Review on Countering Extremism and Hate Speech. February 2023 (II/II) | Policyinstitute.net

On the list below, you will find the first part of the 75 most popular LinkedIn posts on the topics of counter-extremism and countering hate speech by Thorsten Koch, MA, PgDip, during the second half of February 2023.

Since mid-2017, we have filed many thousands of shares on LinkedIn. Almost all of these are posts of articles and documents about countering extremism and radicalization. The following is a current selection of our posts.

The Top 3 posts, as part of this issue, are as follows:

  1. The Forever War: The Doctrine and Legacy of ISIS Child Soldiers (GW Program on Extremism):
    https://lnkd.in/esqPaEiq
  2. CHILDREN IN VIOLENT EXTREMIST ORGANISATIONS IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA (NSD-S HUB, NATO):
    https://lnkd.in/ezy3xCVP
  3. Gender Mainstreaming in the Prevention of Violent Extremism: Opportunities in Iraq and Beyond (IOM via Reliefweb):
    https://lnkd.in/e4SViGsz

Enjoy browsing and reading!


Power of sport to counter violent extremism amplified at UN (United Nations):
https://lnkd.in/ghHuQHXE

Behavioural Insights to Counter-Terrorism (United Nations Office of Counterterrorism):
https://lnkd.in/evZuxvdZ

Soft Launch of International Hub on Behavioural Insights to Counter Terrorism (UNOCT):
https://lnkd.in/eaidNjNE

THE PITFALLS OF CONTEMPORARY TERRORISM STUDIES’ DISCOURSE (VOX Pol):
https://lnkd.in/eDnj35_Z

Youth Violent Extremism: Scale Development and Validation (Preprints.org):
https://lnkd.in/etztZFqj

Case Study: Tackling the early signs of radicalisation with Counter Terrorism Policing (CDS, UK):
https://lnkd.in/eyd3E2bG

Designation and Moderation of Online Terrorist Content (European Eye on Radicalization):
https://lnkd.in/e6yT2Hj7

Can ideology-detecting algorithms catch online extremism before it takes hold? (The Conversation):
https://lnkd.in/eW9Hyhkx

Analysing Extremism (Ethical Theory and Moral Practice):
https://lnkd.in/eskdRkQR

Mona Yacoubian: Ideology is Just One of the Many Drivers of Terrorism (European Eye on Radicalization):
https://lnkd.in/eHtbTyDC

Open-Access Book…
Hate Speech. Linguistic Perspectives (De Gruyter):
https://lnkd.in/ep8KvsfE

Free eBook…
Countering Domestic Racially and Ethnically Motivated Violent Terrorism on Social Media. Introducing the Racist and Violent Extremist Flock Tool (RAND):
https://lnkd.in/e–iNxy7

How terrorist groups target youth online through games, chats (tnp, Straits Times):
https://lnkd.in/esFNk9-v

Boost critical thinking in schools, varsities to combat extremism, says Anwar (FMT, Malaysia):
https://lnkd.in/erRz8WgX

At Unesco, disinformation on the internet under debate (AFP via Tellerreport):
https://lnkd.in/eggZzHPt

Disinformation Campaigns Against Women Are a National Security Threat, New Study Finds (Time):
https://lnkd.in/eaejZmHt

How we are protecting children and young people from dangerous ideologies including right-wing extremism (The Education Hub, GOV.UK):
https://lnkd.in/gTg5g2UH

Recent cases of self-radicalised teens ‘worrying’, says President Halimah as she gives ideas on how to tackle trend (Mtoday, Singapore):
https://lnkd.in/ecxWCy2K

For educators and schools (eSafetyCommissioner, Government of Australia):
https://lnkd.in/eQd7TrGP

How we are protecting children and young people from dangerous ideologies including right-wing extremism (The Education Hub, GOV.UK):
https://lnkd.in/gTg5g2UH

New initiative to train youth to be champions of racial and religious harmony (The Straits Times, Singapore):
https://lnkd.in/eKgsuYzi

