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Islamist terrorism remains a global threat beyond 2025

In a new Metis-Study Eva Herschinger describes four scenarios on potential developments of Islamist Terrorism in the near future.

DEFENSEFOOD: New Horizon Europe initiative launches to strengthen the EU food systems

Eva Herschinger is partner in the project on food threats.

Hot off the Press: Dream or Nightmare?

In a new publication, CISS Senior Researcher Marcel Schmeer traces the origins of “community-oriented” policing in West Berlin in the 1970s. He highlights the ambivalent perception of police presence in urban areas, caught between the conflicting priorities of state security and societal fears of surveillance.

On the common misconceptions about Islamist terrorism Eva Herschinger in online magazine Krautreporter article on the topic

After the attacks in Munich, Aschaffenburg, Magdeburg, Mannheim and Solingen, the impression has arisen that terrorist violence is on the rise, and that Islamist-motivated perpetrators are particularly responsible for this. The long article in the online magazine Krautreporter examines the question on the basis of six misconceptions about Islamist terrorism.

Beyond the Ivory-Tower: EISA-Online-Event with Eva Herschinger

Register Now! Online-Roundtable with Eva Herschinger on the Purpose of IR-scholarship in a World of Crisis on January, 27

Espionage & Sabotage, Hybrid Threats, and Cybersecurity

In the past couple of months, Verena Jackson has been featured in various media outlets discussing current developments in cybersecurity, Russian sabotage and espionage, as well as the state of German intelligence services.

Radicalization and gender - what do we know

New ICCT-report by Eva Herschinger and co-authors on the gaps in research on gender and radicalization

Call for Papers for the Annual Conference of the Thematic Group "Critical Security Studies" at CISS

Submit your proposal now for the conference of the DVPW group at CISS.

New study on gender constructions in Salafism published

The BAMF study examines the role of gender images for radicalization and deradicalization. Eva Herschinger is one of the co-authors.

Research Project on the Regulation of Cybersecurity in the EU and the US

Verena Jackson is conducting a comparative law project at Stanford University (USA) on the similarities and differences in the legal frameworks for cybersecurity in the EU and the US.

International Law for AI & Autonomy in Military Operations

Presentation by Verena Jackson on the legal and ethical challenges of using AI in military systems

Invitation to the digital workshop "Accountability and control of intelligence services in Germany"

The thematic group "Critical Security Studies" of the German Political Science Association (DVPW) invites you to a digital workshop on "Accountability and Control of Intelligence Services in Germany" on Monday, May 13, 2024 (9:30 am - 1:00 pm).

The Taurus leak and its significance for supporters of Ukraine

Eva Herschinger speaks on the topic in a report of the Spanish newspaper "El Confidential"

Terror lists: How the EU and UN fight terrorism in similar ways

New article by Eva Herschinger and Martin Koch on the global fight against terrorism

10 years after Edward Snowden's publications: Digital Workshop on Intelligence Research in Germany

Workshop (in German) on September 18, 2023 (9am-1pm): Register now!

Fans of Laclau/Mouffe listen up: podcast episode on the two discourse theorists with Eva Herschinger

In the podcast "Critically Linked" Eva Herschinger talks about the topicality of the work "Hegemony and Socialist Strategy" by Ernesto Laclau and Chantal Mouffe.

Tune in! SZ-Podcast episode on the topic of female terrorists

Eva Herschinger talks about women in terrorism and the many stereotypes and prejudices surrounding female terrorists in an episode of the SZ Geschichte Daily Podcast.

Four new publications on terrorism and radicalization released!

In two handbook and two edited volume contributions, Eva Herschinger addresses theories, ideologies, and prevention of terrorism as well as online radicalization and gender.

Are women still the great unknown in terrorism? Or just fellow travelers?

Two new contributions by Eva Herschinger on the topic of gender and terrorism in the richly illustrated volume of the Federal Agency for Civic Education.

History of the Intelligence Services: Of Trust and Distrust

Marcel Schmeer reports from the 53rd Historikertag on the section on the relationship between the public and intelligence services since 1945. Report freely available on the online portal H-Soz-Kult.

Not a male-only affair: Podcast on terrorism and gender roles

Eva Herschinger talks about the importance of women in terrorism in the podcast of the Federal Agency for Civic Education.

Verena Jackson is Visiting Scholar at Duke University School of Law

At the invitation of Duke University School of Law in Durham, NC, Verena Jackson is spending two months in the USA.

Structure or Agency? New publication on a well-known topic in international politics

In International Relations, much research has been done on the relationship between structure and agency.... But: new, fresh ideas on the topic by Eva Herschinger and Frank Sauer. Open Access!

New project on gender-sensitive deradicalization work

Deradicalization work for women and girls in the area of Salafism is still in its infancy. The project aims to contribute with new concepts and insights.

QAnon, Querdenken and Democracy

Conspiracy movements like QAnon, explains Eva Herschinger in an interview with the Rhein-Neckar-Zeitung from Heidelberg, are a potential danger to democracy.

Radicalization of Society?

In a new publication Eva Herschinger, Kemal Bozay, Magdalena von Drachenfels, Oliver Decker and Christian Joppke analyze factors that favor societal radicalization.

New publication on female radicalization

The radicalization of women can be understood as politicization argues Eva Herschinger.