How to Combat Global and Domestic Terrorism
with
Dr. Cynthia Miller-Idress
ONLINE CONFERENCE EVENT
28 September, 2021 5pm - Zoom Online Service
Registration: Closed
Liberal democracies are under pressure from demagogic politicians exploiting the stresses of globalization, rising inequality, economic insecurity, job displacement, and immigration—all combine in the rise of extremism and white nationalism. Analysts and security institutions alike agree that these groups are coordinating their actions across borders and even continents.
In the U.S., right-wing extremists collectively have been responsible for more than 70 percent of the extremist-related killings over the past 10 years, far outnumbering those committed by left-wing extremists or domestic Islamist extremists. These murder statistics send us a clear message: Right-wing extremist violence needs to be addressed. It will not go away on its own.
To assess these issues and their impact on our future we welcome Dr. Cynthia Miller-Idress:
Dr. Miller-Idress is Professor in the School of Public Affairs at American University where she administers the Polarization and Extremism Research & Innovation Lab in the Center for University Excellence. Dr. Miller-Idriss has testified before the U.S. Congress and regularly briefs policy, security, education and intelligence agencies in the US, the United Nations, and other countries on trends in domestic violent extremism and strategies for prevention and disengagement.
She is the author of widely acclaimed books, most recently, Hate in the Homeland: The New Global Far Right. She has published over two dozen peer-reviewed articles, book chapters, and essays on nationalism and extremism.
In addition to her academic work, Miller-Idriss writes frequently for mainstream audiences, with recent by-lines in Foreign Affairs, The Washington Post, The New York Times, The Boston Globe, CNN, The Hill, Politico, The Guardian, Le Monde, Salon, and more. She appears regularly in the media as an expert source and political commentator, including regular appearances on Fareed Zakaria GPS as well as other CNN news programs, PBS News Hour, NPR's Morning Edition and All Things Considered, MSNBC's Meet the Press Daily with Chuck Todd and Hardball with Chris Matthews, NBC's Evening News with Lester Holt and The Today Show, C-SPAN's Washington Journal, ABC's Good Morning America, and in global news outlets in over a dozen countries.
Dr. Miller-Idriss serves on the international advisory board of the Center for Research on Extremism in Oslo, Norway, and is a member of the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) Tracking Hate and Extremism Advisory Committee. She holds a Ph.D. and MA in Sociology and a Masters in Public Policy from the University of Michigan, and a BA (magna cum laude) in Sociology and German Area Studies from Cornell University.
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