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PAVE - Preventing Violent Extremism Balkans and MENA

Western Balkans (Bosnia, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Serbia), MENA (Tunisia, Lebanon, Iraq), Europe / Middle East

PAVE (Preventing and Addressing Violent Extremism through Community Resilience) was a 3-year EU Horizon 2020 research project (2020-2023, EUR 3 million budget) involving 13 partners from 12 countries. The project conducted empirical studies in 7 countries (Bosnia, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Serbia, Tunisia, Lebanon, Iraq) to understand drivers of radicalization and community resilience factors. Four key themes: religious/political/ethnic extremism interfaces, religious-state institution interactions, online/offline narratives, and transnational influences. Outputs include an interactive risk map, vulnerability/resilience toolkit, open-access training modules, and policy guidelines for multi-stakeholder engagement in prevention.

Behavior Goal

Build evidence base on community resilience factors and develop tools for policymakers and community leaders in P/CVE

Implementers & Partners

  • Berghof Foundation (coordinator)
  • American University of Beirut
  • University of Sarajevo
  • Trinity College Dublin
  • Uppsala University
  • 8 other partners

Donors & Sponsors

  • European Union Horizon 2020 Programme

Key Takeaways

  • 1EUR 3 million EU-funded research across 7 countries
  • 24 thematic areas: religious-political extremism, state-religion relations, online narratives, transnational influences
  • 3Interactive risk map and vulnerability/resilience toolkit developed
  • 4Open-access training modules for community actors
  • 5Focus on meso-level (community) factors often overlooked
  • 6Evidence-based policy guidelines for multi-stakeholder engagement

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