RAN Rehabilitation WG meeting on ‘Returning FTFs and their families: Practitioners’ insights on improving the return process, 16 September 2021
August 2021
We are looking for suitable participants for the RAN Rehabilitation Working Group multi meeting, with input from the RAN POL, Local, Health, Prison, FC&S. The topic will be ‘Returning FTFs and their families: Practitioners’ insights on improving the return process’.
More information about the call
Spotlight 10 Year Anniversary
August 2021
This year marks the tenth anniversary of the Radicalisation Awareness Network (RAN). To commemorate and celebrate this momentous occasion, we have produced a special edition Spotlight magazine, which takes a look back at the past ten years of RAN, and looks ahead to the future.
Read the new issue of Spotlight
Call for participants: RAN Families, Communities & Social Care meeting – Supporting families in fostering resilience against (COVID-19-related) conspiracy narratives, 28-29 September 2021
August 2021
We are presently looking for suitable participants for the RAN multi meeting of the Families, Communities & Social Care Working Group, with input from the RAN C&N and Y&E Working Groups. The topic of this multi meeting will be ‘Supporting families in fostering resilience against (COVID-19-related) conspiracy narratives.’
More information about the call
RAN LOCAL meeting – How to best use local crime prevention approaches for P/CVE?, 20-21 September 2021
July 2021
The meeting will look at local crime prevention approaches and what and how we can learn from them in the context of preventing and countering violent extremism (P/CVE).
More information about the call
RAN Practitioners Update 85
July 2021
Mental health as a contributing factor in the P/CVE challenge is rapidly being understood. In this month’s RAN Update therefore, we take a look at this important topic. The Update features a Spotlight magazine, the RAN Practitioners Handbook on Extremism, Radicalisation & Mental Health and a series of the latest papers.
Spotlight on Mental Health
July 2021
In this Spotlight, RAN practitioners, including the leaders of the RAN Mental Health Working Group, share their insights on the mental health challenge in P/CVE. Particular focus is on the COVID-19 pandemic, which has galvanised the radicalising efforts of terrorist and extremist groups and focused their efforts on how to recruit individuals to their cause. The pandemic has also accelerated the risks which make individuals more susceptible to radicalising influences.
Read the new issue of Spotlight.
New deadline: Design competition ‒ European Remembrance Day for Victims of Terrorism
July 2021
We will launch a competition for the visual concept of the European Remembrance Day for Victims of Terrorism, in which all students aged 15–18 years from schools within the EU can participate. The winning concept will be presented on the Remembrance Day on 11 March 2022 and will be used from that year onwards.
Learn more about the design competition
Call for participants: RAN Mental Health Meeting “Mental health practices and interventions in P/CVE”, 22-23 September 2021
July 2021
We are currently looking for mental health practitioners, local coordinators, family, and community and social care workers with experience or knowledge on mental health interventions in P/CVE, and would like to share their knowledge and experiences during this meeting.
More information about the call
Call for experts: reviewing RAN Collection practices
July 2021
As part of the growing RAN Collection, a selection of practices receives a review by different experts from the RAN expert pool each year. This review process allows for a differentiation between inspiring and best practices in the Collection. Practices which receive a positive outcome based on the expert review are labelled ‘best practice’.
More information about the call
RAN Ambassadors: Promoting RAN’s work at national level
June 2021
Since May 2021, RAN Ambassadors have been acting as effective multipliers of the RAN Practitioners activities in their respective countries.
Call for Participants: RAN Y&E meeting on ‘Working with community or religious figures in and outside schools’, 05-06 October 2021
June 2021
This meeting will build on the outcomes of the RAN plenary meeting and the previous Y&E meetings on formal and non-formal education, community engagement and cooperation with religious organisations. It aims to explore the role of community and religious figures in schools and how they contribute to the prevention of radicalisation. Furthermore, it will explore how to create a collaboration with relevant and trustworthy religious figures and select the right ones to work with.
More information about the call.
RAN Webinar on ‘Digital exit work’, 24 June 2021
June 2021
The webinar will feature expert input by Robert Örell, Helena Löfgren and Bradley Galloway, each with a different thematic focus. The discussions will also feature findings and outcomes from recent RAN events and publications on digital exit work.
More information about the call.
Call for Participants: RAN in the Western Balkans
June 2021
We are expanding the Radicalisation Awareness Network (RAN) in the Western Balkans. RAN in the Western Balkans will mobilise practitioners' expertise and facilitate exchange among professionals within the region as well as with their colleagues from the EU Member States. The target audience of this call are professionals working in the Western Balkans region and engaged in preventing and countering violent extremism.
More information about the call.
Call for participants RAN PRISONS Working Group Meeting, 23-24 June 2021
June 2021
For a meeting of the RAN PRISONS Working Group we are currently looking for suitable participants. The topic of this multi-meeting will be ‘Practitioners’ Questions and Needs for the Future, based on experiences in dealing with Foreign Terrorist Fighters and Violent Extremist or Terrorist offenders’.
More information about the call.
RAN Webinar on Lone Actors in digital environments in violent extremism and terrorism, 14 June 2021
June 2021
We are pleased to invite you to attend the RAN webinar on “Lone Actors in digital environments in violent extremism and terrorism”, which takes place on 14 June 2021 from 16.00 – 17.30 CEST.
More information about the webinar.
Call for Experts: RAN in the Western Balkans Expert Pool
June 2021
We are looking for expert practitioners, including hybrid profiles academic/practitioners for the RAN in the Western Balkans. The aim is to support the prevention of radicalisation in the region and to enhance synergies between professionals in the EU and the Western Balkans, in line with EU Policy.
More information about the call.
RAN Update 84
May 2021
In the last year we have seen the emergence of new P/CVE threats. Not only have we seen an increase in the proliferation of disinformation and conspiracy narratives, but also the emergence of more extreme and violent narratives. In this month’s RAN Practitioners Update, we begin to take a look at some of these challenges, discussed in our new series of podcasts, ‘RAN in Focus’.
Call for participants ‒ Supporting the voices of victims of terrorism with a particular focus on supporting young people
May 2021
We are currently looking for suitable participants for a RAN multi-meeting of the Working Group Victims/Survivors of Terrorism, with input from the RAN Y&E Working Group and RAN Young Platform. The topic of this multi-meeting is ‘Supporting the voices of victims of terrorism with a particular focus on supporting young people’.
More information about the call.
Call to register interest to participate in RAN YOUNG
May 2021
In 2020, RAN launched the RAN YOUNG Platform with a call for participants, which resulted in a selection of 25 young actors. This year, RAN Practitioners will expand the platform to include 50 young actors who work in the area of P/CVE or related activities and represent changemakers, community leaders, and credible voices of young people.
More information about the call.
The RAN Collection Expert Review ‒ Best practices and lessons learned from 2020
May 2021
In 2020, the RAN Collection has started to differentiate between ‘inspiring’ and ‘best’ practices to raise awareness about the increasing necessity of evaluating P/CVE interventions. To date, 14 practices have taken part in the review with a positive outcome and are now labelled as best practice in the RAN Collection.
Discover the 14 best practices
Call for participants ‒ Online campaigning in P/CVE: results & lessons learned from the Civil Society Empowerment Programme, 18-20 May 2021
May 2021
Over the past four years, the Civil Society Empowerment Programme (CSEP) has supported 20 diverse projects in their online P/CVE campaigns across the different EU Member States. In a series of five webinars, these EU-funded projects will share their results and lessons learned. Join one or more webinars to learn about these online campaigns and how to start your own and about what is being done in your country, or generally more about P/CVE campaigns.
More information about the call.
Call for participants: RAN Study visit to Central Asia – Reintegrating Returning Foreign Terrorist Fighters and their families, 25-26 May 2021
April 2021
The digital study visit to Central Asia will focus on reintegrating returning Foreign Terrorist Fighters (FTFs) and their families from Syria and Iraq. We are looking for suitable practitioners from the EU and Central Asia who are involved in the repatriation of FTFs and their families. We are looking forward to responses from practitioners like exit workers, prison and probation officers, mental health professionals, legal experts, police, and family or community workers.
More information about the call.
Call for participants: RAN LOCAL meeting – Online P/CVE approach for local authorities: how to manage it? 27-28 May 2021
April 2021
During this meeting, local coordinators and practitioners working in P/CVE will discuss the necessary tools, knowledge and means to deal more effectively and in smarter ways with the online space on the local level.
More information about the call.
Call for participants: Civil Society Empowerment Programme (CSEP) ‒ sharing outcomes and lessons learned webinars, 21 April 2021
April 2021
In this webinar, CSEP projects will have the opportunity to present results and lessons learned. CSEP supports civil society, grass roots organisations and credible voices to provide effective alternatives to the messages coming from violent extremists and terrorists, as well as ideas that counter extremist and terrorist propaganda.
On 21 April (10.00 – 11.30 CET), two projects will present their campaigns:
- YouthRightOn
- Do One Brave Thing (DOBT)
Register here
Call for participants: Dealing with returning children and their mothers from Daesh, 19-20 May 2021
April 2021
For a RAN multi-meeting of the FC&S Working Group, with input from the RAN Rehabilitation, Y&E, POL and LOCAL Working Groups, we are currently looking for suitable participants. The topic of this multi-meeting is ‘Dealing with returning children and their mothers from Daesh territory’.
More information about the call.
RAN Update 83
April 2021
In this month’s issue of the RAN Update, we take a look back at the European Remembrance Day for Victims of Terrorism. Also, as Europe looks ahead to the possibility of emerging from national lockdowns we examine some of the digital challenges that we now face as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Spotlight on Digital Challenges
April 2021
In this Spotlight, RAN practitioners, including the Working Group leaders of the RAN Communications and Narratives Working Group, share their insights on, and their work in addressing some of the different digital challenges, including transnational VRWE networks online, terrorists’ use of online gaming platforms, the organisation of mass protests via social media fuelled by conspiracy theories and radicalising narratives, and lone actors in digital environments.
