Publications
30 September 2020
Understanding Jihadist Radicalisation. The case of Italy
With the study "Understanding Jihadist Radicalisation. The case of Italy”, the European Foundation for Democracy contr...
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13 November 2018
FRANCE: Practical guide for teachers and first-line practitioners
In France, as elsewhere, teachers, educators, and social workers play a crucial role in helping protect young people fro...
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04 July 2018
A Teacher’s Manual on Preventing Violent Extremism (Kosovo)
Teachers in Kosovo are increasingly facing challenges in discussing issues such as patriarchal structures and traditions...
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16 May 2018
Refugees in Europe, Review of Integration Practices & Policies
One of the greatest challenges facing twentyfirst century Europe is the mass migration and integration of refugees who c...
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07 May 2018
The Evolution of Jihadi Terrorism from al-Qaeda to Daesh
This article by EFD Programme Manager Francesco Farinelli addresses the theme of contemporary jihadist terrorism and its...
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01 June 2017
La radicalizzazione di matrice jihadista in Europa
EFD's Roberta Bonazzi and Francesco Farinelli analyze the phenomenon of Islamist radicalisation in Europe. Drawing from...
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04 April 2017
A Practitioner’s Guide on Preventing Radicalisation in Schools
In many EU member states, teachers are increasingly facing challenges of integrating students from different cultural ba...
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22 March 2017
The Challenge of Jihadist Radicalisation
Over the past several months, Europe has found itself on the frontline in the fight against terrorism and jihadist radic...
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28 February 2017
The Role of Belgian Fighters in the Jihadification of the Syrian War – From Plotting Early in 2011 to the Paris and Brussels Attacks
From early on in the Syrian–Iraqi conflict, foreign fighters from Belgium have played an important role....
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15 July 2016
Jihadist Hotbeds – Understanding Local Radicalisation Processes
Building upon the current debate on the origin and nature of jihadist militancy, "Jihadist Hotbeds - Understanding Local...
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30 May 2016
Women and Shari’a Law: The Impact of Legal Pluralism in the UK
Woman and Shari’a Law: The Impact of Legal Pluralism in the UK is a critique of a paradigm that calls for the introduc...
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16 December 2015
Return of the Caliphate – reasons and consequences
In December 2015, EFD Senior Fellow Magnus Norell published his book “Return of the Caliphate – reasons and conseque...
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08 October 2015
Generation Allah: why we need to rethink our approach to fighting religious extremism
EFD Programme Director Ahmad Mansour has released his first book, Generation Allah: why we need to rethink our approach...
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16 September 2015
Libya’s fight for survival – Defeating Jihadist networks
Our publication Libya's Fight for Survival - Defeating Jihadist Networks is a compilation of four different essays, edit...
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16 September 2015
Tunisia, a nascent democracy under siege
EFD Senior Fellow Valentina Colombo has analysed religious radicalisation in Tunisia and presented the findings in a rep...
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16 June 2015
Secularism in Azerbaijan and the threat of radicalisation in the region
Within the framework of our Counter Radicalisation Programme, the European Foundation for Democracy is analysing the phe...
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20 March 2015
Nuclear deal with Iran still on uncertain path, says European Foundation for Democracy report
“The chances of a final deal with Iran by the 30th June deadline remain slim even if a framework agreement is reached...
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14 April 2014
Home-Grown Jihadism in Italy
EFD is pleased to publish Lorenzo Vidino's latest study on home-grown Jihadism in Italy, which was launched at the Itali...
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04 February 2014
A Guide to Refuting Jihadism – Critiquing radical Islamist claims to theological authenticity
Al-Qa’ida, Hamas and Lashkar-e-Ta’iba claim that their violent actions are supported within the four traditional sch...
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06 November 2013
Human rights and religious identity
In November 2013, EFD Senior Fellow Valentina Colombo published a book on "Human rights and religious identity - Islam a...
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30 June 2013
Hisba in Europe? Assessing a murky phenomenon
EFD Senior Policy Advisor, Lorenzo Vidino's research indicates that hisba, Islamic morality policing, is a relatively ra...
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01 June 2013
Hisba In Europe? Assessing a Murky Phenomenon
In 2013, EFD published cutting edge research on Islamic policing in Europe entitled “Hisba in Europe. Assessing a mu...
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