The self-paced training “Radicalization leading to violence: What are we talking about?”, a tech-based educational awareness tool for everyone

Radicalization leading to violence is a complex phenomenon that is not always easy to grasp and understand. That is why Cities Without Violence, in collaboration with SOFAD, has created a new tech-based educational tool to broaden its mission of education and awareness on preventing violent radicalization.

The overall goal of the training “Radicalization leading to violence: What are we talking about?” is to dispel a number of beliefs about radicalization by providing practical knowledge you can use in your setting and giving you the essential keys to understanding the issues involved.

Its self-paced format allows anyone to complete and validate learning modules combining theory, activities and case studies at their own pace. Lasting no more than 2 hours, this new tech-based educational tool is a good introduction for anyone wishing to learn about radicalization leading to violence and its prevention.

Better understanding means better prevention!

Specific objectives:

  • Distinguish radicalization leading to violence from other social phenomena;
  • Understand the process of radicalization leading to violence and its components;
  • Differentiate vulnerability factors from protective factors for radicalization leading to violence;
  • Learn about helpful prevention practices regarding radicalization leading to violence.