This action plan has two main objectives: through a direct, preventive effort, it must be ensured that we as a society are prepared to identify and address speci?c problems related to extremism in a timely manner. Extremist propaganda should be met with factual information and alternative offers for the young people. An early, multi-stringed and coordinated preventive effort should counter the processes and in?uences that make certain young people turn their backs on society or be recruited into radical and extremist groups. Furthermore, Denmark should keep contributing to the prevention of extremism in the world around us. At the same time, the government wishes to use this and similiar initiatives to maintain and further develop Denmark as a democratic society with freedom, responsibility, equality and opportunities for all. Primarily, because it holds an independent value for society as well as for the individual, but also in order to weaken the growth basis for radicalisation of young people and to strengthen society’s alternatives and resilience to extremism.