Researcher Profile
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Lecturer at the Department of Security Studies and Criminology, Macquarie University
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Violent extremism (online and offline), Disinformation, Interplay between online and offline behaviours, The role of emotions in violent extremism, Processes of radicalisation to violent extremism, Socio-cultural issues of cyber security, Right wing extremism, Social cohesion and societal resilience, Ethics of online terrorism research.
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Violent extremism (online and offline), countering violent extremism policy (including program design and evaluation), political violence, extremist narratives, right wing extremism, processes of radicalisation to violent extremism, mixed methodological approaches.
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Waldek, L., J Droogan & C. Lumby. (2021) Feeling Terrified? The Diversity of Emotions to Online Violent Extremism. London: Cambridge University Press Elements Series (in Press)
Waldek, L., 2021. The Fission of the Forbidden: The Popularity of Video Content in an Online Right-Wing Extremist Environment. Emotions: History, Culture, Society, 5(1), pp.51-67. https://doi.org/10.1163/2208522X-02010113
D’Arcens, L., & Waldek, L. (2021). Introduction: Political Emotions and Ideological Performance, Emotions: History, Culture, Society, 5(1), 1-5. doi: https://doi.org/10.1163/2208522X-02010110
Ballsun-Stanton, B., Waldek, L., Droogan, J., Smith, D., Iqbal, M., and Peucker., M. 2020. Mapping Networks and Narratives of Online Right-Wing Extremists in New South Wales. https://zenodo.org/record/4071472
Waldek, L. (2018) ‘Endemic violence in Afghanistan: A socio-cultural perspective’ in the Asia Pacific, Journal of policing, intelligence, and counter terrorism 13:2, p.216-230
Droogan, J., Waldek, L., & Blackhall, R. (2018) ‘Innovation and Terror: an analysis of the use of social media by terror-related groups’ in the Asia Pacific, Journal of policing, intelligence and counter terrorism 13:2, p.170-184
Droogan, J. & L. Waldek. (2018) ‘Should we be Afraid of Cyber Terrorism?’, International Journal of Electronic Security and Digital Forensics, Vol.10, No.3, pp. 242-254.
L. Waldek, & J. Droogan. (2015) ’Countering Violent Extremism Symposium: Partnering to Build Solutions - Outputs and Findings', Journal of Policing, Intelligence and Counter Terrorism, Special Countering Violent Extremism Issue (Guest Edited by Anne Aly), Vol.10, No.1. pp. 39-47.
Droogan, J. & L. Waldek. (2015) ‘Continuing Drivers of Violence in Honiara: Making Friends and Influencing People', Australian Journal of International Affairs, Vol.69, No.3, pp. 285-304.
Waldek, L., & Jayasekara, S. (2011) ‘Boko Haram: the evolution of Islamist extremism in Nigeria’, Journal of policing, intelligence, and counter terrorism, 6:2, p. 83-85
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Social Network Analysis And Network Disruption; Online Behaviour And Profiling; Social Influence – Micro, Meso And Macro Levels; Disinformation And Social Cohesion; Radicalisation And Extremism; Social, Cognitive, Ethical and Legal Aspects Of Big Data And AIML
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ORCID ID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0643-1405
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Email Address lise.waldek@mq.edu.au
Lise Waldek
Overview
Lise Waldek is a lecture in Terrorism studies, Department of Security Studies and Criminology, Macquarie University. She has over 18 years professional experience in the security domain including roles in the UK Ministry of Defence, Home Office, and Defence Science and Technology Labs. Lise is chief investigator on research grants totalling over $890,000, including an ARC discovery grant investigating youth audience and online violent extremism; examinations of online right-wing extremism in Australia drawing on empirical datasets; the design of the NSW COMPACT countering violent extremism grants program. Lise has fourteen peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters. She recently co-edited a special issue journal on ‘Political Emotions and Ideological Performance’, Emotions: History, Cultural, Society. Her forthcoming co-authored book on youth engagement and violent extremism will be published by Cambridge University Press Elements Series later this year. For more details: https://researchers.mq.edu.au/en/persons/lise-waldek