Linda Schlegel

• “At least I tried, God damnit” and “Even a drop in the ocean is still more than nothing”: In their own words, what motivates people to work in P/CVE?
  | 2022
  Schlegel, Linda (2022): “At least I tried, God damnit” and “Even a drop in the ocean is still more than nothing”: In their own words, what motivates people to work in P/CVE?, Critical Studies on Terrorism. DOI: 10.1080/17539153.2022.2089399
• Connecting, Competing, and Trolling: "User Types" in Digital Gamified Radicalization Processes
  | 2021
  Schlegel, Linda (2021): Connecting, Competing, and Trolling: "User Types" in Digital Gamified Radicalization Processes, Perspectives on Terrorism, 15: 4, 54-64.
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• Storytelling against extremism
  | 2021
  Schlegel, Linda (2021): Storytelling against extremism. How fiction could increase the persuasive impact of counter- and alternative narratives in P/CVE, Journal for Deradicalization, 27.
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• Jumanji Extremism? How games and gamification could facilitate radicalization processes
  | 2020
  Schlegel, Linda (2020): Jumanji Extremism? How games and gamification could facilitate radicalization processes, Journal for Deradicalization, 23.
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• “Yes, I can”: what is the role of perceived self-efficacy in violent online-radicalisation processes of “homegrown” terrorists?
  | 2019
  Schlegel, Linda (2019): “Yes, I can”: what is the role of perceived self-efficacy in violent online-radicalisation processes of “homegrown” terrorists?, Dynamics of Asymmetric Conflict, 13: 3. DOI: 10.1080/17467586.2019.1700539
• Fishermen or Swarm Dynamics? Should we understand jihadist online-radicalization as a top-down or bottom-up process?
  | 2017
  Baaken, Till; Schlegel, Linda (2017): Fishermen or Swarm Dynamics? Should we understand jihadist online-radicalization as a top-down or bottom-up process?, Journal for Deradicalization, 13, 178-212.
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• Gesellschaftliche Widerstandsfähigkeit gegen Extremismus und Terrorismus
  | 2022
  Schlegel, Linda (2022): Gesellschaftliche Widerstandsfähigkeit gegen Extremismus und Terrorismus, in: Jost, Jannis; Krause, Joachim (eds), Jahrbuch Terrorismus, 9, 291–335. DOI: 10.3224/84742401.12
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• Gaming and Extremism
  | 2024
  Kowert, Rahel; Schlegel, Linda (2024): Gaming and Extremism. The Radicalization of Digital Playgrounds, New York: Routledge. DOI: 10.4324/9781003388371
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• Extremismus-Prävention im Gaming-Bereich
  | 2025
  Schlegel, Linda; Heider, Matthias; Ohlenforst, Vivienne (2025): Extremismus-Prävention im Gaming-Bereich. Ansätze, Chancen und Entwicklungsmöglichkeiten, RadiGaMe-Handreichung. DOI: 10.48809/radigamehandr
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• Scouting Uneven Terrain: Challenges for Prevention and Counter-Extremism Practitioners in Digital Gaming Spaces
  | 2025
  Schlegel, Linda; Jaskowski, Judith (2025): Scouting Uneven Terrain: Challenges for Prevention and Counter-Extremism Practitioners in Digital Gaming Spaces, Global Network on Extremism and Technology .
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• Herausforderungen für die Radikalisierungsprävention in digitalen Gaming-Räumen
  | 2024
  Jaskowski, Judith; Schlegel, Linda (2024): Herausforderungen für die Radikalisierungsprävention in digitalen Gaming-Räumen, in: Modus - Zentrum für angewandte Deradikalisierungsforschung (modus|zad) & Peace Research Institute Frankfurt (PRIF) (eds), Spotlight.
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• Radicalisation through Gaming: The Role of Gendered Social Identity
  | 2024
  White, Jessica; Wallner, Claudia; Lamphere-Englund, Galen; Frankie, Love; Kowert, Rachel; Schlegel, Linda; Kingdon, Ashton; Phelan, Alexandra; Newhouse, Alex; Saiz, Gonzalo; Regeni, Petra (2024): Radicalisation through Gaming: The Role of Gendered Social Identity, Whitehall Report : RUSI.
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• Hate and Extremist Activities in the Video Game Sector
  | 2024
  Schlegel, Linda (2024): Hate and Extremist Activities in the Video Game Sector, in: European Audiovisual Observatory (eds), Legal challenges and market dynamics in the video game sector, Strasbourg: European Audiovisual Observatory, 135–145.