Read the new issue of Spotlight.
Webinaire du RAN (en français) : Approches psychosociales pour la réadaptation des femmes de retour des anciens territoires de Daech et leurs enfants, 31 mars 2021
March 2021
Ce webinaire vise à présenter les approches préconisées par les experts en matière de réadaptation des rapatriées et de leurs enfants - en particulier les approches psychothérapeutiques et psychosociales.
Plus d’informations sur l’appel à participants.
Call for participants: RAN Y&E meeting on ‘Education and youth work: towards effective collaboration’, 08-09 April 2021
March 2021
For our RAN Youth & Education Working Group meeting on the topic of ‘Education and youth work: towards an effective collaboration’, we are looking for youth workers, teachers or other educational professionals with experience on cooperation between the field of education and youth work.
More information about the call.
Call for participants: RAN Webinar “Right-Wing Extremism: Local Lessons and Transnational Dimensions”, 19 March 2021
March 2021
This webinar will address the emergence of a new transnational (cross-border) violent right-wing extremism (VRWE) movement and its implications for practitioners working on a local level in the area of preventing and countering violent extremism (P/CVE).
More information about the call.
RAN Webinar “Rückkehrerinnen und ihre Kinder – psychotherapeutische Perspektiven zur Rehabilitation von Frauen und Kindern aus den ehemaligen Gebieten des Daesh “ (18 März)
März 2021
Das Ziel dieses Webinar ist es, zentrale Herausforderungen, Erkenntnisse und Erfahrungen im Zusammenhang mit der der Rehabilitation von Rückkehrerinnen und ihrer Kinder aus psychotherapeutischer Perspektive zu beleuchten. Dabei sollen vor allem gender- und alterssensible Ansätze psychosozialer Stabilisierung innerhalb und außerhalb des Strafvollzugs diskutiert werden.
RAN Update 82
March 2021
In this issue, we take a look at the topic of youth engagement and how RAN has addressed the topic of gender in P/CVE. We also we feature the latest edition of the Spotlight magazine and a new programme which take a look at how the pandemic has affected young people and how practitioners can engage with them both online and offline as lockdown measures ease.
Spotlight on Youth engagement
March 2021
In this Spotlight, RAN practitioners working in the fields of youth work and education, including the Working Group leaders of the RAN Youth and Education Working Group, share their insights and experiences on different aspects of the challenge, including how to engage with young people online, in the classroom, through art and through sport. We also hear the perspectives of young people themselves.
Read the new issue of Spotlight.
Call for participants: Joint RAN PRISONS, RAN REHABILITATION and RAN POLICE Working Group Meeting on Preventing reoffending and (re)engaging, 16-18 March 2021
March 2021
The meeting takes places against the background of critical, public debates fuelled by some recent high-profile attacks (United Kingdom, Austria) perpetrated by individuals who were released from prison and who were previously flagged for extremism and radicalisation. We are currently looking for suitable participants.
More information about the call.
RAN Webinar “Lokale Aspekte des transnationalen Rechtsextremismus – Erfahrung aus der Praxis“ (12. März)
März 2021
Ob Musikfestivals, Kampfsport-Turniere, Versandhandel oder Immobilien: Die Aktivitäten von Rechtsextremen professionalisieren teilweise sich signifikant, außerdem findet eine immer stärkere Vernetzung über Ländergrenzen hinweg statt. Das Ziel dieses Webinars ist es deshalb, behördliche und zivilgesellschaftliche Praktiker:innen zusammen zu bringen, um über bewährte lokale Maßnahmen zu informieren, welche die Handlungsspielräume von Rechtsextremen wirksam einschränken können.
Call for participants: RAN EU-US Digital Study Visit, 24-25 March 2021
March 2021
For the upcoming mutual EU-US digital study visit, we are currently looking for interested and suitable practitioners. This study visit will look into the general context of violent extremist and/or terrorist groups, early prevention and PCVE, provide exchange with American first-line practitioners and address specific topics such as local and regional coordination of PCVE.
More information about the call.
Call for participants ‒ Webinar in French ‒ Dealing with religiously inspired extremist ideologies in schools, 16 March 2021
February 2021
We are looking for participants to join the RAN webinar on ‘Dealing with religiously inspired extremist ideologies in schools’. This webinar will focus on how to pedagogically deal with claims, grievances, real or perceived injustices, controversial questions, and sensitive issues related to the religious sphere of young people in schools.
More information about the call.
En savoir plus (FR version).
Call for participants: RAN Study visit to South East Asia – Disengagement, Rehabilitation and Integration, 03-04 March 2021
February 2021
The digital study visit to South East Asia will focus on the disengagement, rehabilitation and reintegration of extremist offenders (DRR). We are looking for suitable practitioners from the EU, like exit workers, prison and probation officers, mental health professionals, police and community workers.
More information about the call.
Call for participants: RAN Workshop on youth participation in P/CVE for local authorities, 02-03 March 2021
February 2021
We are currently looking for local coordinators who wish to learn more about different and inspiring methods for youth participation in P/CVE on a local level.
More information about the call.
RAN Update 81
February 2021
In this edition of the RAN Update, you can read more about some of the priority areas of work for 2021 and RAN’s plans to mark its 10-year anniversary.
Call for participants: RAN Webinar on ‘Radicalisation Hubs in the EU’
February 2021
We are pleased to invite you to attend the RAN Webinar on ‘Radicalisation Hubs in the EU’ on 17 February (16:00 - 17:45 CET).
More information about the webinar.
Call for participants: RAN Communications and Narratives meeting on ‘Digital Grooming Tactics on Videogaming (Adjacent) Platforms’
February 2021
For the RAN C&N Working Group meeting on ‘Digital Grooming Tactics on Videogaming (Adjacent) Platforms’ we are looking for first-line practitioners such as police officers, mental health professionals, social care, youth or exit workers who have knowledge of the digital grooming tactics used within video-gaming (adjacent) platforms to radicalise and recruit into terrorism and violent extremism.
More information about the call.
Call for participants: RAN Mental Health Meeting “Rehabilitation and reintegration of extremist offenders from a mental health perspective”
January 2021
We are currently looking for mental health practitioners, probation and police officers, youth and social care practitioners, community workers and family workers experienced in rehabilitation and reintegration of terrorist/extremist offenders who would like to share their ideas and experiences during the meeting.
More information about the call.
Call for expression of interest for becoming a RAN Ambassador
January 2021
If you want to raise awareness about RAN activities and facilitate the implementation of RAN recommendations at local, regional or national level, keep reading! The Commission just launched a call for expression of interest.
More information about the call.
RAN Update 80
January 2021
In this issue, we take a look back at some of the key moments and highlights from 2020 – in case you missed them. We also look ahead to 2021, which marks the 10th anniversary of RAN.
Call for applications - First Online Youth Consultation on Preventing Violent Extremism Through Sport
December 2020
The United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) and its partners, the UN Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC), the UN Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI), and the International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS), launched a call for applications for an Online Youth Consultation on Preventing Violent Extremism through Sport, which will take place on 20-21 January 2021.
More information about the call.
RAN Update 79
December 2020
In the latest RAN Spotlight publication, we featured the first in a series of programmes which explored the impact of COVID-19 on the P/CVE environment in Europe. In this issue of the RAN Update, we feature the second and third programme in this series which explore how we can overcome some of these challenges. Meanwhile, given the background of the perpetrator of the terrorist attack in Vienna the topic of rehabilitation has been brought sharply into focus. In this issue of the RAN Update we look at how RAN is addressing the topic.
Spotlight on Prisons Rehabilitation and Reintegration
December 2020
In this Spotlight practitioners working in the fields of prisons, rehabilitation and reintegration after release share their insights and experiences on different aspects of the rehabilitation journey and some of the challenges faced, including radicalisation in prisons, gender and families.
Read the new issue of Spotlight
Call for participants: RAN Webinar on “Preventing Polarisation by creating a shared identity”
December 2020
This 15 December webinar will follow up on a joint RAN FC&S Meeting in collaboration with RAN LOCAL, C&N and Y&E that took place digitally in November. During this webinar, we will present some of the lessons learned and best practices, and share valuable insights into why a vision of a shared identity is important and how it can be implemented.
More information about the call.
Call for participants: RAN Webinar on ‘Engaging with non-violent/not yet violent extremists to prevent them from turning to violence’
December 2020
For this 15 December webinar, we are currently looking for participants. Specific experience on the topic is not required. The webinar will be built around the Social Identity theory and what that means for police. Note that this meeting is exclusively for police and law enforcement officers.
More information about the call.
Call for participants: RAN Webinar on ‘COVID narratives that polarise’
December 2020
We are looking for participants, in particular youth workers, teachers, principals, school counsellors and care teachers who have experienced or are experiencing polarised narratives in the streets, online, in youth centres or perhaps in (virtual) classrooms. Bjorn Wansink, author of the short handbook ‘COVID-19 stories that polarise’ will present a method to help teachers and youth workers discuss polarising narratives related to COVID-19 in the class or on the street.
More information about the call.
RAN Update 78
November 2020
In this Special Issue, we announce the launch of RAN’s Design Competition for schools across the EU. The aim is to increase awareness of the European Remembrance Day for Victims of Terrorism. The winning design will be used to promote the next Remembrance Day on 11 March 2021 and will become a symbol of remembrance.
Design competition ‒ European Remembrance Day for Victims of Terrorism
November 2020
We launch a competition for the visual concept of the European Remembrance Day for Victims of Terrorism, in which all students aged 15–18 years from schools within the EU can participate. The winning concept will be presented on the European Remembrance Day on 11 March 2021 and will be used from that year onwards.
