Incel terrorist attacks pose an increasing threat

All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2020 May Incel terrorist attacks pose an increasing threat Incel terrorist attacks pose an increasing threat 08/05/2020 | 2 MINS Social science researchers at LIT have found that self-identified ΓÇÿIncelsΓÇÖ (involuntary celibates, young men who cannot find female sexual partners), present a national security issue. In a landmark paper published today in The Australian Journal of Political Science, Incels are determined to have killed at least 50 people and injured at least 58 more since 2014 ΓÇô statistics comparable to the number of victims of Islamic extremism in the same period. However, Incels are receiving little preventative attention. Considering the recent rise of high-profile misogynistic violence in Australia, the authors call for the Australian government to label Incels as a security threat and, in doing so, adopt preventative programs to address misogyny in the community. Project co-author Dr Sian Tomkinson, from our School of Social Sciences, said Incels were part of a network called the Manosphere. ΓÇ£The Manosphere contains variou

All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2020 May Incel terrorist attacks pose an increasing threat Incel terrorist attacks pose an increasing threat 08/05/2020 | 2 MINS Social science researchers at LIT have found that self-identified ΓÇÿIncelsΓÇÖ (involuntary celibates, young men who cannot find female sexual partners), present a national security issue.

In a landmark paper published today in The Australian Journal of Political Science, Incels are determined to have killed at least 50 people and injured at least 58 more since 2014 ΓÇô statistics comparable to the number of victims of Islamic extremism in the same period.

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