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• Pixel, Politik, Polemik – Digitale Gaming-Welten als politische und gesellschaftliche Diskursräume
  | 2024
  Schlegel, Linda; von Eyb, Johannes (2024): Pixel, Politik, Polemik – Digitale Gaming-Welten als politische und gesellschaftliche Diskursräume, PRIF Blog.
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• Streaming, Chatting, Modding: Eine Kurzexploration extremistischer Aktivitäten auf Gaming-und gaming-nahen Plattformen
  | 2024
  Winkler, Constantin; Wiegold, Lars; Schlegel, Linda; Jaskowski, Judith (2024): Streaming, Chatting, Modding: Eine Kurzexploration extremistischer Aktivitäten auf Gaming-und gaming-nahen Plattformen, Leibniz-Institut für Friedens- und Konfliktforschung (PRIF) Forschungsverbund RadiGaMe, Radikalisierung auf Online-Gaming-Plattformen und Messenger Diensten, Frankfurt/M.: Leibniz-Institut für Friedens- und Konfliktforschung (PRIF) Forschungsverbund RadiGaMe, Radikalisierung auf Online-Gaming-Plattformen und Messenger Diensten. DOI: 10.48809/radirep01
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• Countering the misuse of gaming-related content & spaces: Inspiring practices and opportunities for cooperation with tech companies
  | 2022
  Schlegel, Linda (2022): Countering the misuse of gaming-related content & spaces: Inspiring practices and opportunities for cooperation with tech companies, Brussels: EU Directorate-General for Migration and Home Affairs – Radicalisation Awareness Network.
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• Persuading with Fantasy: Why Digital P/CVE Narrative Campaigns May Benefit from Fictional Elements
  | 2022
  Schlegel, Linda (2022): Persuading with Fantasy: Why Digital P/CVE Narrative Campaigns May Benefit from Fictional Elements, Global Network on Extremism & Technology (GNET).
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• Examining the Intersection Between Gaming and Violent Extremism
  | 2022
  Schlegel, Linda; Amarasingam, Amarnath (2022): Examining the Intersection Between Gaming and Violent Extremism, United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism: UN Counter-Terrorism Centre.
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• Mind the Gap: What We Do and Don’t Know About Gaming and Radicalization
  | 2022
  Schlegel, Linda (2022): Mind the Gap: What We Do and Don’t Know About Gaming and Radicalization, The Geopolitics.
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• Creating Digital Narrative Worlds: The Promises of Transmedia Storytelling for P/CVE Narrative Campaigns
  | 2022
  Schlegel, Linda (2022): Creating Digital Narrative Worlds: The Promises of Transmedia Storytelling for P/CVE Narrative Campaigns, Global Network on Extremism & Technology (GNET).
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• Into the Dungeon? Possibilities for Primary and Secondary Prevention on Gaming (-Adjacent) Platforms
  | 2021
  Schlegel, Linda (2021): Into the Dungeon? Possibilities for Primary and Secondary Prevention on Gaming (-Adjacent) Platforms, Global Network on Extremism & Technology (GNET).
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• Let’s Talk about Games, Baby: Extremist Use of Gaming (-Adjacent) Platforms
  | 2021
  Schlegel, Linda (2021): Let’s Talk about Games, Baby: Extremist Use of Gaming (-Adjacent) Platforms, Global Network on Extremism & Technology (GNET).
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• As You Like It: User Types in Digital Gamified Radicalization Processes
  | 2021
  Schlegel, Linda (2021): As You Like It: User Types in Digital Gamified Radicalization Processes, PRIF Blog.
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• Extremists’ use of gaming (adjacent) platforms
  | 2021
  Schlegel, Linda (2021): Extremists’ use of gaming (adjacent) platforms. Insights regarding primary and secondary prevention measures, Radicalisation Awareness Network.
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• A Bookstore, Not a Customized Page: Why We Need More Variety, Not More Tailoring in Digital Narrative Campaigns Against Extremism
  | 2021
  Schlegel, Linda (2021): A Bookstore, Not a Customized Page: Why We Need More Variety, Not More Tailoring in Digital Narrative Campaigns Against Extremism, European Eye on Radicalization (EER).
