This article examines the overused notion of radicalization and analyzes the research that has been done so far on the subject. Drawing on examples from diverse Islamist and nationalist conflicts and struggles, this article seeks to propose a more general and objective view of the notion of radicalization, one that…

Jusque dans les années 2010, la violence idéologique et politique était appréhendée, en France, à partir du champ sémantique du terrorisme. Progressivement, ce terme a cédé le pas à celui de « radicalisation », dont la sphère de pertinence est bien plus étendue que celle du premier. Bien que faisant…

This publication discusses the development, implementation and evaluation of Youth Innovation Labs. Labs are immersive, activist-led events that create a secure environment to facilitate capacity-building while giving participants the contacts, tools and resources needed to develop strategic campaigns for preventing and countering violent extremism.

The crucial question here is: Are the Muslim youth in Sandžak imbued with religious extremism or not? Hardly any interethnic and inter-religious incident has been registered in this part of the Republic of Serbia. On the other hand, fighters from Sandžak are being involved in the Iraqi and Syrian wars….

At the Sixth Ministerial Plenary Meeting in New York on 27 September 2015, Global Counterterrorism Forum (GCTF) Ministers endorsed the launch of the GCTF’s Initiative to Address the Life Cycle of Radicalization to Violence (Life Cycle Initiative). As part of this new initiative, the GCTF’s Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) Working…

UNESCO’s Teacher Guide on the Prevention of Violent Extremism provides practical tips to educators seeking guidance on how to discuss the subject in classrooms. The Guide was developed within the framework of UNESCO’s work on Global Citizenship Education and in response to the request of UNESCO’s Member States for assistance…

This meeting report is a summary and analysis of the preliminary results of the Expert workshop on South East Asia Collection of Counter-Narratives.

This report outlines and summarizes the observations and recommendations concluded from the “International Conference on Preventing and Countering Radicalization and Violent Extremism as related to the FTF Threat” held in coordination with the UN Office on Drugs and Crime in Abu Dhabi, April 2016.

This report outlines and summarizes the observations and recommendations concluded from the “International Conference on Preventing and Countering Radicalization and Violent Extremism as related to the FTF Threat” held in coordination with the UN Office on Drugs and Crime in Abu Dhabi, April 2016.

Many look at schools to contribute to the prevention of radicalisation leading to violent extremism and terrorism. The school is indeed one of the best places to boost resilience in young people and counter radicalisation in an early stage. School leadership can make the difference. This ex post paper reflects…

Some scholars and others are skeptical of a significant role for the Internet in processes of violent radicalization. There is increasing concern on the part of other scholars, and increasingly also pol- icymakers and publics, that easy availability of violent extremist content online may have violent radicalizing effects. This article…

During the Westgate terrorist attack of 2013, al-Shabaab used Twitter to claim responsibility for and live tweet throughout the attack. This article analyzes 556 of these tweets to understand the motivations for using Twitter during ongoing terrorist operations and builds up a picture of how al-Shabaab interacted with Twitter throughout…