International CVE Research Conference 2018 (UK)

The Fifth Annual International CVE Research Conference 2018 was held by Hedayah, M&C Saatchi, Swansea University, Trends Research and Advisory, and UN Women. It is sponsored in part by the European Union STRIVE Global Program and the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Spain and the Republic of Turkey.

Researchers, government officials, academics, and development experts convened for a three-day global conference on preventing and countering violent extremism (P/CVE).

Participants of the Conference identified the current needs for on-the-ground implementation of P/CVE programs and ways in which theoretical P/CVE knowledge and research can support its coherent and practical implementation.

The ever-changing manifestation of violent extremism continues to threaten our societies and is adapting to new technologies and methods of communication. Addressing pressing relevant topics in these areas was central to the Conference, focusing discussions on religious-based and far-right narratives and counter-narratives, recruitment and technology, media, education, reintegration among others.

In efforts to enhance international collaboration and burden-sharing on P/CVE efforts, Hedayah created a model where a number of institutions co-sponsored and co-organized the Conference. This year’s conference was sponsored and in strategic partnership with the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change, Aktis Strategy, BRICS, Cairo International Center for Conflict Resolution, Peacekeeping, and Peacebuilding (CCCPA), the International Centre for the Study of Radicalization and Political Violence (ICSR), RESOLVE Network, and the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI).