Abstract
As research on violent extremism continues to progress beyond some of the field’s earlier challenges, new ways of gathering primary source data are becoming increasingly popular. One such data collection methodology implemented widely across parallel fields is crowdsourcing: the process of gathering information, or input, from large numbers of people, either for payment or not, online. In this research note, we present a brief introduction to crowdsourcing, highlight a popular platform for gathering samples online, Prolific, and present four studies conducted by the research team to demonstrate the unique benefits and challenges of crowdsourcing samples online for research on violent extremism.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 267-282 |
| Number of pages | 16 |
| Journal | Terrorism and Political Violence |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| Early online date | 20 Apr 2023 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2024 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2023 Taylor & Francis.
Funding
This study received funding from The European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union\u2019s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (Grant 758834).
| Funders | Funder number |
|---|---|
| European Research Council | |
| Horizon 2020 Framework Programme | 758834 |
Keywords
- Crowdsourcing
- Prolific
- Qualtrics
- terrorism
- violent extremism