Call for participants: RAN Webinar on conspiracy myths and violent extremism – recent challenges and good practices
November 2020
We are looking for participants to join the RAN Webinar on conspiracy myths and violent extremism – recent challenges and good practices, that will take place on 7 December, from 10.00 to 11.40 CET.
More information about the call.
Call for participants: RAN Rehabilitation Workshop ‘Peer and self-review in Exit work’
November 2020
For this virtual meeting on 3 December, the RAN Rehabilitation Working Group is looking for participants. The goal of this workshop is to provide exit workers the opportunity to become familiar with the ‘Peer and Self Review Manual for Exit Work’ and to hold sessions as an inspiration for working on improving the quality of your their practice.
More information about the call.
RAN Update 77
November 2020
This month we look back to the 9th annual RAN Plenary event – the one time in the year when RAN practitioners from all Working Groups come together to reflect on the year that has been and look ahead at the year to come. In her opening address, EU Commissioner Ylva Johansson called upon the RAN network to build social cohesion in 2021.
Call for participants: RAN Webinar ‘An update on contemporary Islamist extremism and implications for P/CVE’
November 2020
Led by Dr Magnus Ranstorp (Swedish National Defence College, RAN), acclaimed expert and the lead author of the RAN Factbook on Islamist Extremism, this 19 November webinar will provide an update about the key developments with regards to Islamist extremism, its main threats and challenges as well as recruitment and radicalisation.
Call for participants: RAN LOCAL Meeting on ‘Local strategy during times of COVID-19’
November 2020
For the RAN LOCAL Group meeting on ‘Local strategy during times of COVID-19’ that will take place on 30 November and 1 December, we are currently looking for suitable participants.
More information about the call.
Spotlight on the COVID pandemic
November 2020
In this edition of Spotlight we take a look at how the COVID pandemic is impacting some of these hardest hit communities and vulnerable individuals within them, at how it is giving new opportunities for terrorist and extremist groups to radicalise and recruit and how it is changing how practitioners do their work.
Read the new issue of Spotlight
Call for participants: RAN Webinar on Evaluations of strategy and interventions on local level for prevent coordinators
October 2020
This RAN webinar on 16 November aims to provide local P/CVE coordinators group with the latest information on how to conduct evaluations in the field of P/CVE at the local level. Other practitioners interested in this topic may also participate (such as staff from NGOs and CSOs, law enforcement, youth and family workers, exit workers and educators).
Call for participants: RAN Study visit to practitioners in Canada
October 2020
For this digital study visit to Canada, we are looking for interested and suitable practitioners. We will ‘virtually’ visit the Canadian Practitioners Network for Prevention of Radicalization and Extremist Violence (CPN-PREV) and the Centre for the Prevention of Radicalization Leading to Violence (CPRLV).
Call for participants: RAN Youth & Education meeting ‘Youth isolation, how to get them out of it’ (Digital WG multi meeting of RAN Y&E + representatives of RAN FCS and RAN Local)
October 2020
For this RAN webinar on 26-27 November, we are looking for youth workers, teachers, principals, school counsellors, social, community or family workers and local coordinators who have experience with dealing with isolated/vulnerable young people.
Call for participants: RAN C&N meeting on ‘The Impact of Conspiracy Theories on Violent RWE and LWE Narratives and how to counter them’
October 2020
For this RAN webinar on 24-25 November, we are looking for first-line practitioners dealing with conspiracy theories or left- and right-wing extremist narratives. Communication officers, counter- and alternative narrative experts, content moderators, social workers, psychologists, exit workers, academics and law enforcement officers are encouraged to attend.
Call for participants: Preventing polarisation in communities by creating a shared identity
October 2020
For this webinar on 10 and 13 November, we are looking for practitioners that facilitate exchange and cooperation between communities themselves as well as between communities and (local) governments.
Call for participants: RAN Webinar on ‘Lone actors: difficult to detect, but not impossible. Cooperation between police and mental health’
October 2020
For the RAN webinar on ‘Police and mental health preventing lone actors’ we are currently looking for participants. Specific experience on the topic is not required: any police officer who is interested in the webinar may attend.
Call for participants: RAN Mental Health Meeting “P/CVE and Mental Health Support Online”
October 2020
During this online meeting on 18-19 November, participants will discuss the possibilities and the limits of using an online means platform, examples of online mental health support structure, and ideas on how to capture the early signs of radicalisation and prevent violent extremism.
Webinar on the RAN “Peer and Self Review Manual for Exit work”
October 2020
The aim of the 7 October webinar is to present the Peer and Self Review Manual for Exit work, published in January 2020. This will help practitioners to critically reflect on their own work, aims and target groups to constantly improve their own work and discover gaps.
RAN Update 76
September 2020
This month we look ahead to a series of activities that will give practitioners the opportunity to exchange views, insights and experiences. The list includes the annual RAN Plenary, as well as digital meetings, a webinar, two films and the next edition of the RAN Spotlight. We’re also launching a new panel to bring together leading practitioners and policymakers to discuss the most important P/CVE issues.
Call for participants: RAN Digital Study Visit to Australia
September 2020
For the upcoming digital study visit to Australia, we are currently looking for interested and suitable practitioners.
Call for participants: RAN Victims of Terrorism and Rehabilitation Working Groups meeting
August 2020
For the upcoming Working Group meeting on the involvement of victims of terrorism in discussion groups for detainees, we are currently looking for interested and suitable practitioners.
RAN Update 75
August 2020
This month we reflect and look ahead to the second half of the year. We also highlight how much of our work is being framed by COVID-19 and how RAN will address this topic in September.
Call for participants: RAN Families, Communities & Social Care Working Group meeting – Support for first-line practitioners working on P/CVE Hotlines and Helplines
August 2020
For the RAN Families, Communities and Social Care meeting (FC&S) on ‘Support for first-line practitioners working on P/CVE Hotlines and Helplines’ (15-16 September 2020), we are currently looking for suitable participants.
Call for participants: RAN HEALTH Working Group meeting – Mental health in prisons
August 2020
For the RAN HEALTH Working Group meeting on ‘Mental health in prisons’ that will take place from 23 to 24 September, we are currently looking for suitable participants.
Call for participants: RAN Youth & Education meeting ‘(Post-)COVID narratives that polarise’
July 2020
The aim of this meeting is to equip youth workers and teachers with tools and methods to deal with polarising narratives among the children and teenagers they work with.
More information on how to apply here.
Call for participants: RAN Communications and Narratives meeting on ‘The use of videogaming by (violent) extremists – strategies and narratives’
July 2020
This online meeting will explore how extremists use video-gaming platforms to recruit new members. Participation is open to communication experts familiar with the narratives and strategies used by extremists with several videogaming platforms, as well as academics and first-line practitioners who have knowledge on the issue.
More information on how to apply here.
RAN Update 74
July 2020
This month we take a closer look at the topic of returning Foreign Terrorist Fighters (FTFs) and their families – ‘returnees’. We explore key challenges and how RAN will address this topic over the summer period.
New RAN video on Foreign terrorist fighters (FTFs) and their families
July 2020
As foreign terrorist fighters and their families continue to return to Europe, the need for an holistic approach remains vital.
Roadmaps on priority topics
July 2020
In 2020, RAN is focusing its efforts on four priority P/CVE topics, including violent right wing extremism, violent Islamist extremism, returning women and children, and prisons and rehabilitation. To help practitioners discover more about these topics, RAN has produced a series of ‘roadmaps’ which point practitioners to the most relevant and interesting content produced by RAN in recent years.
Young Ahmed and our students
July 2020
Two professors who develop educational tools for the AfVT (French Association of Victims of Terrorism) have decided to approach the question of radicalisation through cinema and the latest film by Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne, ‘Young Ahmed’.
RAN Webinar on Rehabilitation ‒ part 2
July 2020
Yasmine Refaat, an expert in the prevention of radicalisation of prisoners, explains how to prevent violent extremism in prison setting.
RAN Webinar on Rehabilitation ‒ part 1
July 2020
Dennis Walkenhorst, lead author of the RAN rehabilitation manual, presents the key findings of the manual.
RAN YOUNG webinar: radicalisation and prevention
June 2020
This webinar aimed to introduce RAN and RAN YOUNG, as well as to discuss Violent Extremism, Radicalisation and Prevention work.
RAN Update 73
June 2020
This special Update is about RAN’s new initiative to support practitioners, the Practitioner Exchange Programme (PEP). Slated for launch later this year, the PEP, will give practitioners the opportunity to visit other like-minded practitioners, spend time with them and learn first-hand how they do their work.
RAN Practitioners Exchange Programme (PEP)
June 2020
The Practitioner Exchange Programme is a new deliverable for RAN, which is aimed to support and target practitioners at an individual professional level. It will provide practitioners with the opportunity of a ‘shadowing’ and learning experience.
Call for applications: RAN Practitioners Exchange Programme
June 2020
This new programme provides RAN practitioners with the opportunity of a ‘shadowing’ and learning experience. It’s aimed to support and target practitioners at an individual professional level.
More information on how to apply here.
Call for participants: RAN Study visit to the Returnee Coordinators in Berlin and Hessen
June 2020
This is an online meeting that will take place on 23 June from 14:00-16:30 CET and 24 June from 14:00-16:30 CET.
More information on how to book your spot here.
RAN Update 72
June 2020
This month, the RAN Update continues to explore the topic of ‘violent right-wing extremism’ (VRWE). It includes two films produced by the RAN, a new publication called ‘Spotlight’, and a roadmap which details the RAN’s previous activities on the topic as well as activities planned for the coming weeks and months.
Violent Right-Wing Extremism: check out our roadmap
June 2020
The 'roadmap' on VRWE presents all of the insights produced by the RAN on the topic in recent years.
The roadmap is a live document which will be regularly updated with the latest activities.
New RAN videos ‒ Good practices to tackle Violent Right-Wing Extremism
June 2020
New RAN videos are online. Violent right-wing extremists are adept at exploiting the internet. Across Europe, practitioners are rising to the challenge.
