Alberto Testa is a Criminologist, an internationally recognised Far-Right Expert focusing also on Far-Right Hooliganism.
Alberto is a currently a Professor of Applied Criminology, a Registered Security Consultant (ASC-RISC) and Full Member of the Association of British Investigators. He is a specialist in Applied Behaviour Analysis (aiming to detect deception); a Certified Forensic Interviewer (CFI-CISA, USA); He also specialises in Intelligence gathering and analysis and Cyber Investigations.
In all his studies, Alberto uses empirical evidence; so evidence validated by direct experience from the “field”. The aim is to understand the way each group studied, and individuals belonging to it, see the world. So speaking and interacting with participants is crucial. Albeit this approach is very challenging; it is crucial as it provided in-depth and current analyses.
Research Areas
- Far-Right Extremism, Terrorism
- Hate Crimes – Antisemitism & Islamophobia
- (Far-Right) Football Hooliganism, Ultras
- Mafia – Football, Islamophobia, Antisemitism and Racism in Football
- Alberto Testa; LBC Radio show with Andrew Castle: Glasgow stabbings & Far-Right propaganda (June 2020).
- Alberto Testa; SKY NEWS: English Premier League club Burnley’s condemnation of a “White Lives Matter” banner that flew over the Etihad Stadium (June 2020).
- Alberto Testa; LBC Radio show with Ian Payne: Trafalgar Square Protests hijacked by groups intent on “creating chaos,” says Professor of Criminology (June 2020). Video
- Alberto Testa; Daily Record investigation: Satanic Neo-Nazi group which advocates human sacrifice and rape is operating in Scotland. (May 2020)
- Alberto Testa; LBC Radio News: Comment on the Hanau -Germany- shooting (February 2020)
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For Media contributions
Mobile n: +44(0)7585448201
at@alberto-testa.com
Current Research Projects
- An Ethnography of Online Far-Right extremism
- White Jihad ,Terrorism and the Far-Right in Europe
- Through the Magnifying Glass: Mapping Extremism in the Bosnian Football Terraces. This research will contribute to the Bosnia & Herzegovina Resilience Initiative (BHRI) Programme (implemented by the International Organization for Migration -United Nations, funded and closely coordinated with the U.S. Agency for International Development -USAID) aiming to reduce the threat of violent extremism in BiH and to counter extremist efforts to deepen or exploit communal tensions.
- Countering the Far-Right extremism: Exploring the perspective of religious communities and community organisations in the UK. This study investigates how the UK faith communities perceive the rise of Far-Right extremism and what should be the UK government strategic/policy response. A project led by Mr Jaffer A.Mirza and funded by the Centre for Academic Shia Studies- Al Khoei Foundation.
Esteem Indicators
- Expert participant at the European Commission Radicalisation Awareness Network (RAN);
- UK representative at the Institute for National and International Security (INIS). INIS is an International think thank for Intelligence, National and International Security, Defense and Counter-Terrorism;
- Senior Visiting Research Fellow at the SportComLab- Centre for Research on Sports Communication, Department Of Education Science, at the “Alma Mater Studiorum”-Bologna University (Italy);
- Co-Editor of the Security Science Journal.