Preventing and Countering Radicalisation to Violence

Abstract

In 2015, a United Kingdom (GBR) representative from the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) submitted a proposal to the NATO Science and Technology Organization (STO), Human Factors and Medicine (HFM) Panel. The proposal was entitled Radicalisation, Social Media and Responses to the Current Extremist Threat and was considered at the October 2015 HFM Panel Business Meeting. As well as GBR as the proposer, four other countries Bulgaria, Canada, Slovenia, Sweden (BUL, CAN, SLO, SWE) indicated an interest in collaborating to investigate this topic, and an Exploratory Team (ET) was approved by the HFM Panel (HFM ET-147). Following this, an initial HFM ET-147 meeting was held in Sofia (BUL)in March 2016, attended by representatives from the five countries named above and Chaired by GBR. The goals were to: Present, share and discuss existing understanding and expertise related to radicalisation, social media and responses to the current extremist threat; Identify (a) knowledge gaps and issues regarding radicalisation, social media and responses to the current extremist threat, and (b) possible solutions to address these gaps and issues; Develop an agreed Programme of Work, to include goals to be achieved and the study methodology; and Identify and share national experiences and opportunities for cooperation. Based on the proceedings of the meeting, the ET developed a Technical Activity Proposal (TAP) that included a Programme of Work and Terms of Reference. The TAP was entitled Preventing and Countering Radicalisation to Violence, and was endorsed by the HFM Panel and approved by the STO Steering Board (STB) in July 2016. Interested parties included Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Great Britain, Norway, Romania, Slovenia, Sweden, United States of America (BEL, BUL, CAN, GBR, NOR, ROU, SLO, SWE and USA) and representatives from each of these countries formed a NATO Research Task Group (HFM-278 RTG) that first met in January 2017.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 2020
Accession Number
AD1183668

Entities

People

  • Sarah E. Knight

Organizations

  • NATO Science and Technology Organization

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Electronic Mail
  • Governments
  • Information Systems
  • Internet
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Police
  • Radicalization
  • Security
  • Social Media
  • Social Sciences
  • Societies
  • Teamwork
  • Terrorism
  • Terrorists
  • United Kingdom
  • United States

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