University of Geneva and a research associate at the Medialab of Sciences Po Paris. She holds a PhD in criminology from the University of Montreal. She works on online extremism and on the moderation of online content, and has published on the methodological challenges when researching far-right groups on twitter.
Jennifer (JJ) West is a PhD candidate in the Department of Justice, Law & Criminology at the American University, where she studies male supremacy, incels, and right-wing extremism. She is also a Graduate Research Assistant at the Polarization & Extremism Research & Innovation Lab (PERIL).
Methods and ethics webinar series
This webinar is part of the series 'Researching the far right: methods and ethics', co-organized by C-REX and PERIL (American University).
This webinar series aims to initiate and facilitate a much needed discussion about the methodological, ethical, political, personal, practical and professional issues and challenges that arise when researching far right parties, protest movements, and violent actions.
The webinars last one hour and take place every second Thursday of the month. The webinar will have one or two (short) presentations followed by a Q&A session.