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digital-extremism · 2010s–present

Following Extremism From Streets to Screens

Rise to Peace archive image used with its 2019 analysis “Countering Extremism in the Digital Age.”
Rise to Peace archive image used with its 2019 analysis “Countering Extremism in the Digital Age.” · Rise to Peace archive

Digital Extremism work extended the prevention model into public online spaces. Researchers used topic and keyword searches across social platforms and open sources to identify extremist narratives, propaganda, disinformation and other forms of digital violence, then connected those observations to research and training.

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What happened—and what it changed.

Technology expanded the reach of the work, but it did not replace judgment. The enduring method is to find information, compare sources, understand context and keep a person accountable for what is published.

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women-youth · Ongoing

Women and Youth Were Never a Side Issue

Across research and field programming, Rise to Peace examined how exclusion, recruitment and violence affect women and young people—and the equally important role women and youth play in prevention, education, economic participation and community leadership. Afghanistan was central, while research and monitoring also looked across Africa, the Middle East and other regions.

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