Matt Bastin
Researcher
2024
Matt Bastin is an early career researcher with industry and private sector experience focused on hybridized threat terrorist and violent extremist use of the internet and the Christian Identity movement. His areas of research interests include: esoteric fascism, accelerationism, new religious movements, and online subcultures.
The catalytic power of this Summit in bringing together those who are devoting their lives to pushing back and working to confront, understand and work towards solutions around hate in our society is a noble and difficult task. The Summit not only energized those who attended but led to connecting the dots in a global network of those doing this work. The stories of the victims of hate were painful to witness but their courage in coming forward was inspirational. Those who attended left energized with the hope that by working together solutions can be forged.
