Five part video series on gender-sensitive responses to violent extremism:’How does taking gender aspects into consideration, in particular in the security sector, help us better address the threat of violent extremism and radicalization leading to terrorism? And what does a gender-sensitive approach mean in practice? Hear from these experts, who…

This chapter reviews recent research on eco-terrorism and distinguishes it from radical environmental terrorism. It begins with a brief review of the history of radical environmental groups and animal rights promoters identified by the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The development of these radical environmental groups also represents the…

The chapter reviews literature on how prison structures may create terrorists and the various ways that terrorists are confined when in prison. Results suggest that while many prisoners convert to different religions in prison few go on to commit terrorist acts. Prison overcrowding and prison gangs may be associated with…

This chapter enumerates fourteen recommendations for law enforcement, other government, and community-based organizations to advance their countering violent extremism (CVE) efforts, based on the experiences of CVE practitioners who attended a national CVE summit in August of 2014. Each recommendation is contextualized with examples and associated challenges as articulated by…

Over the past two decades, violent jihadis have generated substantial attention in the United States. At the same time, other types of violent extremists have been relatively neglected. Far-right terrorism, for example, has a long history in the United States and stems from a broad constellation of networks, organizations, and…

This guide is the fruit of collaboration by Search for Common Ground colleagues past and present from around the world. Through an appreciative inquiry process, we asked ourselves what we have learned from our years of work in transforming violent conflict and responding to violent extremism. This guide captures those…

CEP threat reports detail the history, violent activities, designations, associations, and rhetoric of extremist organizations.

#UnitedCVE: an on-going OSCE-wide social media campaign to promote OSCE values in support of the global consensus against violent extremism.

The RAN Centre of Excellence (CoE) has selected a variety of practices and has gathered them under seven different themes or “approaches”. Each of the seven approaches are described, notably their aim(s) and underlying methodologies. This is then complemented by lessons learned and by a set of relevant examples of…

UNESCO’s new guidance tool, Preventing violent extremism through education: A guide for policy-makers, will help policy-makers within ministries of education prioritize, plan and implement effective actions for the prevention of violent extremism through education, and contribute to national prevention efforts.

This is the second of two position papers from the Radicalisation Awareness Network’s Health and Social Care (RAN H&SC) working group focusing on Multi-Agency Working (MAW). The first paper, published in 2018, provided the context for MAW in preventing and responding to violent extremism. In particular, it considered different models…

The mobilisation of jihadist foreign fighters that has taken place as a result of the conflict in Syria and Iraq has been unprecedented. According to the United Nations, up to 40,000 foreigners from nearly 100 countries have participated in the war. Not all of them will remain part of the…