Stern Warns of ISIS’s Enduring Digital Influence
Jessica Stern, Research Professor at Boston University’s Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies and terrorism expert, authored an analysis in The New York Times examining ISIS’s persistent influence despite its territorial defeat. Drawing on her extensive research interviewing extremists, Stern highlights how the group’s ideology continues to resonate with vulnerable individuals through online channels….
Stern Comments on Capitol Hill Riot & Path to Extremism
“The claimed rationale for violent extremism, which is a wish to protect people from some injustice – in this case, the injustice of a stolen election – often masks a deeper sort of pain.”
Stern Awarded Research Incubation Award
Professor Jessica Stern has been awarded the Hariri Institute Research Incubation Award for her research on viral radicalizing and extremist web content.
Stern Interviewed by CNN on Radicalization
Prof. Jessica Stern was interviewed for an article on how the internet and social media platforms are being used to radicalize young men.