Associate Professor Matteo Vergani
Institution
Deakin University
Research Area Keywords
Hate crime; Hate speech; Extremism; Political violence; Terrorism; P/CVE; Evaluation.
Contact: matteo.vergani@deakin.edu.au
About Matteo
Dr Matteo Vergani is an Associate Professor in Sociology at Deakin University. Matteo’s research focuses on investigating the relationships between on- and offline discrimination, micro-aggressions, hate speech, hate crime, and politically motivated violence. Matteo uses mixed methods and interdisciplinary collaborations with data scientists and other STEM colleagues to look at the factors that cause and accelerate hate behaviours, as well as the factors that contribute to preventing and mitigating hate behaviours, such as social cohesion and the inclusion of diverse communities in multicultural societies. Matteo has completed numerous systematic reviews, developed validated measurement tools, and impact evaluations in Australia and South East Asia.
Key Publications
Books
Countering Violent and Hateful Extremism in Indonesia. Islam, Gender and Civil Society (2022)
Vergani, M., Perry, B., Freilich, J., Chermak, S., Scrivens, R., Link, R.
Journal Articles
PROTOCOL: Mapping the scientific knowledge and approaches to defining and measuring hate crime, hate speech, and hate incidents (2022)
Vergani, M., Perry, B., Freilich, J., Chermak, S., Scrivens, R., Link, R.
When and How Does Anti-Semitism Occur? The Different Trigger Mechanisms Associated with Different Types of Criminal and Non-Criminal Hate Incidents (2021)
Vergani M, Goodhardt D, Link R, Adamczyk A, Freilich J and Chemak S
Comparing different sources of data to examine trends of hate crime in absence of official registers (2021)
Vergani M, Navarro C, Freilich J and Chermak S
Hate Crime Reporting: The Relationship Between Types of Barriers and Perceived Severity (2021)
Vergani M and Navarro C
The 3 Ps of radicalisation: push, pull and personal. A systematic scoping review of the scientific evidence about radicalisation into violent extremism (2020)
Vergani M, Iqbal M, Ilbahar E and Barton G
Does the awareness of mortality shape people’s openness to violence and conflict? An examination of Terror Management Theory (2019)
Vergani M, O’Brien K, Lentini P and Barton G
The language of new terrorism. Differences in psychological dimensions of communication in Dabiq and Inspire (2018)
Vergani M and Bliuc AM
Research Reports
Community-centered P/CVE Research in Southeast Asia: Opportunities and Challenges (2021)
Vergani M
Grants and Projects
‘Southeast Asian Network of civil society organizations working against violent extremism’
Greg Barton, Matteo Vergani
Department of Home Affairs, 2022
$500,000
The SEAN-CSO was established in 2016. In 2022, the network will focus on conducting research and training on secondary and tertiary CVE interventions in South East Asia, including initiatives targeting "at risk" individuals and rehabilitation / reintegration of former terrorists. The SEAN-CSO network is convened by Deakin University in partnership with the Australian Multicultural Foundation, Peace Generation and IMAN Research.
‘Scientific knowledge and approaches to defining and measuring hate crime, hate speech and hate incidents’
Vergani M, Perry B, Chermak S, Freilich J, Scrivens R
Public Safety Canada, 2021-2022
‘Mapping Social Services Provision for Diverse Communities’
Mansouri F, Vergani M, El Matrah J
ARC Linkage
2022: $39,296
2021: $132,920
2020: $128,811
‘South East Asian Network of Civil Society Organisations working against violent extremism’
Barton G and Vergani M
Australian Department of Home Affairs, 2016-2022
‘Evaluation of AASW and APS Training Programs’
Vergani M and Grossman M
Queensland Police, 2020-2021
‘Building capacities to explore the link between hate incidents and violent extremism in Victoria’
Vergani M, Goodhardt D, Mason G, Freilich J and Chermak S
Victorian Government, 2019-2020
‘Preventing violent extremism and building youth cohesion through creative production of grassroots online counter-narratives: a pilot intervention and impact evaluation’
Vergani M, Barolsky V and Iqbal M
Victorian Government, 2018-2019