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Despite not constituting a new phenomenon, the spread of conspiracy narratives fuelling anti-authority and anti-government sentiments has increased significantly since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.

In recent years there has been an increasing concern about the potential for violent right-wing extremism (VRWE) in the Western Balkans: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), Kosovo*1, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia.

This paper will first address the topics raised during the setting-the-scene panel, where the connection between extremism and sexism has been explained, as well as the consequences for recruitment and efforts to counter this. Then, we elaborate on the different challenges and recommendations for

Antisemitism is an old phenomenon and seemingly ever present throughout history. Many conspiracy narratives, old and new, are antisemitic. These narratives are often present in extremist ideologies.

On 24-25 May 2022, the RAN YOUNG Platform convened 25 of its members in Athens (Greece). This meeting was the latest in RAN Practitioners’ ongoing effort to engage with young actors in preventing and countering violent extremism (P/CVE) and empower them to advance themselves...

The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated a momentum for different narratives that are based on the idea of distrusting governments and political policies.

In recent years, the importance of multi-agency work and collaboration between governments and civil society in exit work has increased significantly.

This paper summarises the discussion at the online RAN POL meeting held on 5 and 6 July. It starts by presenting the highlights of community or proximity policing in P/CVE, with examples of how police in Europe are incorporating the digital domain into their work.

This paper summarises the discussion at the online Police and law enforcement Working Group (RAN POL) meeting held on 24 and 25 November. It starts by presenting the highlights of the discussion on different local training programmes in P/CVE from the last 2 years onwards and on practical materials.

This paper will elaborate on the main themes discussed during the meeting and will subsequently select a number of recommendations concerning the training of practitioners dealing with returning children. The paper also presents three relevant practices.

The role of education is not only to teach pupils subjects such as Maths, Biology and English, but to foster critical thinking and support children and adolescents to become responsible members of democratic societies.

On 23 and 24 March 2022, a group of experts with experience in police, military and prisons gathered online to discuss preventing and countering of radicalisation within their organisations.

Older generations are becoming increasingly aware that for young people, the online world (social media and online games) is in fact part of the real world. Offline efforts at preventing and countering violent extremism (P/CVE) should thus certainly take into account this online dimension.

The RAN small-scale meeting on ‘Dealing with dissemination of extremist ideology and radicalisation within unofficial prayer rooms’ took place on 30 March 2022. This meeting brought together first-line practitioners with experience with unofficial and official prayer rooms.

On 22-23 March 2022, the RAN Young Platform (RAN YOUNG) organised its third RAN YOUNG Review Panel. Through an online workshop, 16 young people reviewed three projects from RAN’s Collection of Inspiring Practices.

Violent extremism is a global issue, but the start of a radicalisation process often takes place in a local context. Cities or neighbourhoods that at first sight appear to have similar socio-geographic characteristics do not always turn out to be a similarly ‘fertile’ breeding ground...

This paper is based on the insights from the RAN Victims/Survivors of Terrorism Working Group meeting on 24-25 November 2021. It presents how practitioners view the different approaches, ways and characteristics of memorialisation and what is the potential of commemorative practices in P/CVE.

The Families, Communities and Social Care (FC&S) Working Group convened a meeting on 16 and 17 March to address the topic of hybrid social work and digital awareness in support for families of radicalised individuals.

The Rehabilitation Manual was designed for professionals working for the benefit of tertiary prevention. This manual is designed for professionals working with young people in secondary prevention and in an open environment.