Developing and Implementing Local Action Plans for P/CVE in East Africa: SCN Toolkit with lessons from Kenya.

Toolkit designed by The Strong Cities Network (SCN), based on Kenya’s experience in developing County Action Plans (CAPs) as a resource for governments and civil society organisations in East Africa who are interested in developing a Local Action Plan (LAP). LAPs seek to build a multisectoral approach to strengthening community resilience and addressing the root causes of violent extremism, polarisation and hate.

Responding to a Terror Attack: A Strong Cities Toolkit – Arabic

Recommended Reading: Amazon’s algorithms, conspiracy theories and extremist literature

This briefing illustrates the role which recommendation algorithms play in amplifying and promoting potentially harmful content on online book retail platforms. Using the example of Amazon, it finds that users are recommended books which contain obvious disinformation, conspiracy theories and white nationalism.

Together for Safety: 21 Ways Forward 2021

The Together for Safety webinars were a series of online talks to tackle pressing urban safety and security challenges with a key focus on addressing hate, polarisation and extremism across the Nordics and in cities around the world. They spotlighted mayors and city leaders, policymakers, practitioners, youth, civil society and subject matter experts.

Digital Policy Lab ’20 – Companion Papers

The Digital Policy Lab (DPL) is a new inter-governmental working group focused on charting the regulatory and policy path forward to prevent and counter disinformation, hate speech, extremism and terrorism online. From September 2020 to January 2021, the first sessions of the DPL took place. These sessions were accompanied by a set of policy briefs and discussion papers, which can be accessed here.

Digital Policy Lab ’20 – Begleitpapiere

Das Digital Policy Lab ist als eine zwischenstaatliche Arbeitsgruppe konzipiert um den regulatorischen und politischen Weg zur Bekämpfung von Desinformation, Hassrede, Extremismus und Terrorismus im Internet aufzuzeigen. Von September 2020 bis Januar 2021 fanden die ersten Sitzungen des DPL statt. Diese Sitzungen wurden von einer Reihe von Briefings und Diskussionspapieren begleitet, die hier zum Download zu Verfügung stehen.

Layers of Lies: A First Look at Irish Far-Right Activity on Telegram

This report aims to provide a first look into Irish far-right activity on the messaging app, Telegram, where the movement is operating both as identifiable groups and influencers, and anonymously-run channels and groups. This report was produced in conjunction with TheJournal.ie and its investigative platform Noteworthy.ie as part of their Eyes Right series.

Répondre à une attaque terroriste: un guide Strong Cities

Ce guide du réseau Strong Cities Network (SCN) fournit aux gouvernements locaux un ensemble de conseils pour les aider à formuler une réponse pertinente et efficace après une attaque terroriste.

The Long Tail of Influence Operations: A Case Study on News Front

This case study examines two websites and two blogging accounts which appear to be linked to News Front, a Crimean-based news organisation previously accused of being a source of pro-Kremlin disinformation and influence operations. While the impact of the site’s activity is low, the case study provides a glimpse into the inner workings of the broader disinformation ecosystem and sheds light on the long tail of state-linked online assets.

Community Resilience Study: Kumanovo, North Macedonia

As part of its Strong Cities Network regional engagement in Kumanovo, North Macedonia, the Institute for Strategic Dialogue conducted a representative survey of the population to better understand local dynamics of resilience. The findings from this study will serve as an evidence base to target Community Action Team activities listed in the Local Action Plan for Preventing Violent Extremism.