RAN C&N Papers

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.

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.

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 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.

Conspiracy theories, which should rather be called conspiracy myths due to their anti- or
pseudoscientific narratives, continue to pose a key challenge for the prevention and countering of
violent extremism (P/CVE) in Europe, since they play vital roles within extremist ideologies and
recruitment...

This paper summarises the general challenges and the strategies and narratives used and recommends some practical next steps.

The goal of this paper is to help teachers and youth workers discuss polarising narratives related to COVID-19 in the class or on the street.