Watch our videos and get inspired on how to tackle violent right-wing extremism with RAN practices.
Call for participants: Dealing with Families of Foreign Terrorist Fighters, 29-30 June 2020
June 2020
The RAN Families, Communities & Social Care Working Group is organising a meeting titled ‘Dealing with Families of Foreign Terrorist Fighters’ on 29 and 30 June.
Participation is open to social workers, family and community workers, who have experience with working on the support of family members of FTFs.
RAN Online meeting ‒ Call for participants
June 2020
The RAN Victims of Terrorism and RAN Communications and Narratives online meeting ‘How to support victims in sharing their counter and alternative narratives?’ will take place on 11 June from 14.00-16.30 CET.
Read more information on how to participate here.
Spotlight on Violent Right-Wing Extremism
May 2020
Welcome to the first in the series of quarterly publications for the RAN’s network of practitioners. Each edition of Spotlight will focus on a new topic.
This edition shines a spotlight on different aspects of Violent Right Wing Extremism (VRWE) and showcases the work of practitioners in a way that we hope will capture your attention and encourage you to discover more about the topic.
The rise of Violent Right-Wing Extremism
May 2020
We asked a group of practitioners from the Radicalisation Awareness Network to discuss the rise of violent right-wing extremism in Europe.
RAN Update 71
May 2020
This issue focuses on ‘violent right wing extremism’ (VRWE). In recent years, the VRWE scene has undergone a paradigm shift in the pace and scale of its efforts to radicalise and recruit. Its online activity has grown and become increasingly sophisticated.
Call for participation – RAN YOUNG platform
May 2020
The Radicalisation Awareness Network (RAN) is announcing an open call for participation in the 2020 RAN YOUNG platform. It is an invitation to the next generation of influential leaders, thinkers and doers in the field of prevention and countering of violent extremism (P/CVE).
Call for participants: RAN Mental Health meeting ‘Ethics for mental health workers in the prevention of radicalisation’
May 2020
For the RAN Mental Health Working Group meeting on ‘Ethics for mental health workers in the prevention of radicalisation’ we are currently looking for suitable participants.
Call for expert practitioners: RAN Expert Pool
May 2020
Following the new framework contract launched in January 2020 for four years (which specifications can be found here), the Radicalisation Awareness Network (RAN) is renewing the expert pool. Therefore, we are looking for expert first-line practitioners, including hybrid profiles academic/practitioners.
RAN webinar on Violent Right-Wing Extremism
May 2020
The right-wing extremist (RWE) scene has undergone many shifts and changes over the past three decades. For instance, it has moved from offline to online. It has also embraced the gaming culture. There has also been a marked increase in cross-border activities and transnational networks.
First-line practitioners, civil society organisations (CSOs) and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) are taking centre stage to address these challenges.
RAN Update 70
April 2020
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we are turning to online solutions. In addition to Working Group meetings, we will be hosting a series of five webinars to facilitate knowledge sharing and exchange between practitioners.
Read more in our latest Update.
Live webinar on 31 March
March 2020
Want to improve the effectiveness of alternative and counter narrative campaigns?
Join RAN practitioners for a live webinar on the GAMMMA+ model
Call for RAN Working Group leaders
March 2020
Following the new framework contract launched in January 2020 for four years, we are looking for Working Group (WG) Leaders for our WGs of first-line practitioners.
More information about the call
RAN Update 69
March 2020
This Update shines a spotlight on victims and their role in PVE. It includes information on the Remembrance Day, links to relevant RAN papers, a short article on the role of victims and an interview with an organisation that supports victims of terrorism and crime. Related to the topic of victims, this Update also features content on responses to terror attacks. The feature includes two films which present a practitioners view on the effective use of communications in minimising the impact of terror attacks, a short article on the same topic and links to relevant RAN papers.
Responding to a terror attack
March 2020
2020 has seen a number of terrorist incidents in Europe so far, including Villejuif and Metz in France, in Hanau in Germany and in London in the UK. This spate of incidents demonstrates that there is still much work to do to prevent vulnerable individuals across Europe from being radicalised.
European Remembrance Day for Victims of Terrorism
March 2020
Today marks the 16th European Remembrance Day for Victims of Terrorism. This year’s commemoration, under the title ‘Growing Stronger Together’, will bring together more than 100 victims from all over Europe, as well as their families, associations of victims of terrorism, pupils, emergency services and high-level European representatives, to stand united against terrorism and pay tribute to all EU citizens becoming victims of terrorism worldwide.
The role of victims in preventing radicalisation
March 2020
While it is important to pay tribute to the victims of terrorism and remind ourselves of the impact of acts of terrorism on individuals, families and communities, we must also consider the constructive and positive role that victims can have in preventing radicalisation and future acts of terrorism.
Interview: The Portuguese Association for Victim Support
March 2020
Ahead of the European Remembrance Day for Victims we spoke with one of the leading associations in Europe that supports victims of terrorism, the Portuguese Association for Victim Support (APAV). We asked Bruno Brito, who will be participating in the event in Paris, ten questions about APAV’s work and how they will be commemorating the Day.
RAN Update 68
January 2020
Check out the new RAN Update. Explore our latest publications, including the new factbook providing an overview of the essential elements of violent Islamist extremism.
Watch our latest case study video about Karim, a refugee vulnerable to radicalisation. His story is analysed by practitioners. Happy reading!
Call for participants: RAN YF&C – C&N meeting ‘Digital youth work in P/CVE’ (19-20 March 2020)
January 2020
If you are a youth worker who has experience in youth work, keep reading! We are looking for communication experts who have experience with counter- and alternative narratives and targeting specific audiences, in a preventing and countering violent extremism context, to attend our meeting, ‘Digital youthwork in P/CVE’ from 19 to 20 March.
RAN Update 67
December 2019
Our factbook on far-right extremism was just published! What’s more, we are pleased to inform you that some of our most-read papers are now available in several EU languages. Read the Update.
Special Update Plenary and High Level Conference
December 2019
On 30 October, all RAN Working Groups’ constituencies gathered at the RAN Plenary in Brussels to discuss current developments in the field of prevention of radicalisation and look ahead towards 2020. The High Level conference was held in Brussels on 4 November. It centred on the viewing of Le Jeune Ahmed (Young Ahmed), a film by Belgian film directors Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne that premiered in Cannes in May 2019. Read about the outcomes of both events in our Special Update.
Case study: Safeguarding refugees from being recruited and radicalised
December 2019
Considering what is known about push and pull factors for radicalisation, it is evident that amongst refugees there are individuals and groups that are vulnerable to radicalisation leading to violent extremism. Refugees may experience disappointment or identity issues, or suffer from trauma and feelings of desperation, shame and failure. Moreover, perceived negative experiences with the system and/or government make people more susceptible to being misled by extremist recruitment.
Podcast ‒ Focus on Far-right extremism
December 2019
The presence of far-right extremism within society is often shaped as a common, but marginal phenomenon. However, it is important for practitioners to realise that even a small presence of far-right extremism does affect society in many ways.
Far-right extremism aims at polarising society, creating a clear distinction between “us” (natives) and “them” (people with a migrant, Roma or Jewish background).
Four RAN practitioners discuss this phenomenon. They are:
- Pavel Klymenko, Eastern Europe Development Officer of the FARE network in Austria
- Bjorn Ihler, co-Founder of the Khalifa Ihler Institute in Norway
- Stascek Czerczak, Founder of the Codex foundation in Poland
- Lisbeth Kristine Røyneland, Leader of the Norwegian National Support Group after 22.July in Norway
Podcast - Meet a RAN Practitioner #11 - Guillaume Denoix de Saint-Marc
December 2019
Meet Guillaume Denoix de Saint Marc, the founder and executive director of the French association for victims of terrorism (AfVT.org). He has been working in the field of terrorism and victims of terrorism for 30 years. The association he founded aims to help victims of terrorism and to prevent radicalisation.
Read the RAN papers in your language!
December 2019
We are pleased to inform you that some of our most-read papers are now available in several EU languages.
RAN Update 66
November 2019
Following its call for tenders with two distinct lots, the Commission selected an offer for Lot 1 (RAN) to support and coordinate the practitioner network as from 1 January 2020. The successful consortium is led by Radar (as is the current group of service providers) and includes an additional 5 members and 11 subcontractors from 11 Member States. Read also about our past and upcoming activities.
Expert interview
November 2019
In this interview, Karin Heremans, a pioneer in Belgium’s education system, presents a three pronged policy approach to side lining extremism.
Video ‒ Communications after an attack and the role of media
November 2019
How to communicate efficiently after an attack? Religious leaders and actors, women, youth, health professionals, psychologists, teachers businessmen, the whole of society need to be involved.
Podcast - Meet a RAN Practitioner #10 - Alfredo Calcedo, Psychiatrist
November 2019
Meet Alfredo Calcedo, Psychiatrist at the Hospital Gregorio Marañón in Spain. He teaches forensic psychiatry at the Universidad Complutense.
“The most rewarding is prevention. Being able to prevent, to detect someone who is going in the steep slope of radicalisation,” he explains.
Case study: Radicalised and terrorist offenders released from prison
November 2019
Many EU countries will be increasingly confronted with prisoners convicted of terrorist offences being released from prison. Although these are not the first terrorist offenders to leave prison within the EU, the current challenge is considerable due to the scale of recent extremist activities: Foreign Terrorist Fighters who left for Syria (or attempted to do so), recruitment and home-grown terrorism based on different ideologies. Also, more acts constitute a crime due to widening anti-terrorist laws.
The potential violent and extremist threat this group may pose calls for action. The return of this group to society poses another challenge. This group needs to work on their return to society. Just as important is preparing the receiving community for their return. Without society’s acceptance and support, rehabilitation of the released prisoner will be significantly more complex.
