Prof Zsuzsanna Vidra of @CEU_CPS gives an overview of the work conducted by @BraveProjectEU so far, exploring issues of polarisation, violent extremism and counter-extremism.pic.twitter.com/ZykNYV6jGs
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Today, we launch our online workshop series on the causes of polarisation and violence.
Our first workshop examines inequality as a factor, and is hosted by @CEU_CPS.
Featuring @TahirAbbas_ of @ISGA_Hague, Nigel Copsey of @TeessideUni & @FrancRenata of Ivo Pilar.pic.twitter.com/6RnZLVRYoZ
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BRaVE researcher
@michaelczeller of@CEU_CPS gives more details on how to understand concepts of polarisation, violent extremism and resilience.
You can find out more about these concepts in the BRaVE concept paper http://brave-h2020.eu/publications pic.twitter.com/7xkVnMZpsu
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Prof Nigel Copsey of
@TeessideUni discusses the 'left behinds' in the UK. With massive inequality in Britain (particularly between London and the rest), Prof Copsey describes how a line is often assumed between working-class/precarity, the Far Right and 'violent extremism'.pic.twitter.com/3zAVJO8Zp9
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But the 'left behind' is not homogeneous, and viewing them through the prism of Far Right xenophobia is wrong. e.g. A small minority of leave voters were found in 'left behind'/deprived regions, whilst over 50% of leave voters were from affluent southern areas of England.
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It makes more sense to jettison the term 'left behind' totally, as it is crude and wrongly gives credence to the idea that racism is a legitimate response to issues of systemic inequality
Prof. Nigel Copsey of @TeessideUni, on the 'left behinds' and 'extremism'.Show this thread -
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@TahirAbbas_ explores the economic context of polarisation. Communities in the UK have been pitted against each other for very little socioeconomic opportunity. But this has been painted by media and Government as rooted in ['foreign'] values, enabling racism.pic.twitter.com/i3KL9BJmYB
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@TahirAbbas_ also explores the concept of reciprocal radicalisation. There is acute levels of deprivation amongst minority groups and within intercity spaces. Ideologues therefore find it very easy to pit communities against each other due to systemic inequality.Show this thread -
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@FrancRenata discusses the work of the DARE project, finding that economic inequality (and the perception of inequality) is a direct factor in violence (and wider political behaviour), but the relationship is not consistent. More info here: http://www.dare-h2020.org/ pic.twitter.com/NB1Or6UkdP
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@FrancRenata concludes that policy makers should be more focussed on tackling inequality - not just in a socioeconomic sense but also in tackling political injustice.pic.twitter.com/9dA3Vg2TRp
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What are the solutions for violence and polarisation linked to inequality?
Panelists suggest responses on all levels, tackling structural inequality and stress the importance of educational interventions to equip young people for critically understanding different media.Show this thread -
Thanks for following this BRaVE workshop on inequality in polarisation and violence by
@CEU_CPS! And thanks to Profs Nigel Copsey of@TeessideUni,@TahirAbbas_ of@ISGA_Hague &@FrancRenata of Ivo Pilar! We'll have more BRaVE workshops coming soon - http://brave-h2020.eu/training pic.twitter.com/57b9qIQD6h
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