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Theme: Listening to Diverse Voices: Addressing Violent Extremism for Human Security

Keynote Speaker:

Shahrbanou Tadjbakhsh, Professor at Sciences Po Paris and Visiting Professor at the Geneva Graduate Institute (IHEID), Switzerland, and at IE Spain.

Panelists:

- Cedric de Coning, Research Professor, Norwegian Institute for International Affairs (NUPI).

- Ako Muto, Specially Appointed Research Fellow, JICA Ogata Sadako Research Institute for Peace and Development (JICA-ORI).

Content: 

The spread of violent extremism poses a serious challenge to human security. Individuals become involved in extremist groups through a variety of pathways, and such involvement is not necessarily driven solely by attraction to extremist ideologies. Consequently, efforts to prevent the spread of violent extremism and address its expansion require both attention to the diverse factors contributing to individuals' involvement in violent extremism and engagement from local communities, governments, and the international community.

 

This session will bring together distinguished scholars and experts. Drawing on diverse perspectives from both Japan and overseas, this hybrid session aims to foster a lively discussion on the mechanisms through which violent extremism spreads and the range of approaches needed to address this challenge. We encourage audience’s active contribution to the discussion throughout the session.

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