In contemporary Europe, policymakers, law enforcement, practitioners and civil society organisations are facing new hybrid threats that show similarities and overlaps both from ideological and strategic perspectives.
The nature of different forms of extremism and of the ideologies that provide narratives and moral justification require further investigation.
What are totalitarian ideologies and what role do they play in extremism and radicalization? What threats do they represent for individual freedoms, democratic values and security? How can such ideologies be challenged and overcome? What can Europe do to address the phenomenon of radicalization?
A panel of experts hosted by European Eye on Radicalization (EER) and European Foundation for Democracy (EFD) during the 28th Economic Forum in Krynica addressed these questions.
Moderator
Roberta Bonazzi (President – European Foundation for Democracy-Belgium)
Speakers
Ahmed Akkari (Writer, former Imam – Denmark)
Mieczyslaw Bieniek (General – The Andrzej Frycz Modrzews Krakow University College – Poland)
Mircea Mindrescu (President of Academic Executive Board – European Security and Defense College – Romania)
Tanja Porcnik (President of Academic Executive Board – European Security and Defense College – Romania)
Jan Stehik (European Eye on Radicalization and Coordinator and Analyst of the Internal Security Program – European Values Think Tank – Czech Republic)
Tommasso Virgili (Programme Manager – European Foundation for Democracy – Italy)
