What if our assumptions about ideology in counterterrorism are wrong?
On Thursday, 25 June, Dr. Daniel Koehler (Competence Center Against Extremism, Baden-Württemberg) will challenge conventional approaches to preventing and countering violent extremism (P/CVE) in his lecture:
“Ideology and Counterterrorism: Challenging Assumptions About Beliefs in Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism”
The lecture will provide an overview of the concept of “ideology” through a political science lens and explore how it is typically applied in counterterrorism and P/CVE work, including deradicalization and disengagement programs.
Dr. Koehler will introduce the audience to Michael Freeden’s concept of ideological morphology and discuss its practical use in P/CVE. Furthermore, he will address the role of ideological knowledge as a determinant of the degree of violent extremist radicalization and argue for a paradigm shift in how we understand and handle the term “ideology” in counterterrorism.
📍 Location: Academiegebouw, Belle van Zuylen zaal, Utrecht
🕐 Time: 15:30 – 17:00 (lecture starts at 15:30)
👉 Register here: https://lnkd.in/eKm-tWsY
ℹ️ More information: https://lnkd.in/emKgDXaC