RAN Update 65
October 2019
Some 100 RAN participants from all Working Groups came together at the Plenary to discuss far-right extremism, Islamist extremism, gender and building resilience. At the High-level conference, participants discussed the fictional case around the screening of the 2019 Belgian drama ‘Young Ahmed’ together with the Brothers Dardenne, the film’s directors. Find out the results of these discussions in our latest Update!
Podcast - Meet a RAN Practitioner #9 ‒ Noemi Bertinotti, Volunteer
October 2019
Originally from Turin (Italy), Noemi Bertinotti is a volunteer psychologist. We caught up with her on the side lines of the Taking mental health issues into account in CVE and PVE meeting. She shared her expectations and explained the challenges she encounters in her work. “The most challenging thing for us is to intervene in cases of severe emergency where you really need to keep the blood cold.”
Listen to the podcast here.
Case study: Narrative and strategies of far-right extremism
October 2019
An extremist narrative generally has three main components. First, it states what is or will go horribly wrong. Secondly, it says what should be done to stop this situation. Thirdly, it explains who should do this and why. Young people are most at risk. They are in a developmental phase, curious, and looking for answers and a place in society. This can make them vulnerable to manipulation.
Expert interview
October 2019
Jesper Holme, a Danish educator and expert in preventing radicalisation, offers key insight into how schools can be transformed into laboratories of democracy.
Read the interview here.
RAN Update 64
September 2019
Are you working on a counter- or alternative narrative campaign? Respond to the call for participants for the RAN C&N Academy Workshop on 14-15 November by 11 October! Learn more about this call, as well as about our past and upcoming activities in our latest Update.
Podcast - Meet a RAN Practitioner #8 - Antje Götz-Bungarten, Psychologist
September 2019
Meet Antje Götz-Bungarten, a psychologist at the Bavarian Criminal State Police Office (Germany). Part of a multi-professional team of experts, her work focusses on deradicalisation. “My point in the work is to get in contact with the persons and to find out what are the real needs underneath the radicalisation,” she says.
Listen to the podcast here.
Call for participants: RAN C&N Academy meeting on ‘How to make an effective campaign that is reaching the target audience and selling the message’, 14-15 November, Brussels
September 2019
Are you currently working on a counter- and alternative narrative (CN/AN) campaign or do you have a campaign idea that you would like to start implementing? Do you want to learn how to make your campaign more attractive to the target audience? Do you want to learn more about how to enhance the effectiveness of this campaign?
Respond to the call for participants for the RAN C&N Academy Workshop on 14-15 November.
More information here.
Expert interview
September 2019
Carlos Fernandez is the Deputy Governor of Penitentiary Treatment at Alicante Prison, in Spain. We interviewed him about radicalisation in prison and the role religion may play.
Read the interview here.
Case study: a mental health approach to understanding and preventing violent extremism
September 2019
In recent years, practitioners working in the field of preventing and countering violent extremism (P/CVE) have pointed to a potential link between mental health disorders on one side, and radicalisation on the other.
Meet Johan, our fictional case study. Watch our video here.
RAN Update 63
July 2019
On 4 July, a group of 42 policymakers, practitioners and researchers from 15 EU Member States gathered in Amsterdam to discuss P/CVE strategies and alternative narratives used by far-right and Islamist extremist groups. We also met Ilham Atrass, advisor for institutional relations and European affairs, in the local government of Castilla-La Mancha, in Spain. Her work focusses on the prevention of radicalisation, as well as the promotion of projects related to social cohesion. Listen to our conversation with her in our latest podcast published in our Update. Happy reading!
Podcast - Meet a RAN Practitioner #7 - Ilham Atrass, RAN LOCAL co-chair
July 2019
Meet Ilham Atrass, advisor for institutional relations and European affairs, in the local government of Castilla-La Mancha, in Spain. Her work focusses on the prevention of radicalisation, as well as the promotion of projects related to social cohesion.
She is currently serving as the co-chair of RAN’s LOCAL working group. Asked about RAN, she says: “I learned so much, especially when it comes to exchange experiences and knowledge and identify best practices from all over the world”.
Listen to the podcast here.
RAN Update 62
June 2019
The European Commission (DG Migration and Home Affairs) has published a call for technical support to prevent and counter radicalisation. The aim is to support the Commission in its actions in the area of prevent work and consolidate and enhance knowledge and expertise in the field of radicalisation with a view to further develop and facilitate the implementation of prevent measures at national, European and international level. Learn more about it and about our past activities in this Update.
Podcast - Meet a RAN Practitioner #6 - Jacek Purski, Chairman of the Institute of Social Safety
June 2019
Meet Jacek Purski, chairman of Poland’s Institute of Social Safety. Jacek has 18 years’ experience in the field of countering radicalisation and violent extremism. “It is a lifetime commitment but also a passion,” he says. His institute aims to train teachers, police and local authorities to effectively address radicalisation, as well as hate crimes and the phenomenon of polarisation.
Listen to the podcast here.
RAN Update 61
May 2019
We held our first Policy & Practice event in Paris this month dealing with ‘A mental health approach to understanding and preventing violent extremism’ where policymakers and practitioners from across Europe discussed specific disorders, such as ASD, schizophrenia and psychosis. We also held a ‘Developing in-depth train the trainer’ in Rotterdam to present the draft curriculum and ideas for content, as well as materials and exercises for this new training course. Discover more about our upcoming and past activities in our Update.
Podcast - Meet a RAN Practitioner #5 - Zan Jankovski, Coordinator in countering violent extremism
May 2019
Meet Zan Jankovski. He works as a countering violent extremism (CVE) programme coordinator for the Swedish municipality of Gothenburg.
Listen to the podcast here.
Podcast - Meet a RAN Practitioner #4 - Sean Arbuthnot, Local Prevent Coordinator
April 2019
Sean Arbuthnot is a Local Prevent Coordinator at St. Philip’s Centre, Leicester (UK) Learn more about his work in tackling radicalisation
Listen to the podcast here.
RAN Update 60
April 2019
The European Commission has published a call for tenders for an EU Centre of Expertise for Victims of Terrorism. If interested, you may send your tender by 25 June. Discover also our train-the-trainer courses that will start in the second half of 2019, as well as the support we aim to provide to Member States. Also, listen to our latest podcast with a RAN practitioner and read about our past and upcoming activities. Happy reading!
RAN Annual Activity Plan 2019
April 2019
The RAN annual activity plan outlines the guiding principles and priorities for 2019. This summary highlights the main points. For instance, special attention will be given to the topics covered by this year’s three roadmaps: Rehabilitation of radicalised and terrorist offenders, Evaluation on interventions, and Islamist extremist and far-right extremist ideologies. Also, the newly established RAN YOUNG Empowerment Academy will hold four events in 2019. What is more, outreach and support to Member States and third countries will be achieved through workshops. Read the summary here.
Podcast - Meet a RAN practitioner #3 - Anissa Akhandaf, Programme Manager Deradicalisation
March 2019
Anissa Akhandaf is a Programme Manager Deradicalisation in Antwerp, Belgium. Learn more about her work in tackling radicalisation.
Listen to the podcast here.
RAN Update 59
March 2019
We held our Steering Committee and we discussed, among other topics, the delivery of fact books on Islamist Extremism (IE) and Far-Right Extremism (FRE). The SC considered the main aim of the factbooks is to provide both practitioners and policymakers with knowledge about narratives, symbols and movements within FRE and IE. You’ll learn about those factbook very soon! Discover also in the Update our other past and upcoming activities, as well as our podcast featuring our conversation with a RAN practitioner.
Podcast - Meet a RAN practitioner #2 - Eric Poinsot, Project Coordinator
February 2019
Eric Poinsot is a prevention of radicalisation project coordinator in Strasbourg, France. Learn how he tackles radicalisation in his work.
Listen to the podcast here.
RAN Update 58
February 2019
Get the news about past and upcoming events. In our latest monthly podcast, listen to an interview with a radicalisation prevention project coordinator in the city of Strasbourg. Find out about the upcoming Europris radicalisation workshop and the third annual summer course being organised by the Criminal Justice Platform Europe. Happy reading!
New Policy & Practice Video
February 2019
A community is a group of people bound by identity (moral, interest, ethnicity), location or organisation. Whatever the makeup, one factor is constant: community engagement can be a valuable tool in preventing and countering violent extremism.
The Policy and Practice event that took place in Berlin on 28 September 2018 looked into how to engage with communities in the prevention and countering of violent extremism. Watch the video here.
New Policy & Practice Video
February 2019
Police, prison and probation services are known as the Triple-P. All three work in tandem when dealing with radicalised and terrorist offenders before, during and after imprisonment. The RAN Policy and Practice event in Paris on 22 November 2018 focused on how to enhance cooperation frameworks within, between and beyond the triple-P organisations to deal effectively with radicalised and terrorist offenders.
Podcast - Meet a RAN practitioner #1 - Kinga Bialek, Cross-cultural Psychologist
January 2019
Kinga Bialek is a cross-cultural Psychologist at Society for Intercultural Education, Training and Research Poland (SIETAR), Poland. Learn how she tackles radicalisation in her work.
RAN Update 57
January 2019
We are pleased to present you the RAN Update 57 with a new look and feel! A podcast based on an interview with a RAN practitioner will be published in each Update. Curious about who we met this month? Read the Update.
New Policy & Practice Video
January 2019
The number of extremist offenders incarcerated in Europe has increased. As a result, a significant number of convicts will be released in the near future. The question now is how to reintegrate those who have served their prison sentences and how to prevent further violent extremist acts. RAN brought together policymakers and practitioners from the police, prison and probation services, to discuss the challenges of resocialisation in Vienna on November 6, 2018. Watch the video here.
