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The IECL Lunchtime Seminar Series offers our Academic Visitors an opportunity to share their research, exchange ideas, and connect with colleagues on both substantive and methodological aspects of their work.
Each seminar usually lasts 30–45 minutes, with 20–30 minutes for the presentation followed by 10–15 minutes for Q&A. A light sandwich lunch will be provided.
University Prof. Maria Moulin-Stożek
Key Trends in Radicalisation Laws in Europe: Terrorist Tactics Evolve; so Must Legal Responses.
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This talk draws on a recently completed four-year Horizon research project on radicalisation, funded by the European Commission. I will begin by situating radicalisation within its socio-economic, political, and cultural contexts, conceptualised through the I-GAP spectrum (injustice, grievance, alienation, and polarisation). Using empirical data, I will then demonstrate that several widely held assumptions about terrorism in Europe are largely unsupported. Adopting a macro-comparative approach, I will examine national legal and policy frameworks to identify potential systemic biases and assess whether national legislations are equipped to recognise and respond to recent shifts in radicalisation, both online and offline. These relate to ongoing conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine, unrest in Syria, the emergence of new accelerationist networks, and the growing use of generative AI and cryptocurrencies. I will conclude by discussing effective responses to contemporary trends in radicalisation that address underlying root causes rather than merely their symptoms.
