Horizon 2020 CONNEKT Project Launched
On Monday, 10 February 2020, the Horizon 2020 CONNEKT project (Contexts of Violent Extremism in the MENA and Balkan Societies) was launched in Barcelona, coordinated by the European Institute of the Mediterranean (IEMed) and in which University of Sarajevo participates as a partner.
The project focuses on young people between the ages of 12 and 30 from North Africa, the Middle East and the Balkans. CONNEKT analyzes seven potential factors of radicalization (religion, digitization, economic deprivation, territorial inequality, transitional dynamics, socio-political demands and educational and cultural opportunities) at three different levels of analysis (state, community and individual) to determine their interdependence and special importance.
An interdisciplinary team of 14 institutional partners consisting of universities, think tanks and citizen associations will use innovative methodology and empirical research to develop recommendations, measures and tools for the prevention of violent extremism in the participating countries as well as in the European Union.
The University of Sarajevo team is comprised of political scientists, sociologists and social workers from the Faculty of Political Science under the guidance of Prof. Dr. Damir Kapidžić. Over the next three and a half years, they will have the opportunity to collaborate with the most significant experts in this field and participate in research and policy development for the prevention of violent extremism.
More information can be found here:
https://launching.h2020connekt.eu
