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Towards a Mixed Scanning Approach to Countering Violent Extremism: Emerging Media and You…
Digital communication technologies have become vital tools for violent extremist groups, enabling recruitment, ideological dissemination, and covert coordination. This study investigates how …
Strengthening Evidence-based Practice in P/CVE with the INDEED Repository of Studies on R…
The field of Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism (P/CVE) has witnessed significant growth in empirical research over the past decade, particularly in …
An integrated model for youth radicalisation: examining the impact of life-course and sit…
The study of at-risk and radicalised youth has emerged as an area of academic interest. However, there are few models or theories …
Lessons on the Effectiveness of Multi-Stakeholder PCVE Efforts
This report examines multi-stakeholder PCVE efforts in Kilifi County, Kenya, based on 2024 fieldwork. It finds that VE is driven by socio-economic …
Youth empowerment is key in the fight against violent extremism
This opinion piece argues that youth empowerment is central to Kenya's fight against violent extremism. Despite recognition in the National Strategy to …
Community, More than Conviction: Understanding Radicalisation Factors for Young People in…
The radicalisation of young people has been a noted challenge in security discourse. This study sought to better understand the radicalisation of …
Resisting Radicalization: Exploring the Nonoccurrence of Violent Extremism
Precarious living conditions across the Balkans, the Middle East, and North Africa create fertile ground for radical ideas. Yet, despite genuine grievances …
Foreign and Familiar: Recruitment Pathways of Young People Engaged with Extremism in Aust…
It has been well-established by leaders of the Australian national security community, such as the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation and the Australian …
Socio-economic resilience is critical to advancing sustainable peace and security in East…
UNDP and KOICA launched the BRACE4PEACE programme (USD 18 million, 3 years) implementing projects in 30 locations across Kenya, Somalia, and South …
Blue Economy and P/CVE in Kilifi County
This workshop note draws on insights and reflections from state and non-state stakeholders who participated in the Kilifi County Prevention and Countering …
Building Evaluation Capacity to Improve Extremism Prevention: Best Practices for Developi…
There is growing consensus that P/CVE should build on evidence from past experiences, with high-quality evaluations central to this approach. However, a …
You're in or You're out:' Ethos of Change in the Lives of De-radicalized Youth in the Ken…
Notoriously placed, ghettos and slums are perceived as locations for violence, drug abuse, violent gang operations, and other vices. In Kenya, the …