Religion, Radicalisation, Resilience
Understand violent radicalisation and religiously attributed violence
Through this course you will explore issues related to religiously attributed violent radicalisation, learning how to build resilience within communities and schools.
You will examine terrorist events, their consequences and the stories of the perpetrators. You will hear from key experts seeking to explain how people were driven to become radicalised and engage in terrorist violence. You will consider the definition of radicalisation and what forms it takes. You will then get basic training in how to develop a community resilience programme against radicalisation and terrorism.
What topics will you cover?
Week 1
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What is violent radicalisation today?
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What forms does it take?
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How does it differ, and what are the similarities, between violent radicalisation in different countries and world regions?
Week 2
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How does violent radicalisation emerge?
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What are the main theoretical approaches to analyse it?
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How do they related with concrete cases?
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Why do some people become violent while others do not?
Week 3
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What is resilience to extremism and violence?
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How does it relate to religiously attributes violent radicalisation?
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What is the difference between online radicalisation and cyberterrorism?
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How can we build resilience towards violent radicalisation within communities?
