Families, communities & social care working group (RAN FC&S)

Both engagement with and empowerment of communities, families and social care providers, are critical in the prevention of radicalisation leading to violent extremism.

Not only can they offer support, but most importantly they can guide practitioners in their difficult job of developing de-radicalisation strategies. The Social Care sector plays an important role in the prevention of violent extremism.

The key challenge for this sector is to interpret signs of radicalisation and help those individuals who might be at risk of being radicalised.

Videos

RAN Policy & Practice (Berlin): Engaging with communities

A community is a group of people bound by identity (moral, interest, ethnicity), location or organisation.

Whatever the makeup, one factor is constant: community engagement can be a valuable tool in preventing and countering violent extremism.

The Policy and Practice event that took place in Berlin on 28 September 2018 looked into how to engage with communities in the prevention and countering of violent extremism.

RAN Policy and Practice (Sofia, Part I): Children and extremism

Policy makers and practitioners charged with preventing and countering violent extremism came together in Sofia (Bulgaria) on 4 April 2018 to discuss insights, needs and closer cooperation.

Shared challenges, and in particular those related to children, were the focus of discussions.

Papers

Following RAN activities and Working Group meetings, an ex-post paper highlights lessons learned, insights and follow-up initiatives.

Contact

Working Group leaders:

Angela Antonova, Bulgaria
Milla Perukangas, Finland

For the Working Groups contact points, please see the contacts page