Daniel Allington is a social psychologist and historian with extensive expertise in qualitative and quantitative research methods. He began his research career as an applied linguist, with a particular interest in how people interpret ambiguous language — especially in literary texts — but over a course of years has shifted to an intensive study of antisemitism and extremism in the UK. He is Deputy Editor of Journal of Contemporary Antisemitism, a Senior Associate Fellow of Counter Extremism Group, and a Fellow of the London Centre for the Study of Contemporary Antisemitism.

Research Interests and PhD Supervision

• Extremism and political violence
• Antisemitism
• Conspiracy beliefs
• Cultural industries
• Applied statistics

Dr Allington is not currently accepting new PhD students.

Teaching

Dr Allington's teaching focuses on quantitative research methods, which he teaches at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

Expertise and Public Engagement

Dr Allington is a strongly policy-focused academic. He has worked with the Commission for Countering Extremism and a number of think tanks and civil society organisations, as well as having given evidence to the Home Affairs Select Committee.

Selected Publications

• Allington, D. 2025. Islamist antisemitism: a neglected hate. London: Counter Extremism Group.
• Allington, D. 2023. The national research environment for the study of extremism in the UK. London: Commission for Countering Extremism.
• Allington, D., Hirsh, D., and Katz, L. 2023. Antisemitism is predicted by anti-hierarchical aggression, totalitarianism, and belief in malevolent global conspiracies. Humanities and Social Sciences Communications 10 (155): 1-16.
• Allington, D., Brewer, D.A., Colclough, S., Echard, S., and Lesser, Z. 2019. The book in Britain: a historical introduction. Chichester and Hoboken: Wiley Blackwell.
• Allington, D., Dueck, B., and Jordanous, A. 2015. Networks of value in electronic music: SoundCloud, London, and the importance of place. Cultural Trends 24(3): 211-222.