Research Projects

The DARE consortium includes 17 members from 9 EU and 4 non-EU countries and is coordinated by the University of Manchester. DARE stands for DIALOGUE ABOUT RADICALISATION AND EQUALITY and is envisioned to be a four year project, financed under the EU´s H2020 program.  It aims to significantly increase understanding of why and how young

TAKEDOWN focussed on creating new insights on Organized Crime and Terrorist Networks (OC/TN) through quantitative and qualitative research as well as in-depth analysis. Furthermore, a multidimensional model for analysing cases and assessing risks was created, and the online platforms www.firstlinepractitioners.com and www.fightcrimeterrorism.com have been developed. The TAKEDOWN policy recommendations are based on insights from the

Addressing societal polarization caused by the adoption and spread of extremist ideologies by creating an interdisciplinary education oriented model of learning

What causes some people to become radicalised and to participate in cybercrime and cyberterrorism?

New Services and Tools for Supporting First-line-practitioners and Law Enforcement Agencies - presented by the H2020-Project TAKEDOWN

The TAKEDOWN H2020 European Project has closed with a final conference at the Local Police Headquarter in Valencia.

The Northern Cloud Crime Centre for investigating Criminal Activity in the Cloud is opening

ARMOUR aims to address societal polarization via strengthening resilience of individuals, communities and vulnerable groups.

PROTON is an innovative approach for a better understanding of the recruitment mechanisms in criminal and terrorist organisations. The project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement N° 699824.

The issue of radicalization leading to terrorism has become a crucial part of the political and academic agendas in Europe, confronted, especially in the last decade, not only to the threat from Jihadist terrorism but also with right/left wing violent extremism. Though violent radicalization is not a new phenomenon, its most recent manifestations require a