Podcast on RAN research seminar
January 2019
The RAN research seminar in Amsterdam on October 17, 2018 brought together researchers, practitioners and policymakers to discuss ways to improve collaboration. We met five experts who shared with us their hopes and expectations regarding this trialogue:
- Magnus Ranstorp, quality manager at the RAN Centre of Excellence
- Roxanne Foroughmand, from the scientific committee on radicalisation processes in France
- Thomas Renard from the Egmont Institute in Brussels, Belgium
- Brett Kubicek from the Canada Centre for Community Engagement and Prevention of Violence
- Bibi Van Ginkel, from the Security Unit Clingendael Institute and the International Centre for Counter-terrorism in the Netherlands
Special Update High Level Conference & Plenary 2018
December 2018
Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship, Dimitris Avramopoulos, and Commissioner for the Security Union, Sir Julian King, hosted the Radicalisation Awareness Network High-Level Conference (RAN HLC) in Luxembourg on 11 October 2018, and dealt with returnee children and rehabilitation of released offenders. The Plenary was held on 12 October and was organised back-to-back with the HLC. Anticipated trends and challenges for 2019, break-out sessions on the RAN working groups’ plans and other possible future RAN developments were discussed.
RAN Update 56
December 2018
The YOUNG Working Group is launching its Empowerment Academy in 2019! If you know anyone between the ages of 18 and 25, who is an EU citizen and enthusiastic about sharing his/her ideas, ask them to apply! In this Update, you may also learn about the Internal Security Fund-Police and the Urban Innovative Actions initiative calls for proposals, as well as about our past and upcoming activities.
Podcast on P/CVE oriented resocialisation after detention
December 2018
At the RAN Plenary which took place on 12 October 2018, we met Torben Adams, Head of Division - International Corrections Cooperation, PCVE Unit, Advanced Staff Training (Bremen, Germany) Annie Devos, General Director of the “Maison de Justice” (Belgium), Finn Grav, Senior Advisor at the Norwegian Prison and Probation Service (Norway) and Yola Wanders, Director of the Vught Prison (Netherlands) to discuss P/CVE oriented resocialisation after detention. Listen to the podcast.
RAN Collection - 10 lessons learned per Chapter - check out our infographics
December 2018
If you missed our #RANCollection campaign on social media presenting 10 lessons learned per Chapter, don’t worry! Our eight infographics are available here, feel free to download them.
The RAN YOUNG Working Group is launching its Empowerment Academy - Apply by 15 January!
December 2018
The YOUNG Working Group of the Radicalisation Awareness Network (RAN) is launching its Empowerment Academy in 2019. This is a programme designed especially for young people who wish to develop their knowledge and cultivate their skills and competencies in the area of preventing radicalisation. If you’re between the ages of 18 and 25, an EU citizen, and enthusiastic about sharing your ideas, then you should apply (deadline: 15 January 2019)!
RAN Update 55
November 2018
The European Commission and the RAN Centre of Excellence (CoE) are looking for experts on youth involvement in preventing and countering violent extremism to co-chair the RAN YOUNG working group. There is also information about past and upcoming activities, and highlights from our Editorial Board.
RAN High-Level Conference: our new video is online
November 2018
RAN brought together more than 200 participants, including the European Commissioners, Ministers, senior officials of Member States and first-line practitioners to discuss ways forward to effectively tackle emerging and persisting challenges of radicalisation towards violent extremism and terrorism.
Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship, Dimitris Avramopoulos, and Commissioner for the Security Union, Sir Julian King, hosted the High-Level Conference (RAN HLC) and spoke about shifting threats in 2019, focusing on child returnees and extremist offenders.
Eight practitioners, Diana Schubert, Managing Directory Criminal Prevention in the City of Augsburg (Germany), Michal Dzurko, NGO: Not in our town (Slovakia), Alexander Ritzmann, Brandenburg Institute for Society and Security (BIGS) (Germany), Florian Tomuta, Chief maximum security wing Arad prison (Romania), Werner Prinzjakowitsch, Vienna Association of Youth Centres (Austria), Fleur Nollet, Support Centre School and Safety (Netherlands), Maria Edel, Finnish National Agency for Education (Finland) and Adele Ellis, Luton Council, Safeguarding services in relation to radicalisation, Children and Families Social Work (UK) all shared their key messages on how to address these challenges.
The RAN YOUNG working group is looking for 2 co-chairs
November 2018
If you want to contribute to the prevention of radicalisation, keep reading! The European Commission and the RAN Centre of Excellence (CoE) are looking for experts on youth involvement in preventing and countering violent extremism to co-chair the RAN YOUNG working group.
Here’s more information about this call to register.
Template to register your interest.
RAN Update 54
October 2018
The European Commission has published a call for proposals for campaigns covering counter and alternative narratives to radicalisation, implemented by the Civil Society Empowerment programme. Submit your proposal by 12 February 2019! In this issue, we invite you to view our latest Policy and Practice video “Building resilience among young children”. There is also information about past and upcoming activities, and highlights from our Editorial Board.
RAN Update 53
September 2018
RAN started off the month with a full calendar of activities. We conducted two study visits, one in Augsburg (to learn about the local approach to countering violent extremism) and the other in Malmö (where we learned how to prevent and counter violent extremism in and around asylum centres and within refugee communities). We are also pleased to announce that two of our Policy and Practice videos, as well as new ex post papers, are now available online. Find out more in the Update.
Podcast on Youth engagement in Leicester
September 2018
The RAN study visit to Leicester in June was an opportunity to learn how the city has involved young people in its local P/CVE approach. William Baldet, the Prevent Strategy coordinator for Leicester, Hoor Pathan, the founder of the Lets TAP (Talk About Politics) project, Brahmpreet Gulati, Young Advisors to Leicester City Council, and Sumeyye Dalkiran, a university student in Amsterdam, speak about the importance of including young people in the decision-making process, especially in tackling radicalisation.
Listen to our podcast:
RAN Update 52
July 2018
Our third Policy & Practice event of the year was held in Warsaw. Focussing on young children being raised in extremist environments (jihadi, right-wing or other), participants addressed the fact that these youngsters may not be violent extremists but are very vulnerable to radicalisation and violent extremism in later years. In Brussels, our RAN Prison and Probation Working Group gathered to discuss risk assessment tools for violent extremist and terrorist offenders. This issue also presents our Policy and Practice video on children and extremism, which was filmed in Sofia. As always, there’s lots more to read about!
Podcast on evaluation
July 2018
Initiatives to prevent or counter violent extremism are relatively new. Evaluation of these initiatives is even more recent.
But for those formulating, implementing or funding such interventions, its importance can’t be overstated.
We met Elisabeth Modée, policy maker, Amy-Jane Gielen, researcher, and Fabian Reicher, a social worker, to discuss evaluation in PCVE – and its challenges.
Listen to our podcast:
RAN Update 51
June 2018
June started with Member State workshops on evaluating P/CVE programmes and interventions. The workshops addressed strategic and practical questions on conducting PCVE evaluation, and how to influence the general mindset on evaluation while providing insights and tools to take PCVE evaluation to the next level. We also conducted two study visits, one in Leicester on youth involvement, and another in Hessen to learn how to deal with juvenile violent extremist offenders in prison and on probation. You can also find out about RAN’s past and upcoming activities in this Update. Happy reading!
RAN Update 50
May 2018
As you probably know, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) entered into force on 25 May. We have therefore updated our notice on the use of personal data. Our Update also deals with the evaluation of family support, and how to boost resilience in the classroom by using the valuable voices of victims and formers. Curious about our upcoming activities? Read the Update!
RAN Update 49
April 2018
The RAN CoE used a survey during the first quarter of 2018 to evaluate the quality of seven RAN meetings. We asked for your views on working documents, other participants and logistics. Read the Update to find out what you and your colleagues said! We are now looking for additional practitioners, academics and policy advisors with proven relevant expertise in the field of countering violent extremism for our expert pool. Does this sound like you? Finally, read all about our latest publications, as well as our past and upcoming events. Happy reading!
RAN Annual Activity Plan 2018
March 2018
This summary of the RAN work plan for 2018 sets out the network’s priorities for 2018, as well as the activities planned around topics such as children, narratives, engaging with communities, ideology and reciprocal radicalisation, evaluation, learning from adjacent fields, and resocialisation.
RAN Update 48
March 2018
We held our first ‘policy and practice’ event in Sofia on 4 April, gathering policy-makers and practitioners to discuss common challenges in preventing and countering violent extremism (PCVE). The next event in this series will take us to Madrid at the end of April to discuss how to involve young people in counter and alternative narratives. Learn about these events and about other activities carried out in March in our latest Update. We are also happy to pass on RAN practitioners tips on holding difficult conversations in the form of three videos.
RAN Update 47
February 2018
The role of psychology and neuroscience in the process of radicalisation were on the RAN agenda in February, as was the role of local communities in tackling radicalisation, and the role of the police online. The RAN YOUNG group met in Stockholm to discuss how to hold difficult conversations, and our Steering Committee gathered in Brussels to talk about recent policy developments. This Updates also unveils details of the first ‘Policy and Practice’ event of the year, on shared challenges linked to preventing and countering violent extremism in the Western Balkans and the EU.
RAN Update 46
January 2018
RAN hit the road again in January – first for a visit to Lebanon for a regional workshop on preventing and countering violent extremism in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, and then to Greece to discuss left-wing extremism with exit practitioners. The discussion touched upon issues such as harm caused, level of cohesion between different groups, attraction to left-wing extremism and its scapegoats. Back in Brussels, the European Commission has launched a call for projects on preventing and countering radicalisation leading to violent extremism. You can apply by 15 March. For more information about the call and our upcoming activities, read the Update!
RAN Update 45
December 2017
RAN activities in December dealt with fake news, the role of young people, lone actors and the extreme right. In January, RAN will travel to Lebanon to attend the TAIEX regional workshop on preventing and countering violent extremism. Left-wing extremism will also be in the spotlight in January, with exit workers gathering in Athens to discuss this growing trend. From next year, the RAN Updates will also provide overviews of policy and legislation developments, the latest research, evidence-based findings, trends across workstreams, and forthcoming CVE/PVE conferences. Watch this space!
