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Radicalisation Awareness Network Policy Support

ICCT is a core partner in the European Commission’s Radicalisation Awareness Network Policy Support (RAN PS) project. Launched in January 2021 and running through December 2024, RAN PS aims to bridge the gap between policymaking and research. RAN PS supports EU Member States and priority third countries in the prevention and countering of radicalisation, strategic communications, and evidence-based policymaking, through knowledge-sharing and capacity-building.

ICCT is a functional unit coordinator overseeing the organisation of the network's capacity-building and knowledge-sharing events. ICCT is also a lead implementing partner, providing subject matter expertise on EU priority topics including the management of women and children returning from Iraq and Syria, prison-exit work and risk assessment in prison, strategic communications, as well as the threat posed by conspiracy theories, disinformation and the mainstreaming of radical discourses. ICCT’s policy support activities include delivery of workshops, training programmes, study visits, and research papers. Importantly, ICCT also has a leading role in the monitoring and evaluation of RAN Policy Support activities, focused on assessing the impact of RAN Policy Support activities on evidence-based policymaking across the EU.

Topics
Counter-Terrorism & Counter-Extremism Foreign Terrorist Fighters Gender & (Counter-) Terrorism Monitoring & Evaluation Online (Counter-) Extremism Prison & Risk Assessment Rehabilitation & Reintegration Religious Extremism Right-Wing & Anti-Government Extremism Rule of Law & Human Rights Terrorism & Violent Extremism
Region
Wider Europe

Highlights

ICCT RAN PS Contributions in 2021

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In 2021, ICCT experts contributed the following to the RAN PS project:

Management of Child Returnees

ICCT authored three papers mapping existing EU Member State policies, identifying lessons learned from adjacent fields such as child soldiers or gang activity, and supporting training for professionals and practitioners working with child returnees. Additionally, ICCT supported a Member State-led project-based collaboration on this topic, organised a multi-day conference, and hosted one workshop specifically focused on challenges related to trauma in child returnees.

Management of Female Returnees

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ICCT authored two papers on the return process specific to returning women and hosted one workshop on the topic. Additionally, ICCT authored a paper on strategic communications challenges in the return process and hosted a follow-on meeting and workshop.

Prison/Exit

ICCT authored one paper and a research review on risk assessment and the prison-exit continuum, and also delivered a training dedicated to risk assessment of violent extremist offenders. Strategic Communication: Authored two papers on post-attack crisis communications, drawing lessons learned from adjacent fields – specifically health crises and disaster management, and convened a workshop on the same topic. Additionally authored a paper identifying good practices on government strategic communications from outside the EU.

About the project

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In 2021-2022 alone, ICCT wrote 13 research papers, delivered 11 capacity-building events, co-ordinated capacity-building events, and engaged with over 330 unique policymakers, reaching over 480 participants in total across 25 EU Member States. ICCT remains committed to the RAN PS to make an impact on European policymaker and will organise many more events in the future. Recently, the RAN PS was awarded a new contract by DG NEAR to continue its knowledge-generation and capacity-building in the Western Balkans.

RAN Policy Support papers and working documents are available exclusively to EU policymakers. Please contact ICCT RAN Policy Support (RANPolicySupport.ICCT.FU3@icct.nl) if you would like access to these materials.

More information on RAN Policy Support is also available on the project website.

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