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All Causes And None At All – Understanding Developments in Mixed-Influence Extremism (07.05.25)

Date of session:  Wednesday 7th May 2025

Time of session:  3:45pm to 5:15pm

Suitable for: Anyone working with young people aged 11+ in an educational setting, including DSLs, secondary school and FE teachers, youth workers, and apprenticeship providers.

Summary: A free online briefing session which will provide a contemporaneous picture of the complex challenges posed by violent extremism with mixed, unclear, or unstable ideological influences and grievances.

These forms of extremism can evade straightforward classification, yet they now form a significant aspect of the UK’s terrorism and violent extremism threat picture. But how does this form of extremist radicalisation of occur, particularly in children and young people? What can we learn from case study analysis of radicalised individuals that might assist us in understanding the various drivers, factors, or background susceptibilities involved? And what might be the role of online platforms and communities as a contributory factor or accelerant of this type of extremist radicalisation?

This briefing will explore some of these issues and consider the implications for educators in the context of their Prevent Duty responsibilities.

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Guest Speaker: Richard Evans, Director of Candour Intelligence  

Richard is the founder and Director of Candour Intelligence Ltd, an extremism knowledge organisation. He specialises in the investigation, monitoring, and exploitation of extremist and terrorist online discourse, and the study of how extremists use online platforms to propagate their narratives and radicalise their audiences.
 
He has over 20 years of experience supporting staff in government, defence, and law enforcement to develop an enhanced operational understanding of their extremist adversary. As Director of Candour Intelligence, Richard delivers intelligence support, education, and professional development services concerning extremist ideologies, extremist online discourse, and extremist use of social media.
 
Richard was formerly an Associate Director in Janes Intelligence Unit (JIU), part of Jane’s Group UK Ltd, the defence and national security information business founded in 1898. In this role he was responsible for the delivery of directed online research activities focused on observing extremist online communities and assisting the public sector in improving their understanding of extremist ideologies.