Update Special - RAN Plenary 2017
December 2017
Our Update Special on November’s RAN Plenary outlines proposals for activities in the new year, including the RAN Working Group plans. One key objective for 2018 is to enhance cooperation with policy-makers at national level. This will enable RAN to feed the policy-making process with practitioners’ insights, as well as to acknowledge policy priorities when scheduling topics to be explored within RAN.
RAN Update 44
November 2017
2018 is approaching, and you can read about RAN’s plans for next year in this newsletter. The activity plan takes stock of a need for greater exchange between policy-makers and practitioners, and outlines ideas for a policy and practice events. Emerging trends, such as interdependency between far-right and far-left extremism and jihadism will be also examined. Other priorities for 2018 include contact between first-line practitioners and the families of foreign terrorist fighters, working with the children of returnees, engagement with (religious) communities – by policy-makers as well as practitioners, polarisation, multi-agency approaches, and greater engagement with researchers. The Update also has details of upcoming and recent activities.
RAN Update 43
October 2017
In October, topics on the RAN agenda ranged from dropping out of school to the role of Islamic clergymen in preventing counter violent extremism in prisons. The role of the police in engaging with families who have radicalised members was also debated in Lisbon. November also looks promising, with discussions on target audiences in Rome, and teaching practitioners gathering in Brussels to discuss a broad range of training programmes, from those focused on early detection to others on how to deradicalise. The RAN Collection also now contains a new chapter on prison and probation, including new practices. You can find the chapter here.
RAN Update 42
September 2017
After slowing down slightly over the summer break, RAN launched straight into a busy calendar of events when September arrived. The Remembrance of Victims of Terrorism Working Group (RAN RVT) met from 12 to 13 September in Berlin to discuss how to respond to the various needs of terrorism victims (these range from information to practical assistance, psychological help, financial solutions and judicial recognition). The end of the month will see many different RAN actors back in action, with the Youth, Families and Communities Working Group (RAN YF&C) meeting on the 26th, the RAN Steering Committee on the 27th and the RAN Education Working Group from the 28th to the 29th. Don’t forget to submit your paper on ‘Violence and Radicalism’ before 15 October if you would like to attend the German Congress on Crime Prevention from 11 to 12 June in Dresden, Germany!
RAN Update Special Responses to returnees
July 2017
This Update Special focuses on how to deal with returning foreign fighters and their families. The newsletter provides a round-up of a conference on the same topic that took place in Brussels in June, and introduces the ‘RAN Manual – Responses to returnees: foreign terrorist fighters and their families’. The Manual is now available online in English, French and German.
RAN Update Special Responses to returnees
Just out : the RAN Manual ‘Responses to returnees: Foreign terrorist fighters and their families’
July 2017
The manual includes a list of practitioners’ recommendations on tackling the challenges linked to returning foreign terrorist fighters (FTFs) and their families. It also presents case studies from around Europe, as well as practices currently in place. The chapters cover:
- risk assessment and multi-agency cooperation;
- prosecution and imprisonment;
- resocialisation of returnees in society;
- child returnees;
- crosscutting issues (gender and communication).
RAN MANUAL - Responses to returnees: Foreign terrorist fighters and their families
RAN Update 41
July 2017
RAN presented a manual on how to deal with returning foreign terrorist fighters and their families at conference in Brussels on 19 June. The manual contains a list of recommendations for Member States, as well case studies and practices from around Europe. The manual will be available online very soon. Meanwhile the RAN LOCAL working group is pleased to announce that Kasper Fisker has been appointed the new co-chair. And a group of RAN practitioners last month visited Helsinki to find out more about local approaches on how to tackle radicalisation. This Update also brings you news of upcoming events and new publications. Happy reading!
Podcasts: Responses to returning terrorist fighters and their families
How are different European countries dealing with returning foreign terrorist fighters? From a police perspective to prisons, local authorities and policy-makers, some of those grappling with the challenges give us an insight into what works for them…and where some of the problems lie.
Listen to our podcasts in English and in French
Responses to returning terrorist fighters and their families – 19 June, Brussels, Belgium
EU citizens have been returning from territories controlled by Daesh and other terrorist organisations for some time now. Some are battled hardened combatants, while others are disillusioned teenagers. Among those returning are increasing numbers of children, some of them born abroad.
The RAN conference on responses to these returnees on 19 June in Brussels, brought together policy-makers, academics and practitioners – from prison wardens and teachers to police officers and social care workers – to discuss the problems posed. Participants also welcomed the manual prepared by the RAN Centre of Excellence on responses to returnees and their families. The manual offers guidance to practitioners and EU Member States on this issue, and shares practices and case studies from around Europe.
Speeches:
Commissioner King's opening speech
RAN Update 40
June 2017
From 22 to 23 May, over 30 RAN practitioners gathered at the Irish Probation Service in Dublin to discuss foreign terrorist fighter returnees, probation methods used for other high-risk groups and the training needs of probation staff working with radicalised persons. May also saw the appointment of a new Chair for the RAN LOCAL Working Group. Kasper Fisker has worked in crime prevention for two decades and is looking forward to putting his expertise at the disposal of RAN. June will be fruitful in events with a thematic event about returnees on 19 June in Brussels. A new manual on returnees will be unveiled the same day.
RAN Update 39
May 2017
The Health and Social Care Working Group (RAN H&SC) was one of several meeting in April. The meeting was an opportunity to discuss training needs for (mental) health and social care practitioners – find out more in this newsletter. You can also read about the outcomes of the RAN Study visit to Northern Ireland on community engagement and building resilience. And RAN trainers were in Warsaw last month at the invitation of the Polish Police Headquarters for a train-the trainer session focused on prevention. Read all about this, and other recent activities!
Special update on the activities of the Civil Society Empowerment Programme
April 2017
The Civil Society Empowerment Programme was officially launched at a kick-off event in Brussels in mid-March, which gathered 100 civil society actors and other stakeholders from across the EU. This update gives an overview of this very special event. What's more, CSEP will provide training to civil society organisations in April. Find training in your country in the calendar.
RAN Update 38
April 2017
RAN YOUNG kicked off in March. It was an opportunity for 34 young people from 13 different EU countries to formulate recommendations for the attention of first-line practitioners. March was also a busy month for RAN POL, which addressed optimising working relationships with RAN POL points of contact, as well as with the issue of returnees from Syria and Iraq. This Update also contains information on upcoming RAN activities.
RAN Update 37
March 2017
RAN’s first ‘Exit Academy’ took place in Berlin in February. The same month, both the RAN H&SC and the RAN YF&C working groups came together in Nice to discuss how to support families and safeguard children. On campaigning, evaluation may not be the first thing you think of when launching, but it should be on the priority list together with message and target audience. This was the key lesson to come out of February’s RAN C&N meeting. Listen to the short podcast on this meeting for inspiration.
RAN Update 36
February 2017
With Daesh on the decline in Iraq and Syria, an influx of returnees to the EU can be expected. A ‘Returnee Manual’ on how to deal with the issue this raises will be available from June 2017. This Update also reports on the RAN POL Working Group’s recent activities: the group met in Utrecht in December to look at how the police can operate effectively in a multi-agency structure. Meanwhile a study visit to Sofia in January focused on Bulgaria’s national counter-radicalisation strategy and action plan, and the role of prevention.
Podcast: C&N working group participants on measuring campaign impact
February 2017
Participants in the Communication and Narratives Working Group speak about what they learned at a two-day meeting on measuring the impact of online campaigns – and what they might do differently in the future.
RAN Update 35
January 2017
In November, the RAN delegation was brought up to date on France’s action plan for countering violent radical jihadism. Find out also in this issue how schools can take on some responsibility for preventing radicalisation. We also mention the cooperation between local authorities and religious orgsniation/communities.
RAN Update 34
December 2016
In the latest RAN Update, find out what is needed to set up multi-agency cooperation in the field of deradicalisation. We also bring you the outcomes of the high level conference in Brussels on 9 November that gathered ministers, policy-makers and practitioners to discuss ways forward in tackling emerging challenges related to radicalisation towards violent extremism and terrorism. One of these challenges is dealing with returnees from Syria and Iraq, which is already being discussed in RAN Working Groups - read the newsletter for details!
RAN Update 33
November 2016
Interested in counter-narratives against jihadist propaganda? Find recommendations in this latest issue, along with a reminder of the importance of the local level in the prevention of radicalisation. Last but not least, we are proud to present the first RAN explainer video, and the Hedayah online counter-narrative library.
High-Level Conference on Radicalisation: joining efforts to enhance prevention work
09 November 2016
On 9 November, the European Commission and the Radicalisation Awareness Network (RAN) Centre of Excellence are organising the 3rd RAN High-Level Conference on Radicalisation in Brussels. The event will be hosted by Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship, Dimitris Avramopoulos, and Commissioner for the Security Union, Sir Julian King, and will bring together Ministers, policy makers and practitioners to discuss how to effectively prevent radicalisation leading to violent extremism and terrorism. Discussions will focus on the issues around returning foreign terrorist fighters, children raised in a radicalised environment, as well as RAN support in designing national prevention strategies, structures and interventions. The participants will hear first-hand insights from RAN practitioners and will exchange best practices and expertise in the field. As a concrete outcome of EU-level work on anti-radicalisation, the Handbook "Developing a Local Prevent Framework & Guiding Principles" will be presented at the conference. Finally, "RAN Young", a platform empowering young people to play an active role in the prevention of radicalisation, will be launched.
RAN Update 32
October 2016
Last summer we conducted a survey to assess the impact of RAN on its participants. Find a summary of the results in this latest Update. You can also read about RAN’s recent activities, including work with families on the issue of children and young people born into and growing up in radicalised families, as well as Member State workshops about ‘The Refugee and Migrant Crisis: Challenges for CVE policy’ and about ‘Building partnerships to improve CVE communication’. Upcoming activities are also listed.
New video: introducing RAN and radicalisation process
11 October 2016
An easy-to-understand overview of the process of radicalisation in all its forms, and an introduction to Europe's Radicalisation Awareness Network – how does it tackle radicalisation? Watch the video here.
New guide: training programmes for Europe’s police officers
29 September 2016
The Police and law enforcement Working Group (RAN POL) has published a new guide on radicalisation prevention training programmes for Europe’s police officers. It has identified four core competences that require training:
- Awareness and understanding of the process of radicalisation, breeding grounds, signals and vulnerabilities;
- Community and neighbourhood policing, built on strong networks of trust in society;
- Intercultural sensitivities, ‘policing for all’ and human rights;
- Police as an effective actor in multi-agency cooperation, initiating, supporting and facilitating the cooperation.
New RAN video - Involving young people in the prevention of radicalisation
20 September 2016
This video is a result of the RAN meeting on 'Involving young people". It shows why and how young people should be involved in the prevention of radicalisation leading to violent extremism. Watch it on our YouTube channel.
RAN Update special – Exit Hate campaign launched
8 September 2016
Exit Hates aims to provide an alternative to the appeal of narratives from extremist propaganda by collecting personal reasons to exit hate in storytelling videos. For six weeks, Exit Hate will collect amazing stories from across Europe that inspire others to take positive action. Send us your story!
The impact of RAN on practitioners’ prevention work
August 2016
We conducted a survey on the impact of RAN on the daily prevention work of its participants. And we are happy to announce that nearly 90% of those participating at RAN events foresee that their participation will have a positive impact on their daily fight against radicalisation to violent extremism. Find more information in our summary.
RAN Update 31
August 2016
How should we deal with children born into and growing up in radicalised families? How can families become actors in the prevention of radicalisation.? Our latest update addresses these topics and announces upcoming workshops, conferences and the launch of the #exithate campaign.
RAN Update 30
July 2016
The Belgian government has initiated a national network to increase resilience to radicalisation. Meanwhile at the beginning of June, a RAN joint event got young people involved in preventing radicalisation, and the German Congress on Crime Prevention provided an opportunity for RAN practitioners to learn directly from German CVE policy makers and practitioners. Also find out about forthcoming RAN events.
New leaflet: Member State support
30 June 2016
Following a request from an EU Member State, the RAN CoE may:
- deploy a RAN advisory team;
- run a train-the-trainer course;
- organise a workshop on a specific topic for a group of Member States.
Find out more information in our new leaflet.
Publication of the Handbook: Voices of victims of terrorism
21 June 2016
This handbook is a compilation of experiences shared during the RAN VVT meetings held from 2012 to 2015. All victims, victim organisations, practitioners and experts present at these meetings contributed to this handbook.
Handbook: Voices of victims of terrorism
The Radicalisation Awareness Network (RAN) explained
16 June 2016
A new leaflet introduces the network and its activities, the RAN Centre of Excellence and the RAN working groups.
New Commission Communication: supporting the prevention of radicalisation leading to violent extremism
15 June 2016
The European Commission has presented further steps to support EU countries in preventing and countering violent radicalisation leading to terrorism. The document outlines action in seven specific areas where cooperation at EU level could have added value:
- online propaganda & hate speech
- prisons
- inclusive education
- young people
- international cooperation
- research
- security
Communication on tackling radicalisation
RAN Update 29
May/June 2016
News from Member State workshops investigating the challenges created by the refugee and migrant crisis to policies intended to counter violent extremism, plus updates from the recent RAN H&SC and RAN local meetings, a look at the GiveItUp4Ramadan campaign run by young people, and a look ahead to forthcoming events.
RAN Ex-post Papers online
10 May 2016
New ex-post papers from the RAN YF&C, RAN EDU, RAN P&P, RAN LOCAL, RAN YF&C, RAN H&SC and RAN C&N Working Groups are available in the papers section.
RAN Update 28
April/May 2016
The latest from the RAN EXIT, RAN POL, RAN YF&C, RAN EDU working groups and the Steering Committee. Plus a new RAN Centre of Excellence work stream bridges the gap between the needs of practitioners and research available on the prevention of radicalisation – and news from April’s thematic event: ‘Refugee and Migrant Crisis: challenges for CVE policy’.
RAN Issue paper - The Root Causes of Violent Extremism - translations available
08 April 2016
French and German versions of the "RAN Issue paper - The Root Causes of Violent Extremism" are now available. The translations can be found in the
Prison and probation practitioners – new working paper online
21 March 2016
The new RAN P&P Working Group paper provides oversight of – and insight into – the current line of thinking amongst European prison and probation practitioners, and provides advice to support decision-making processes.
Dealing with radicalisation in a prison and probation context
RAN Update 27
March 2016
The latest from the RAN LOCAL, RAN EDU and RAN P&P working groups, plus the European Remembrance Day for Victims of Terrorism, which took place on 11 March and was hosted by the European Commission.
12th European Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Terrorism
11 March 2016
Marie Lausch and Mathias Dymarski
Victims at the Bataclan attacks in Paris
(private photo, published with permission)
On 11 March, the European Commission and the Radicalisation Awareness Network Centre of Excellence are organising a dedicated event to mark the 12th European Day of Remembrance for the Victims of Terrorism. Dimitris Avramopoulos, Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship, will open the Brussels event, which brings together victims from recent and past terrorist attacks, victim associations, students, and high-level European dignitaries. The programme features testimonies from victims of attacks at the Bataclan, Paris, and in Spain, Norway, and Tunisia.
11 March marks the 12th anniversary of the Madrid train bombings that killed 191 and injured at least 1 800 people commuting to work. The European Union, together with the Radicalisation Awareness Network Centre of Excellence, has devoted 11 March to commemorating the victims of terrorist attacks in Europe and elsewhere in the world.
RAN Collection – translations available
02 March 2016
French and German versions of the "RAN Collection of Approaches and Practices" document are now available. The translations can be found in the RAN Collection section.
RAN Update 26
February 2016
The latest from the RAN H&SC, YF&C and C&N working groups, plus news from a Paris study visit arranged to deepen understanding of prison regimes – and in particular current French counter-radicalisation and deradicalisation/disengagement practices.
RAN CoE presented to Justice and Home Affairs Council
25 January 2016
Omar Ramadan of the RAN Centre of Excellence underlined the importance of prevent strategies to the ministers present, and emphasised the importance of identifying radicalisation early for counter terrorism strategies.
RAN Update 25
January 2016
The latest from the EXIT and C&N Working Groups, plus a round-up of a study visit to Germany and a ‘train the trainer’ workshop in Greece.
RAN Update 24
December 2015
A RAN Plenary meeting launches the work of the nine RAN Working Groups, and is quickly followed by individual Working Group kick-off meetings.
RAN statement on the Paris attacks
16 November 2015
A message to RAN participants following the 13 November terrorist attacks in Paris
RAN Update 23
October 2015
The RAN Centre of Excellence is launched. First activities include calls for research, and for relevant centres and networks to get involved in a mapping exercise.
RAN Update 22
July 2015
RAN marks 100th event plus updates on recent activities
RAN Update 21
May 2015
Cross-cutting event: Dealing with foreign fighters - Challenges and good practices
RAN Prevent 1
March 2015
RAN Prevent’s Manifesto for Education with no less than 24 proposals
Manifesto for Education Empowering Educators and Schools
RAN Update 20
April 2015
Fourth year of RAN and the RAN Centre of Excellence
RAN Update 19
February 2015
RAN representation at White House CVE Summit and update on other activities
RAN Update 18
January 2015
Halfway through the RAN’s third year
RAN Update 17
November 2014
Halfway through the RAN’s third year
RAN Update 16
October 2014
RAN offer for MSs and update on activities of Working Groups
RAN Update 15
July 2014
RAN Plenary and High Level Conference
RAN Update 14
June 2014
Working Group activities since the last RAN Update
RAN Update 13
25 April 2014
Making RAN more beneficial for Member States
RAN Update 12
28 March 2014
Cities Conference on Foreign Fighters to Syria
RAN Update 11
23 January 2014
Commission communication on radicalisation and RAN collection. Latest and upcoming RAN activities
RAN Update 10
14 November 2013
Progress on the RAN collection of promising practices, latest and upcoming RAN activities
RAN Update 9
26 September 2013
RAN collection of promising practices, foreign fighters, latest and upcoming RAN activities
RAN Update 8
19 July 2013
Progress on the preparation of the EU Programme to Prevent Radicalisation into Terrorism and Violent Extremism. Latest working group activities.
RAN Update 7
11 June 2013
RAN promising practices and EU Countering Violent Extremism programme. Latest working group activities.
RAN Update 6
27 March 2013
Follow up of the High Level Conference. RAN contributing to the preparation of an EU programme to counter violent extremism.
RAN Update 5
5 February 2013
RAN First Plenary meeting. High Level Conference: "empowering local actors to prevent violent extremism".
RAN Update 4
4 December 2012
RAN meetings. Following activities. Preparation work for the Plenary of the RAN and for the High Level Conference.
RAN Update 3
25 September 2012
Position papers of all working groups. Kick-off meetings of all working groups. Planned meetings. Plans for high-level conference.
RAN Update 2
20 July 2012
Greeting from Commissioner Malmström. Continued development of the working groups. RAN logo and website. Working group meetings RAN POL, RAN VVT and RAN DERAD. Planned meetings. Plans for high level conference. List of working group leaders.
RAN Update 1
8 June 2012
The first RAN Update describes the establishment of eight working groups. First meetings (RAN POL, RAN VVT and RAN DERAD).