Addressing radicalisation in a holistic
way: involvement of first-line
practitioners and civil society - the
RAN experience
Peter Kreko
Director, Political Capital Institute
Co-chair, EU RAN PREVENT
9/9/2011 : Official RAN start
“ The purpose of the network is to identify good
practices and promote the exchange of information
and experience in different fields of violent
radicalisation. This network will work towards
countering radicalisation before it leads to violent
extremism”
Cecilia
MALSTROM
EU
Commissioner
for Home
Affairs
Background and progress of RAN
2
Internal Security
Strategy
Strategic Objectives
Actions
International networks
Empower
communities
Prevent terrorism and
address radicalisation
Cut off access to
funding
Cyberspace
Protection of transport
Border Management
Crisis & disasters
RAN Network of Networks
RAN
POL
RAN
Health
RAN
Prevent
RAN
SC
RAN
P&P
RAN
DERAD
RAN
TAS
RAN
INT/EXT
RAN
VVT
RAN @
Achievements of RAN
since April 2012
• 8 WGs were set up, led by two practitioners each
• These 8 WGs organized 26 meetings with 500+ practitioners
• Over 1,300 practitioners connected to RAN, of which 1,000
participated at RAN activities.
- In current year 3 of RAN 45 activities are planned
- Such activities are in all regions of the EU, and there are RAN
participants from all 28 MSs.
- Collection and reviewing of 60+ promising practices, and drawing
lessons learned from these.
- RAN Support to MSs in coming months include train the trainer
sessions in 5 MSs, 3 workshops on exit strategies with 13 MSs, RAN
expert teams to 3 MSs (and room for 2 more) and supporting the
setting up of national groups in 3 countries ( and room in 3 more).
RAN Recommendations
Overall recommendations (the ‘RAN DNA’)
• Prevention is key, repression only is not enough
• Front-line practitioners are key, policy makers and researchers
alone are not enough
• NGOs, communities at risk, victims and formers are key, institutions
alone not enough
• Local is key, the transferring of promising practices requires
adapting these practises to local circumstances. Central, top-down
strategies are not enough (e.g. AQ in UK, hate crimes in CEE, neo Nazi
in Germany, anarchists in Greece, foreign fighters in Belgium)
Current threats in global context
• IS and the Foreign Fighters
• The Middle East conflict
• The conflict in Ukraine
Thank you for your attention!
kreko@politicalcapital.hu