Safe City Advisor

Tore Refslund Hamming is a Ph.D. candidate at the European University Institute in Florence and a visiting researcher at the Danish Institute of International Studies (DIIS). He recently finished a visiting fellowship at Sciences Po-CERI. He is a specialist on contemporary Sunni Jihadi groups, especially al-Qaida and the Islamic State, and their internal dynamics. His research is based on fieldwork in the Middle East including interviews with leading Jihadi ideologists and close tracking of Jihadis’ online behavior. He founded and is directing the consultancy MENA Analysis and is a regular contributor to international media on Jihadi related issues and the threat from terrorism.

As a Nordic Safe Cities Advisor, Tore contributes with his solid knowledge on social media networks, online behaviour, and recruitment. He is currently involved in the Safe Digital City project.