Born in Vienna in 1991, Julia Ebner is the Leader of the Violent Extremism Lab at the University of Oxford's Centre for the Study of Social Cohesion and a Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for Strategic Dialogue in London, where she leads projects on online extremism, disinformation and hate speech. She is the author of two award-winning international bestsellers: Going Dark and The Rage. She has given evidence to numerous governments and parliamentary working groups, and has acted as a consultant for the UN, NATO, and the World Bank. Her journalism has appeared in The Guardian, Newsweek, Politico and Suddeutsche Zeitung, among other publications, and she regularly contributes to broadcast news stories. Ebner holds a DPhil in Anthropology from the University of Oxford. She won the Open Society Prize 2024 and was named ""Austrian of the Year 2024"".
'With unparalleled insight and urgency, Ebner reveals the dangerous spread of extremist beliefs. This book is a must-read for anyone who wants to understand the terrifying new reality we face' -- Eliot Higgins, author of We Are Bellingcat 'A sober and sobering read that helps disentangle an important though often misunderstood phenomenon' -- Brendan Daly * Sunday Business Post * 'A timely and frighteningly revealing book. It should be on the shelves of every Western spy agency working to defeat extremist ideologies' -- Richard Kerbaj, author of The Secret History of the Five Eyes 'A haunting and essential account of how so many people around the world have embraced extreme ideas' -- Cynthia Miller-Idriss * author of Hate in the Homeland * 'Piercingly revelatory ... a tour de force' -- Carl Miller, author of The Death of the Gods 'Riveting and often deeply disturbing ... A punch to the stomach' * The Sunday Times on Going Dark * 'Fascinating and important' * Spectator on Going Dark * 'Ebner has done some gutsy, thought-provoking research' * Sunday Telegraph on Going Dark, a Telegraph Book of the Year * 'Engaging and visceral ... Reads like a thriller' * Financial Times on Going Dark * 'With unparalleled insight and urgency, Ebner reveals the dangerous spread of extremist beliefs. This book is a must-read for anyone who wants to understand the terrifying new reality we face' -- Eliot Higgins, author of We Are Bellingcat 'A sober and sobering read that helps disentangle an important though often misunderstood phenomenon' -- Brendan Daly * Sunday Business Post * 'A timely and frighteningly revealing book. It should be on the shelves of every Western spy agency working to defeat extremist ideologies' -- Richard Kerbaj, author of The Secret History of the Five Eyes 'A haunting and essential account of how so many people around the world have embraced extreme ideas' -- Cynthia Miller-Idriss * author of Hate in the Homeland * 'Piercingly revelatory ... a tour de force' -- Carl Miller, author of The Death of the Gods 'Riveting and often deeply disturbing ... A punch to the stomach' * The Sunday Times on Going Dark * 'Fascinating and important' * Spectator on Going Dark * 'Ebner has done some gutsy, thought-provoking research' * Sunday Telegraph on Going Dark, a Telegraph Book of the Year * 'Engaging and visceral ... Reads like a thriller' * Financial Times on Going Dark *