Learning Resources

Albin Östervall and Charlotte Wagnsson explain malign information influence and discuss how one key social factor – loneliness – is contributing to its pervasiveness in Western societies.

This fact sheet by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) provides an overview of how terrorism and counter-terrorism measures intersect with human rights.

This article investigates the intersection of military service and right-wing extremism, shedding light on how current or former military members become involved in extremist groups.

This article examines expert insights on the effects of early childhood exposure to online extremist content, highlighting its psychological and developmental impact.

“Report a Signal” Electronic System

In a series of short videos, available in English, French, Italian and German, different preventive topics are explored, emphasising the importance of buildoing awareness, building resilience and mobilising different stakeholders in the process.

This episode delves into the dangerous interplay between online hate and real-world violence, exploring how digital platforms amplify polarization and fuel harmful events.

This episode examines the evolving impact of the Digital Services Act (DSA) after its first significant year in effect, drawing on insights from a special webinar held on 25 February 2025.

This RAN Ex Post Paper, dating back to 2019, offers guidance for practitioners and policymakers developing or revisiting mental health approaches to radicalisation and violent extremism.

Although women play diverse and complex roles in extremist groups, they did not gain much attention from security actors and researchers as of recent years.

This article authored by Ozerdem, discusses the importance of social reintegration for former combatants as a key aspect of the disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration (DDR) process.

This policy brief explores new and innovative communications approaches to reduce the threat from all forms of violent extremism in Europe today based on a precise analysis of the strategic problem and corresponding strategic communications solutions deployable in response.

The EMMA project tries to meet those needs by performing a process evaluation to identify the effective key components of an intervention or programme and thus help to understand why it was successful or not.

In this talk Robert Örell shares his experience in helping people to get out of extremist groups and start a new life.

This publication by the AIVD examines the phenomenon of underage supporters of jihadism and right-wing terrorism, focusing on the process of online radicalization among minors.

This paper, dating back to 2023 and authored by Dianne Gereluk looks into how schools are increasingly being asked to identify and monitor youth who may be susceptible to recruitment toward radical groups.

This book investigates the phenomenon of minor lone-actor terrorists, analyzing their unique individual and situational characteristics compared to adult counterparts.

This video is based on the Addendum to the GCTF Good Practices on Women and Countering Violent Extremism, emphasizing the importance of mainstreaming gender in counterterrorism efforts.

The webinar discusses the nuanced use of evidence in evaluation, emphasizing the importance of interpretive skills over mere data collection and the transformation needed in traditional evaluation and evidence approaches to address global crises effectively.