Practical Approaches To Understanding Radicalisation (12.12.24)

Date of session: Thursday 12th December 2024

Time of session: 4:00pm to 5:30pm

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 session that will use detailed case study analysis to derive practical insights into how radicalisation occurs, specifically by some of the recurrent drivers, factors, and background susceptibilities most frequently identified in cases of extremist and terrorist radicalisation.

PLEASE NOTE: The focus of this workshop has been amended – it was previously entitled ‘Exploring Current Extremist Ideologies’.

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.

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NB: Places on this webinar are limited. If you are unable to attend for any reason please let us know so we can release the place to someone else.