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Radicalisation Awareness Network (RAN)
RAN Practitioners Update 87 | September 2021
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Foreword
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The terrorist and extremist threat is constantly evolving and changing, with terrorists and violent extremists adapting to new technologies and global events. As Europe continues to move out of the COVID-19 pandemic, these threats have emerged from the shadows, becoming increasingly weaponised and accelerated by the pandemic, and must be understood and addressed through P/CVE activity, both inside and outside of RAN Practitioners.
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In this month’s RAN Practitioners Update, we turn attention to some of these emerging threats, such as the violent incel movement, an increasing digital proficiency within lone actors, and an accelerationism in the violent right-wing extremist (VRWE) space. The Update features a Spotlight magazine containing articles and interviews from practitioners and Working Group leads highlighting the prevalence and development of such threats. The Update also looks at how practitioners can best look to monitor and evaluate their work in tackling these emerging threats. This includes a new animation film, a RAN paper on monitoring and evaluation, as well as a resources section that highlights how practitioners can leverage the evaluation of their P/CVE work in an increasingly digital environment. Finally, the Update shares details on the reopening of the Remembrance Day Design Competition.
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Emerging Threats
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Spotlight
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The latest edition of the RAN Practitioners Spotlight magazine features a series of articles, case studies and interviews with practitioners and Working Group leads analysing a selection of identified emerging threats in P/CVE activity.
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These include: emerging Violent Right-Wing Extremist (VRWE) narratives; terrorists’ exploitation of online gaming platforms; the violent incel movement; and the work of lone actors in digital environments.
It also contains an article giving tips to practitioners on how best to evaluate and monitor their P/CVE work in a constantly evolving world.
You can view the Spotlight here.
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A New Paradigm of Terrorist and Extremist Influence - Will Baldet
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The latest edition of the RAN Practitioners Spotlight magazine features a new article from Policy and Practitioner Fellow at the Analysis of the Radical Right (CARR), Will Baldet.
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The article provides a holistic, contextual overview of the emerging terrorist and extremist threats of the last 20 years, linking to the present day and those that have emerged in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. The article goes on to speak directly to P/CVE practitioners, particularly referring to hyperlocal approaches to preventative work in the wake of new threats.
You can read the article here.
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Monitoring & Evaluation
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Film
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This new animated film aims to support practitioners in improving their ability to monitor and evaluate their activity and work in the P/CVE space. The film draws on a RAN paper produced in 2018 by the RAN LOCAL Working Group that provides a seven-step evaluation guide for local authorities.
You can view the film here.
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Ex Post Paper - Guideline Evaluation of P/CVE Programmes and Interventions
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The extent to which P/CVE programmes and interventions have been evaluated in EU Member States differs enormously. This step-by-step guide provides practical recommendations for the evaluation process, which involves three phases (pre-paring for evaluation, conducting evaluation and outcomes of evaluation). A checklist is provided to help evaluators fulfil a high-standard qualitative evaluation process.
You can read the paper here.
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Remembrance Day Design Competition
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Young people from across the European Union are invited to enter the 2021 Remembrance Day Design Competition.
Students from all around the EU have the opportunity to showcase their talents in a Design Competition for the European Remembrance Day for Victims of Terrorism. The winning design will be used to promote the next Remembrance Day on 11 March 2022.
The purpose of the competition is to open up a conversation about terrorism, and its impact on individuals and communities, in the classroom. To achieve this, RAN is reaching out to schools and teachers with information about the competition, Remembrance Day and the RAN Victims/survivors of Terrorism Working Group.
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Upcoming events
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Due to the global COVID pandemic, RAN Practitioners will continue to deliver all meetings in the coming months online. For more information on planned meetings please go to the RAN website. A number of other meetings planned for the first few months of 2021 will be published in due time.
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Civil Society Empowerment Programme (CSEP): sharing outcomes and lessons learned webinars (3/5)
RAN CSEP Projects | 15 September 2021
Preparation Meeting - Remembrance Day 2022
17 September 2021
How to best use local crime prevention approaches for P/CVE
RAN LOCAL WG Meeting | 20-21 September 2021
Mental health practices and interventions in P/CVE
RAN MH WG Meeting | 22-23 September 2021
Fireside Chat - Islamist Extremism
23 September 2021
Supporting families in fostering resilience against (Covid-19) related con-spiracy narratives
RAN FC&S WG Meeting (multi-meeting with input from RAN C&N and Y&E). | 28-29 September 2021
Working with communities and religious figures
RAN Y&E WG Meeting | 05-06 October 2021
RAN High Level Conference 2021 - 10 Years of RAN
12 October 2021
RAN Plenary 2021
13 October 2021
Please keep an eye on the calendar on the RAN website for up-to-date information.
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Latest Publications
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Extremists’ use of gaming (adjacent) platforms - Insights regarding primary and secondary prevention measures
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This new paper discusses how traditional gaming (adjacent) platforms have contributed to extremist activities. Non-gaming platforms must be considered in addition to classic platforms focused on gaming.
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Reporting about violent extremism and P/CVE challenges for journalists - Recommendations for Practitioners
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This new paper looks at how reporting about extremism and terrorism poses major challenges for journalists on different levels.
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Between extremism and freedom of expression: Dealing with non-violent right-wing extremist actors
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This new paper asks the question: How can youth, family and community workers intervene in radicalisation processes without infringing on personal freedoms?
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Lone actors as a challenge for P/CVE
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This new paper provides an overview of past research on so-called ‘lone actors’ and discusses more recent lone-actor profiling and their psychology, as well as the challenge of identifying them.
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Memorials for victims of terrorism and their possible value for P/CVE - Different approaches within the EU
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This new paper focuses on the ways in which memorials for victims of terrorism (VoT) have been used in the context of preventing and countering violent extremism (P/CVE), outlining the most common approaches in different MSs and giving recommendations directed at first-line practitioners working in areas that could encompass memorials in their work (e.g. educators, local authorities, community workers, exit workers, probation workers, social workers) and policymakers at local, national and European levels looking to learn more from ongoing experiences amongst EU MSs and abroad, and to reflect on their own plans and frameworks.
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Conspiracy narratives and right-wing extremism – Insights and recommendations for P/CVE
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A new paper highlights the proliferation of conspiracy narratives and their link to violent right-wing extremism.
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The role of sports in violent right-wing extremist radicalisation and P/CVE
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This new paper tackles the ability of sport, depending on the social and individual context at hand, to be a negative influence in violent right-wing extremist radicalisation.
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The gamification of violent extremism and lessons for P/CVE
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A new paper that discusses the ‘gamification’ of violent extremism, most notably since the live streamed terrorist attack in Christchurch, New Zealand which sparked a number of ‘copycat’ cases in Pittsburgh, El Paso and Halle.
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Violent incels and challenges for P/CVE
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A new paper based on a RAN small-scale expert meeting held in February 2021, addressing the highly diverse and emerging phenomenon of incels.
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Contact us
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