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J. DeCook

Julia R. DeCook (Ph.D., Michigan State University) is an assistant professor of Advocacy and Social Change in the School of
Communication at Loyola University Chicago. Her research interests include platform governance, online hate groups, race and gender, digital culture, and social justice and technology.

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Political Research Associates
How “Countering Violent Extremism” Groups Elevate “Former” White Nationalists
Countering Violent Extremism programs purport to understand and dissuade “extremism”, but a closer look at organizations and players in these programs show problematic framing and marginalization of communities.
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