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• Competing, Connecting, Having Fun: How Gamification Could Make Extremist Content More Appealing
  | 2021
  Schlegel, Linda (2021): Competing, Connecting, Having Fun: How Gamification Could Make Extremist Content More Appealing, Global Network on Extremism & Technology (GNET).
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• Telling tales against the dark arts: How fictional storytelling could support narrative campaigns against extremism
  | 2021
  Schlegel, Linda (2021): Telling tales against the dark arts: How fictional storytelling could support narrative campaigns against extremism, PRIF Blog.
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• The Gamification of Violent Extremism & Lessons For P/CVE
  | 2021
  Schlegel, Linda (2021): The Gamification of Violent Extremism & Lessons For P/CVE, in: Radicalisation Awareness Network (eds): Radicalisation Awareness Network.
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• Let’s play prevention: Can P/CVE turn the tables on extremists’ use of gamification?
  | 2021
  Schlegel, Linda (2021): Let’s play prevention: Can P/CVE turn the tables on extremists’ use of gamification?, PRIF Blog.
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• Missing an epic story: Why we are struggling to counter extremists’ utopian narratives
  | 2021
  Schlegel, Linda (2021): Missing an epic story: Why we are struggling to counter extremists’ utopian narratives, PRIF Blog.
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• The Trouble with Influencing Others: Why Persuasion Partly Depends on the Individual
  | 2021
  Schlegel, Linda (2021): The Trouble with Influencing Others: Why Persuasion Partly Depends on the Individual, European Eye on Radicalization (EER).
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• Who Doesn’t Like a Good Story? Why Narratives Are Essential in Counter-extremism Efforts
  | 2021
  Schlegel, Linda (2021): Who Doesn’t Like a Good Story? Why Narratives Are Essential in Counter-extremism Efforts, The Geopolitics.
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• Of Challengers and Socialisers: How User Types Moderate the Appeal of Extremist Gamified Applications
  | 2020
  Schlegel, Linda (2020): Of Challengers and Socialisers: How User Types Moderate the Appeal of Extremist Gamified Applications, Global Nework on Extremism & Technology (GNET).
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• Online-Radikalisierung - Mythos oder Realität?
  | 2018
  Schlegel, Linda (2018): Online-Radikalisierung - Mythos oder Realität?, Analysen & Argumente: Terrorismusabwehr und innere Sicherheit.
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• Digital natives and online identity construction: How does the Internet facilitate radicalization?
  | 2017
  Schlegel, Linda (2017): Digital natives and online identity construction: How does the Internet facilitate radicalization?, Wissenschaft und Sicherheit.
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• The Role of Gamification in Radicalization Processes
  | 2021
  Schlegel, Linda (2021): The Role of Gamification in Radicalization Processes, modus|zad (modus Zentrum für angewandte Deradikalisierungsforschung), Working Paper 1/2021.
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| seit 2022
Mitglied im Expert*innen­pool des Radicali­sation Aware­ness Networks (RAN)

| seit 2021
Mitglied im Extremism and Gaming Research Network (EGRN)

| seit 2021
Mitglied in GIFCT Working Groups:

• 2021/2022: Positive Inter­ventions & Stra­tegic Commu­nication
• 2022/2023: Blue Team Inter­ventions
• 2024/2025: Gaming Com­munity of Practice

• Bellingcat Podcast (21. Juni 2024): Extremism in Gaming Spaces. Online.
• Extremism and Gaming Research Net­work Launch (06. Oktober 2021). Online.

• United Nations Office Of Counter-Terrorism: Research Launch on Examining the Inter­section between Gaming and Violent Extrem­ism. Weitere Informa­tionen.
• Radicalisation Aware­ness Network:
  • November 2022. Countering the misuse of gaming-related con­tent & spaces: Inspiring practices and oppor­tunities for co­operation with tech com­panies. Weitere Informa­tionen.
  • August 2021. Extremists’ use of gaming (adjacent) platforms: Insights regarding primary and secondary pre­vention measures. Weitere Infor­mationen.
  • März 2021. The gamifi­cation of violent extre­mism & lessons for P/CVE. Weitere Informa­tionen.