Policy Brief: Measuring the Impact of the Lifestory Approach on Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism

Policy brief, life story, CVE, prevention, violent extremism

Preventing and countering violent extremism is a complex task, which must be given primary importance to maintain peace and security. The successes from the so-called Islamic State gave rise to thousands of citizens leaving their homes in Europe and attempting and often going to Syria and Iraq to fight for the Islamic State. Today, with the territorial fall of the Islamic State, some of these individuals are returning to Europe, raising a growing concern on how to deal with returnees. This policy brief aims to provide a framework to assess the impact of one of the tools to prevent and counter violent extremism, namely, the lifestories approach.