Extremism
ISD combines sector-leading digital analysis capabilities with rigorous research to track, measure and analyse extremism.
Extremism is the advocacy of political and social changes in line with a system of belief that claims the superiority and dominance of one identity-based ‘in-group’ over all ‘out-groups’. It advances a dehumanising ‘othering’ mind-set incompatible with pluralism and universal human rights.
Using our digital analytics tools and ethnographic research capabilities, our analysts monitor and assess the scale and threat of Islamist extremism, far-right extremism, left-wing extremism and ethno-nationalism online.
ISD combines digital analysis with policy advisory support and training to governments and cities facing extremist threats. We educate young people to build resilience to violent extremism, analyse the consequences of mainstreamed extremist ideologies, and assist with rehabilitating and former extremists.
We develop education resources to explicitly address extremism online, and collaborate with networks of community influencers, city and government officials and the tech sector. Together, we can better counter the radicalisation and recruitment strategies of those advocating extremism and hate.
Our research team’s language capabilities allow us to monitor channels in English, French, Arabic, German, Italian, Spanish, Swedish and Polish. We brief and advise an international range of policy makers, including government, security and intelligence agencies.
ISD’s Extremism Analysis team
Moustafa Ayad
Executive Director; Africa, the Middle East and Asia (AMEA)
Rashad Ali
Senior Fellow
Zahed Amanullah
Resident Senior Fellow, Networks & Outreach
Milo Comerford
Director of Policy & Research, Counter-Extremism
Jacob Davey
Director of Research & Policy, Far-right and Hate Movements
Henry Tuck
Director of Digital Policy
Aoife Gallagher
Senior Analyst
Jakob Guhl
Senior Manager, Policy & Research
Charlotte Moeyens
Senior Manager, Networks & Civic Action
Charlotte Moeyens
Senior Manager, Networks & Civic Action
Ciarán O’Connor
Senior Analyst
Helena Schwertheim
Senior Digital Policy and Research Manager
Will Baldet
Fellow
Hadiya Masieh
Fellow
Hadiya Masieh
Fellow