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Digest of P/CVE LinkedIn Posts, August 2020 (II)
The 25 most-consulted posts on LinkedIn on the topic of counter-extremism by Thorsten Koch, MA, PgDip (second half of August). In descending order: Youth Radicalization:…
To What Extent Has Covid-19 Fostered Radicalism, So Far?
Many experts have expressed their view that the Corona pandemic has led to an increase in radicalization. While numbers in terrorist attacks, at least in…
Using the Full Expression Instead of the Word Incel
There is the relatively new phenomenon of so-called incels. Caution is of the order as to the use of the word, short for “involuntary celibates,”…
Counter-Extremism and Development
In so-called underdeveloped countries, industrialization has long been considered the main key to development. Albeit, economic development must be enshrined in an ensemble of areas….
The Trend Towards Censorship and the Need for Standards
Undeniably, there has been a trend to instore measures of, bluntly put, censorship, against extremist Internet content, in the past few years. Worldwide, this trend,…
Counter-Radicalization Through Music
Love for the greater good, be it family values or maintaining peace in local communities, may be a way to get those vulnerable to extremism…
Discrete Causes and Triggers of Extremism
It may be more difficult to identify the main causes and triggers of violent extremism than often thought. Some, at times perhaps the most important…