This is an online meeting that will take place on 18-19 November 2020 (09:00-12:30 both days) For the RAN Health Working Group meeting on ‘P/CVE and mental health support online’ we are currently looking for suitable participants. Background In the Handbook[…]
Read moreCognitive balance theory and social division – One reason why the “political middle” is disappearing?
How is it that people you don’t like often have opposing opinions when it comes to polarizing issues? Do you dislike these people because they have a different opinion, or do you have a different opinion yourself because you do[…]
Read moreBanHate – a German App against hate postings
“BanHate” is a mobile app against hate postings, which has been published by the antidiscrimination centre Steiermark. It is an application software that makes the rapid and unbureaucratic reporting of hate postings possible. Especially in the social media, the inhibition[…]
Read moreNew deradicalization program kicks off in Austria
Starting next week, the association “Neustart” will coordinate a deradicalization project on behalf of the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution and Counter Terrorism (BVT). People who voluntarily want to leave an extremist scene and ideology should receive[…]
Read moreDECOUNT – Preventing Radicalisation with a videogame from Austria
How do radicalization processes actually proceed? And how can we prevent young people from becoming radicalized? The DECOUNT game allows you to reenact radicalization processes and includes instructions for using the game in youth centers or at school. An accompanying[…]
Read moreThe German Association of Martial Arts Schools against Violent Extremism
The German Association of Martial Arts Schools against Violent Extremism (Deutscher Verband der Kampfsportschulen gegen Extremismus DVKE) is a unique and first of its kind initiative of the German Institute on Radicalization and DeRadicalization Studies (GIRDS) in Germany. The DVKE[…]
Read moreeducate.against.hate – campaign from the United Kingdom
educate.against.hate has been created by the Department for Education and the Home Office. It consists of hubs for parents, teachers and school leaders and provides guidance and training material. As children grow and become more independent, it is not unusual[…]
Read moreSchool Psychology Educational Counseling – Model and extremism prevention projects from Austria
The “Schulpsychologie Bildungsberatung” (engl. “school psychology educational counseling) platform is a project from the Ministry of Education It offers help, advice and counselling of every school psychological kind for pupils, students and young population as well as for teachers and[…]
Read more“Internet without hate” – Campaign from the Slovak Republic
With the Internet Without Hate campaign, the Slovak Republic joined the No Hate speech movement organized by the Council of Europe. In the campaign, three publications have been published to help teachers and the public to fight internet hatred and[…]
Read morePreparation for our Database of European “Examples of Good Practice”
Although we have just started preparing our project database, we already have collected some tremendous examples for good practices throughout Europe. Nevertheless, it still will take some time until we can publish the database itself. Leaving that collection unused in[…]
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