Craig Webber

Craig Webber is an Associate Professor at the University of Southampton, specializing in Criminology and Cybercrime within the Department of Sociology, Social Policy & Criminology. He is actively involved in research projects such as the ESRC-funded initiative to enhance quantitative methods in social sciences and serves as a member of the Institute of Criminal Justice Research.

• Criminology
• Cybercrime
• Social Deviance
• Narrative Analysis
• Ethical Research

His research spans cybercriminal behavior, narrative structures in extremist propaganda, and ethical challenges in cybercrime studies. Recent work includes analyzing the "Hero’s Journey" in Jihadist propaganda and exploring techniques of normalization in post-truth discourse.

Webber supervises PhD students in areas like cybercrime typologies, digital communities, and radicalization processes. He contributes to interdisciplinary projects merging social science with natural language processing and advocates for ethical frameworks in studying online criminal activity.

• ESRC Enhancing Undergraduate Quantitative Methods in Social Sciences through Curriculum Change