Radicalization within the Online Gaming Community & A Gender Perspective in Countering Extremism w/ Dr. Jessica White

In today's episode, I am joined by Dr. Jessica White, Acting Director of Terrorism and Conflict Studies at the Royal United Services Institute, to discuss her 2022 book "Gender Mainstreaming in Counter-Terrorism Policy: Building Transformative Strategies to Counter Violent Extremism" and her research on how extremists exploit the mechanics of online gaming to recruit and radicalize people to the far right.

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Jessica White's Book
Gender Mainstreaming in Counter-Terrorism Policy: Building Transformat (routledge.com)

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