RAN Publications

This paper summarises the main takeaways of the discussions held during the RAN cross-cutting event on ‘Prevention of violent extremism: A shared responsibility between mental health care and the security domain’, which took place on 28 November 2023 in The Hague, The Netherlands.

The aim of the paper is to describe necessary elements to consider when developing mentorship programmes aimed at the rehabilitation and reintegration of (former) violent extremists into European societies, which are based on a liberal democratic order.

The paper presents the conclusions of the RAN Small-scale expert meeting on the missing gender dimension in risk assessment, which took place on 14 November 2023. The objective of the meeting was to assess the existing gaps and define the first steps for making risk assessment tools...

The paper presents the conclusions of a two-day digital study visit during which practitioners from across the EU and beyond had the opportunity to learn about and discuss the approaches developed by the Dutch National Programme Against Radicalisation and Extremism (PARE)...

The present paper aims to discuss the state of the art in the field of evaluation of P/CVE strategies in secondary and tertiary prevention, in order to summarise available approaches and present obstacles and future challenges.

The paper presents the key outcomes of the meeting organised by the RAN Families, Communities & Social Care Working Group on 13 and 14 September. The WG brought together practitioners working in family support programmes and evaluation experts in the field of preventing and countering violent...

The paper presents the key outcomes and conclusions of the meeting organised on 16 and 17 May by the Families, Communities and Social Care (FC&S) Working Group. The WG brought together 30 practitioners to explore how to empower parents to make their children more emotionally resilient...

This paper aims to address some of the challenges faced by victims/survivors in the P/CVE sector and explore inspiring practices for the inclusion of victims/survivors of terrorism in P/CVE work.

The paper presents an overview and the key outcomes of the RAN Rehabilitation Working Group Meeting that took place in Stockholm, Sweden, on 25-26 May 2023.

The key objective of the paper is to provide practical insights on how extremists in the Western Balkans use sports to connect extremist actors, disseminate propaganda, and also to recruit and radicalise individuals.

The paper summarises the main conclusions following the discussions and presentations that took place at the RAN Mental Health Working Group meeting on ‘Psychotic disorders and the implications for P/CVE’ on 23 and 24 October.

The paper presents the conclusions of the RAN Practitioners Plenary 2023, the last of its kind before RAN transitions into the new EU Knowledge Hub on the Prevention of Radicalisation in the second half of 2024.

The aim of this paper is to take stock of existing approaches and practices developed and used by practitioners active in primary prevention, including social and family workers, teachers, mental health professionals, local authorities and law enforcement in the CEE Member States of the EU...

The objective of the RAN LOCAL meeting covered in this paper was to explore the extent to which local authorities can leverage art and culture as instruments for preventing and countering various forms of (violent) extremism, as well as boosting local resilience in order to prevent...

On 28 and 29 March 2023, the RAN Mental Health Working Group meeting on ‘Enhancing the cooperation between mental health practitioners and security forces in P/CVE’ took place in The Hague, the Netherlands. This paper summarises the main conclusions following the discussions and presentations among

This conclusion paper reports on the highlights of the discussions that took place on 22-23 June 2023 in Vienna, Austria, between victims/survivors of terrorism, representatives of victim organisations, and other practitioners working with victims/survivors.

The paper aims to address the challenges and obstacles that are presented along the multidisciplinary work in addressing P/CVE. It will demonstrate cooperation models of the law enforcement/security sector with other relevant actors in the EU countries and how those models...

On the side of practical challenges, data availability and reliability are usually the most common obstacles for evaluating change (outcomes and impact). This paper will further explore these challenges in depth.

The remainder of this paper will firstly cover the highlights of the discussions that were held during the different parts of the 2-day meeting. Secondly, the do’s, don’ts and remaining questions are presented.