Europe has for many years been confronted by various extremist movements whose magnitude, media presence and level of priority in the political agenda vary across time. Such movements have both international and local dimensions and impacts. Underlying them and amplified by social media, polarisation is a threat that concerns local and regional authorities.
In order to efficiently prevent such phenomena from drifting into violence, local governments seek to understand how ‘us and them’ thinking, social divisions and hostility are gaining ground in local communities, and how they can efficiently act to curb such extremist dynamics, build bridges and strengthen social cohesion.
In a resolution published in 2016, Efus called for local prevention of radicalisation leading to violent extremism.
> Reports from the 2024 Security, Democracy and Cities conference:
– Polarisation and prevention of radicalisation leading to violent extremism
– How to understand and prevent hate, extremism, and disinformation online
Discover the actions implemented in communities across Europe through our summary documents, which present the key elements of each of these initiatives, including their context, objectives, activities, budget, evaluation. All of our practice and summary sheets can be found on Efus Network.
Brussels, Belgium, March 2018 — As coordinator of the PREPARE European project on the prevention of radicalisation in prison and probation, Efus took part in a conference on…
A year after the first meeting of its working group on radicalisation and following several meetings with local stakeholders to raise awareness on this issue, the town of…
As numerous studies have demonstrated, the Internet and social media provide a very effective platform for disseminating extremist ideologies. In order to proactively respond to these extremist contents,…
Overview of activities available to Efus’ members for preventing and fighting radicalisation Click image to enlarge Our projects BRIDGE – Building resilience to reduce polarisation and growing…
Nice, October 2017 – The Declaration of Nice, drafted jointly by the Euromed network and Efus, was adopted on 30 September by the two networks and 60 mayors…
Paris, September 2017 – What concerted actions can cities take to prevent violent radicalisation? How to involve civil society? These are the main questions to be discussed at…
A particularly sensitive issue, the fight against all forms of extremism and radicalisation requires the participation of all citizens and professionals in Europe, including those involved in the…
A series of video clips feature field practitioners and specialists who talk about the main aspects of a local strategy against radicalisation: partnerships, working with families, strengthening resilience,…
Madrid, Spain, June 2017 – The EU-funded “PRACTICIES – Partnership Against Violent Radicalisation in the Cities” project, in which Efus is a partner, has commenced with a first coordination…
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