An Analysis of Hate Speech Tweets Against Women from a Socio-cognitive Discourse Perspective (SSRN):
https://lnkd.in/e8kNBHsW

UNESCO trains educators across the globe to address violent pasts and prevent genocide (UNESCO):
https://lnkd.in/evDr-ezq

Audio…
Episode 2: How Conflict Environments Complicate Countering Violent Extremism (DECODING COUNTERTERRORISM, RUSI):
https://bit.ly/3XZdU6w

Qualitative research into the impact of online hate. Final report (Ofcom):
https://lnkd.in/gBMdEYsi

Why There Is So Much Online Hate, And How To Stop It In 4 Steps (The Geeky Leader):
https://lnkd.in/ex3Gy9jx

Tackling online hate (Internet Matters):
https://lnkd.in/eyTZED3k

Learning behind bars: Realizing the benefits of prison education (UNESCO):
https://lnkd.in/eXMH4pP5

We need inclusive approach to counter threats of violent extremism – Security Analyst (GNA, Ghana):
https://lnkd.in/eKyCWzQR

Chapter 1: Contemplating a research agenda for terrorism studies (Elgar):
https://lnkd.in/e3GHpxN5

The impact of online hate (Ofcom, UK):
https://lnkd.in/eWSn9wfa

A Holistic Approach to Undesired Content Detection in the Real World (arXiv):
https://lnkd.in/eu7XqtEF

Evaluation bundesfinanzierter Beratungsstellen – Abschlussbericht (BAMF-FZ, Camino, modus|zad):
https://lnkd.in/eEnRjYXt

Memes tools of terrorism: University of Nebraska-Omaha leads international discussion (WOWT 6 News, Omaha):
https://lnkd.in/eHU97WAU

UNDP Calls For Proactive Measures To Root Out Violent Extremism In Africa (MENAFM):
https://lnkd.in/eNEwirSr

Re-evaluating the role of religious education in Australian government schools (Monash University):
https://lnkd.in/eHrsg-FP

Morocco Met Three Basic Requirements Necessary to Combat Terrorism, Violent Extremism (Expert) (MAP, Morocco):
https://lnkd.in/ewWd2W9s

Are you a victim? Hate crime toolkit is now available (John O’Groat-Journal):
https://lnkd.in/ehVvvdNW

We need inclusive approach to counter threats of violent extremism – Security Analyst (GhanaWeb):
https://lnkd.in/eVqA5tTt

Awareness Raising and Operationalizing the GCTF “Racially or Ethnically Motivated Violent Extremism” (REMVE) Toolkit (GCTF):
https://lnkd.in/eg-M-jun

Synergies in Jointly Addressing Climate Change, Health Equity and Gender Equality (UNDP):
https://lnkd.in/e5nenwtk

Presentation of the Timbuktu Institute Study “Barriers and Solutions Regarding the Economic Inclusion of Women in the G5 Sahel Countries” (Timbuktu Institute & CIPE):
https://bit.ly/413qrbH

Violent Extremism Prevention Unit inaugurated (The Nation, Pakistan):
https://lnkd.in/enqJBxvp

Addressing violent extremism in Quebec (McGill):
https://lnkd.in/e7s9F9Tq

Effects of the Prevention Program “HateLess. Together against Hatred” on Adolescents’ Empathy, Self-efficacy, and Countering Hate Speech (Journal of Youth and Adolescence):
https://lnkd.in/ebvt7gmf

Audio…
Episode 1: Examining the Multi-Faceted Impacts of Gender on Counterterrorism (RUSI DECODING COUNTERTERRORISM PODCASTS):
https://bit.ly/3YWItec

Guidelines for regulating digital platforms: a multistakeholder approach to safeguarding freedom of expression and access to information (UNESCO):
https://lnkd.in/e-drWgSR

Community Stewards and Social Cohesion in Digital Spaces (ConnexUs, Search for Common Ground):
https://lnkd.in/eu3xyP8j

Why is social media such a breeding ground for hate speech? (Technische Universität Dresden via idw):
https://lnkd.in/eyvjSKWg

