Jonathan Collins

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Articles

What TikTok can teach educators

2 months ago | kappanonline.org | Jonathan Collins |Teresa Preston

In 2005, my older cousin returned home from college for the holidays. He couldn’t wait to tell me about this “new thing called Facebook.” Suddenly, internet access from a computer opened a portal to a whole new world of social interaction. Fun conversations in classrooms or at campus parties could become lasting digital relationships, a “social network.”At the time, Facebook remained collegiate folklore to me. Only students with university email addresses could enter the mythical universe.
Emotions and Violence Legitimation in Conspiracy Narratives

Jan 8, 2025 | voxpol.eu | Jonathan Collins

By Darja WischerathThis blog post is a condensed version of a recently published article in New Media + Society. To read the full article click here. The mainstreaming of conspiracy theories has coincided with a troubling rise in real-world violence. From attacks on infrastructure to mass shootings justified by extremist beliefs, conspiracy narratives increasingly translate into violent actions.
The Trump Manosphere: Reactionary Male Supremacy, Misogyny and Accelerationist Violence in the Post-Election Era

Dec 11, 2024 | voxpol.eu | Jonathan Collins

By Joshua Bowes and Jennifer WestIntroductionIn the immediate aftermath of Donald Trump’s victory in the 2024 presidential election, social media was replete with reactionary misogynistic hate and vitriol. Election experts and disinformation observers pointed to the manosphere as the biggest catalyst of votes for Trump, suggesting that thousands of young men turned out late on election day to secure the 45th President’s second term.
Should misogyny be treated as a form of extremism? - VOX - Pol

Dec 4, 2024 | voxpol.eu | Jonathan Collins

By Stephanie Wescott, Monash University and Steven Roberts, Monash UniversityThe UK government has recently announced a review into their counter-terrorism strategy, focussing on responses to “extremist ideologies”. This announcement named misogyny as one of its extremist ideological trends of interest.
Subscribe to Subversion: The (German) Telegram-YouTube Pipeline

Nov 27, 2024 | voxpol.eu | Jonathan Collins

By Harald Sick and Maik FielitzTweets, blog posts, stories, reels, snaps, TikToks, short messages and live streams: there is a multitude of (self-)presentation types and, in principle, no restriction on which digital media formats extremist actors use. In times when the (counter) public is fragmented across many platforms, those who want to reach the masses must play on every stage. A considerable effort for propaganda is therefore invested into cross-media strategies.
Ideology Alone is Not Enough: The Past, Present, and Future of Terrorist Training

Nov 20, 2024 | voxpol.eu | Jonathan Collins

In the early to mid-19th century the organizations and ideologues who would form the vanguard of modern terrorism did a remarkable job of leverage emerging technology for both training and operational purposes. This often took the form of experimentation with new (and often unregulated) materials such as dynamite and crude IEDs (Improvised Explosive Devices) called Orsini Bombs, printed pamphlets, and even public lectures and courses on the political utility of dynamite.
The Rise and Fall of the Male State Movement

Oct 30, 2024 | voxpol.eu | Jonathan Collins

By This analysis will discuss the case of a Russian far-right movement named the Male State, and its transition from being one of the most notorious misogynist movements in Russia to one of the main online supporters and promoters of the war in Ukraine.
The case for sensory civics education

Oct 28, 2024 | kappanonline.org | Jonathan Collins

They set up a polling booth in the hallway. I remember small curtains draped to cover the entrance into a square foot of space filled only by a table and a child-friendly facsimile of a ballot box. This was the first time that I ever “voted” in a presidential election. I was in the 1st grade. I find myself revisiting this moment in pursuit of an answer to much larger question: What should we demand from 21st-century civics education?
Threats to Democracies: A view from Australia

Oct 23, 2024 | voxpol.eu | Jonathan Collins

Like many other Western liberal democracies, Australia is currently experiencing a range of challenges to both the stability and sanctity of democratic structures and institutions and the beliefs and values that underwrite them. Threats to democracies are nothing new – they have existed for as long as democracies themselves.
Some online conspiracy-spreaders don’t even believe the lies they’re spewing - VOX - Pol

Oct 16, 2024 | voxpol.eu | Jonathan Collins

H. Colleen Sinclair, Louisiana State UniversityThere has been a lot of research on the types of people who believe conspiracy theories, and their reasons for doing so. But there’s a wrinkle: My colleagues and I have found that there are a number of people sharing conspiracies online who don’t believe their own content. They are opportunists.