Webinar:“Global Trends and Patterns of Violent

Extremism: Finding New Responses”

#UOCUNITARcve

Luca Gervasoni & Maria-Antònia GuardiolaUniversitat Oberta de Catalunya15 June 2016

#UOCUNITARcve 1.1. Definitions: Extremism Radicalization and Terrorism

#UOCUNITARcve 1.2. The impact of Terrorism in the World

#UOCUNITARcve 1.3. Incidents scaled by number of fatalities

#UOCUNITARcve 1.4. Deaths from Extremism & Terrorism 2000-2014

#UOCUNITARcve 1.5. Iraq Situation 2014

#UOCUNITARcve 1.6. Nigeria Situation 2014

#UOCUNITARcve 1.7. Nigeria Situation 2014

#UOCUNITARcve 1.8. Terrorism compared with other forms of violence

#UOCUNITARcve 2.1. Deaths and incidents compared with the rest of the world

#UOCUNITARcve 2.2. Attacks motivations in the West (2006-2014)

#UOCUNITARcve 2.3. Evolution of attacks by motivation

#UOCUNITARcve 2.4. Concern about Islamic Extremism

#UOCUNITARcve 3.1. Drivers: political terror

#UOCUNITARcve 3.2. Drivers: ongoing conflict

#UOCUNITARcve 3.3. Drivers: Foreign Fighters

#UOCUNITARcve 4.1. Economic cost of government responses to terrorism

#UOCUNITARcve 4.2. Analyzing responses: Counterterrorism elicits violent extremism

#UOCUNITARcve 4.3. New responses are needed: Prevention of violent extremism

1. Countering violent extremist propaganda and illegal hate speech online.

1. Enforce Rule of Law to actively prosecute Hate crimes

2. Addressing radicalization in prisons by helping rehabilitation and reintegrations.

3. Promoting inclusive education and intercultural understanding

4. Promoting an inclusive, open and resilient society and reaching out to young people.

1. Strengthening international cooperation

2. Boosting research, evidence building, monitoring and networks