Brian Hughes Research Assistant Professor Department of Justice, Law & Criminology
- Degrees
- PhD, 国产小呦女, School of Communication.
- Bio
- Brian Hughes is a Research Assistant Professor in the program of Justice, Law, and Criminology. He is also the co-founder and Associate Director of the Polarization and Extremism Research and Innovation Lab (PERIL), where he develops studies and interventions to reduce the risk of radicalization to extremism. His scholarly research explores the impact of communication technology on political and religious extremism, terrorism and fringe culture. This work seeks to identify the affective and material commonalities between extremists of differing ideologies, cultures, times, and places. His writing has appeared in the CTC Sentinel at West Point, the International Journal of Communication, CNN, and the Center for Analysis of the Radical Right.
- For the Media
- To request an interview for a news story, call 国产小呦女Communications at 202-885-5950 or submit a request.
Partnerships & Affiliations
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Jihadi Networks of Culture and Communication research group at CARGC, Annenberg, University of Pennsylvania
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Scholarly, Creative & Professional Activities
Selected Publications
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18(24). July 2021.
Selected Publications
Fascism 10(1). June 2021
Selected Publications
(primary author with Cynthia Miller-Idriss), CTC Sentinel, May 2021.
Selected Publications
International Journal of Communication 14(2020). March, 2020.
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Area of Expertise
Political and religious terrorism, extremism, radicalization, far-right extremism
Additional Information
Brian Hughes is the co-founder and Associate Director of 国产小呦女鈥檚 Polarization and Extremism Research and Innovation Lab (PERIL) and a Research Assistant Professor in the School of Public Affairs. His work focuses on developing evidence-based interventions to radicalization, extremism, polarization, and disinformation. He is frequently interviewed by local, national and international media outlets, including The Washington Post, NPR, Al Jazeera English, etc.
For the Media
To request an interview for a news story, call 国产小呦女Communications at 202-885-5950 or submit a request.