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Radicalisation, Extremism and Emerging Threats in a Changing World: Definitions, Methods and Future Trends

Tipologia:
Executive & Continuing Education
Area tematica:
Politica, società e relazioni internazionali; Legislazione e diritto; Education & Social Work; Comunicazione, media e spettacolo
Settore professionale:
Pubblica amministrazione

Luogo:
online

Da: 17/10/2024
A: 25/10/2024

Scadenza iscrizioni: 10/10/2024

The present course stems from the need to deepen and broaden our knowledge and understanding of the diverse forms of extremism and radicalization in contemporary societies, which require to be analyzed and tackled with theoretical and methodological tools that are capable of keeping pace with the everchanging nature of the threat.

The course is divided into different modules aiming to identify, analyze, and explore radicalization dynamics, tools and strategies for preventing and countering extremism, and contemporary and future trends. 

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Destinatari

Who should attend

  • LEA and Practitioners;
  • Postgraduate students, researchers, and experts from diverse backgrounds interested in the field of security and radicalization processes;
  • Aspiring personnel in institutional settings such as law enforcement agencies, security agencies and public administration.

Vantaggi

Key features

The programme is designed to enable participants to improve their knowledge of radicalization and extremism, thus enriching their professional and cultural toolkits.

Understanding extremism in a changing world 

Obiettivi

Aim

All participants, through teaching methodologies suitable for both the topics of study and the online context, will be able to achieve a

high-profile training level on radicalisation and extremism issues, increasing both their background and professional and cultural one.

 

Skills & Microcredentials

Outgoing KNOWLEDGE

  • Contemporary radicalization processes
  • Forms of digital extremism
  • Dynamics of prevention and countering radical phenomena


Outgoing SKILLS

  • Analysis of contemporary and future contexts of radicalization processes
  • Analysis and understanding of current digital extremisms
  • Development of programs and activities to prevent and combat radical phenomena

 



Programma

Time and location

  • The program consists of a 16 hour-training
  • Classes will take place on 17, 18, 24 and 25 October, on Thursdays and Fridays, from 9 AM to 1 PM
  • The course is based on live-streaming online learning, via Università Cattolica's Blackboard Collaborate Ultra platform


Programme

Module 1: Radicalization, counter-radicalization, and de-radicalization: theoretical framework (4h) 

  • Overview of the notion of radicalization and the lack of a universal definition
  • The main theoretical - and methodological - models on radicalization and their limits
  • Fused extremism
  • Counter-radicalization and de-radicalization: features and differences
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Module 2: Preventing Violent Extremism (PVE) and Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) (4h)

  • Counter-radicalization and de-radicalization: notions and differences
  • Hard and soft counter-terrorism measures
  • Counter-radicalization: micro, meso, and macro levels of intervention
  • The theoretical pillars of PVE (Preventing Violent Extremism) and CVE (Countering Violent Extremism)
  • The relation between de-radicalization and disengagement

 

Module 3: Counter-radicalization and de-radicalization: contemporary experiences (4h)

  • Case study: Saudi Arabia
  • Case study: Singapore
  • Case study: Netherlands
  • Case study: Denmark
  • Case study: United Kingdom

 

Module 4: Radicalization and change (4h)

  • Radicalization and gender
  • Radicalization and accelerationism
  • Radicalization and eco-Extremism
  • Radicalization, extremism and conspiracy theories
  • Radicalization and new technologies


Certificate of participation

A minimum attendance of 75% is required




Faculty

SARA BRZUSZKIEWICZ Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
BARBARA LUCINI Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore

Iscrizioni

How to apply

To register for the course, please proceed online from the website using the ISCRIVITI button at the top right of the current page.

Fees:

  • Regular fee: Euro 300.00 + VAT;
  • Special fee for UCSC Premium Alumni Community members: Euro 270.00 + VAT.

The payment can be made by:

  • Credit card, directly from the online registration site;
  • Bank transfer, notifying the name of the participant, the title of the course and the reason for the payment (the data relating to the transfer are mentioned in the e-mail confirming the registration, that the participant will receive at the end of the online registration procedure).

The registration fee is non-refundable except in the case of non-activation of the course and in any case within the following terms:

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300 Euros + IVA (Euro 366,00): Regular fee
270 Euros + IVA (Euro Euro 329,40): Special rate for Alumni UCSC

Info e Contatti

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