ABMM: Arabic BERT-Mini Model for Hate-Speech Detection on Social Media (MDPI):
https://lnkd.in/evMaZcuF

Video…
Hate speech on social media: What can leaders do? (Leadership Programs at UC Berkeley):
https://lnkd.in/emt3si33

Meta Outlines Actions on Spam, Fake Accounts and Violations in Latest Community Standards Report (SocialMediaToday):
https://lnkd.in/ej3nAHje

India, Egypt hold Joint Working Group on Counter-Terrorism (United News of India):
https://lnkd.in/en8KfeH8

School bullying leads to rising divorce rates, susceptibility to extremism among victims, warns Azhar Observatory (Ahram Online, Egypt):
https://lnkd.in/esG35xzq

Weapons of Mass Disruption: Artificial Intelligence and the Production of Extremist Propaganda (GNET Research):
https://lnkd.in/gzsZzBNw

Launch of Media and Information Literacy MOOC for Educators and Learners Sign up now ! (UNESCO):
https://lnkd.in/e5ErVRaB

How we are preventing extremism in the Nordics (NordForsk News):
https://lnkd.in/er8kyjym

The Same, But Different: Policies, Perceptions and Practices of Multiagency PVE work in Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland (C-Rex):
https://lnkd.in/eYiUU5fv

Audio…
Episode 5: Counter-Terrorism and International Diplomacy with Amb. Janet Alberda (AFTER 9/11, ICCT):
https://buff.ly/3XEsT5K

Adversarial Attacks on Language Technology and Effect on Social Media Applications (SSRN):
https://lnkd.in/eqnyBvmj

Lutte contre la radicalisation, l’extrémisme violent et le terrorisme au Bénin : Le Gouvernement, le Pnud et l’ambassade des Pays Bas lancent un projet pour la cohésion sociale (Gouvernement du Bénin):
https://lnkd.in/e-w3aWSb

Une journée contre la radicalisation avec le rappeur Rost (L’EST Républicain):
https://lnkd.in/e6kh-77A

Risk and Protective Factors for Child Returnees – Insights from the PREPARE workshop (PREPARE Project):
https://lnkd.in/erpcTP3y

Online Manipulation, Hate ‘Must Stop’: UN Conference (AFP via Barron’s):
https://lnkd.in/gpdaXqDD

How Online Speech Is Moderated in the US (Bloomberg via The Washington Post):
https://lnkd.in/dpFtPYwW

The Complexities of Identity Moratorium, Radicalization and the Terrorist Personality (SSRN):
https://lnkd.in/eZX2H_x9

Audio…
A Movement to Reduce Online Hate (Beyond Profit via ANA):
https://lnkd.in/eD4cnniH

EXPERT OPINION. RAN CSEP Thematic Event – looking back and moving forward, Dublin 07-08 November 2022 (EU RAN):
https://lnkd.in/eJucNu5p

Technochauvinism and Online Extremism (GNET Research):
https://lnkd.in/eSaiuMBw

Priti Patel calls for shake-up of UK counter-terror laws to deal with growing problem of online radicalisation (iNews, UK):
https://lnkd.in/eKkWqupQ

Countering extremism through sport studies (The Nation, Pakistan):
https://lnkd.in/gVja8PNw

„Wir sind ja gar nicht so unterschiedlich. Und wenn doch, ist das ein Problem?“ (interventionen.blog):
https://lnkd.in/e3tgYBHE

Mainstreaming und Radikalisierung in sozialen Medien (Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz & LMU):
https://lnkd.in/g6YUwn5z

At UNESCO, a call to regulate digital platforms in the face of online disinformation and hate (UNESCO):
https://lnkd.in/e2Fk25Xk

Directions for NLP Practices Applied to Online Hate Speech Detection (ACL Anthology):
https://lnkd.in/eBhqWUpd

Hate Speech: A Pragmatic Assessment of the European Court of Human Rights’ Jurisprudence (European Convention on Human Rights Law Review):
https://lnkd.in/gSfNJZyD


Free articles and analyses on soft counter-extremism and on countering hate speech:
counter-terrorism.org
Preventhate.org

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