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This paper will first describe what challenges have been discussed from different perspectives shared. In the second part, recommendations for both practitioners and policymakers are presented.

Since the livestreamed terrorist attack in Christchurch, New Zealand, and various subsequent attacks following a similar modus operandi in Pittsburgh, El Paso and Halle, discussions on the ‘gamification’ of violent right-wing extremism have risen to prominence.

When setting up a prevention and countering of violent extremism communications campaign, one usually starts with identifying the Goal and target Audience, following the GAMMMA+ model.

The following pages will provide a short overview of the discussions on the implementation of peer- and self-review processes. Based on this, some recommendations in support of further implementation of such processes in Exit projects and programmes across the EU will be provided.

This paper summarises the highlights of the discussion as well as the recommendations that were formulated by the participants and will give an outlook on possible follow-up topics.

This conclusion paper captures those outcomes and provides some tips and recommendations for other local coordinators to continue their local multi-agency corporation and P/CVE interventions despite the COVID-19 restrictions they face.

Restorative justice, understood as a set of values, principles and resulting practices, offers many opportunities for preventing and countering violent extremism (P/CVE).

This paper will reflect the outcomes of the discussion and, firstly, focus on the highlights of the discussion, such as a first reflection on the reasons why individuals radicalise within the police, military and prison, and then summarise the recommendations that were formulated by the experts...

This discussion paper covers the main outcomes that were discussed during the RAN Plenary. It describes what themes will require the attention of RAN participants in 2021 and beyond.

While violent extremism is a global phenomenon, extremists start their radicalisation process in their local context. Radicalisation to violent extremism, however, is not happening everywhere.

This guideline reflects the discussion on this subject from the 29 September 2020 online event organised by the RAN Victims of Terrorism (VoT) Working Group.

Discussions on facilitating direct interactions between victims of terrorism and detainees are aimed primarily at the successful disengagement, rehabilitation and reintegration (DRR) of terrorist detainees.

This paper first briefly introduces the context and phenomena in the P/CVE landscape in Canada. The second section outlines the challenges and recommendations, focusing on multi-agency work and case assessment tools.

The aim of the RAN Communication and Narratives Working Group (C&N) meeting held on 24 and 25 November 2020 was to explore this topic with practitioners, industry representatives and experts.

This paper captures the highlights of the discussion, which focused on identifying how VRWE is included in local P/CVE strategies and where it manifests itself on a local level. The identified challenges are followed by suggested recommendations to deal with the most important challenges.

The following conclusion paper presents the outcomes of this meeting. The challenges and experiences of young people, as well as the young people’s perspectives on opportunities and strategies to counter disinformation, can be found under ‘Highlights of the discussion’.

During this meeting participants from both Working Groups discussed the challenges they encounter and formulated practical guidelines on how to ensure the well-being of these professionals.

This paper summarises the highlights of the discussion, discusses the vulnerabilities that are specific to (young) women, explains how recruiters use these vulnerabilities online and, finally, presents the recommendations that the experts stressed during the meeting.

This paper summarises the discussion on online outreach to and mental health support for individuals vulnerable to joining extremist groups, and discusses the challenges, limitations and opportunities of P/CVE and online mental health support.