DescriptionThis research article, authored by Carthy et al (2020) discusses the role of narratives in the violent radicalisation of individuals towards terrorism, highlighting the need for counter-narratives to challenge those dominant narratives that justify violence. Consideration the lack of systematic analysis on counter-narratives, this article aims to assess the effectiveness of counter-narratives in reducing the risk of violent radicalisation, revealing that overall interventions had a small effect, with varying success across different risk factors. It concludes how some approaches effectively addressed unrealistic threat perceptions and in-group favoritism, while little success was noted in reducing symbolic threat perceptions or implicit bias. Additionally, evidence regarding the impact of counter-narratives on reducing the intent to act violently was limited and discouraging. Related topicIdeologies and Conspiracy NarrativesLinkRead the document
