Centre for Applied Research on Deradicalisation

The goal of modus|zad is to improve our societal reaction (speed and impact) to emerging developments of extremist groups and actors. We seek to prevent new extremist strategies and ideologies that promote violence from gaining a stronghold, and therefore ultimately hope to decrease the number of ideologically motivated violent crimes (including acts of terror).

Research and evaluation

Anspruchsvolle empirische Sozialforschung zur Untersuchung des Themenfeldes der (De-)Radikalisierung und prozessorientierten Evaluationen, um praktische Angebote konstruktiv bei der Erreichung ihrer Zielsetzungen zu unterstützen.

Monitoring and trend analysis

Mit einer Kombination aus automatisierten quantitativen Methoden zur Datenerhebung und fundierter qualitativer Analyse liefern wir Handlungsgrundlagen für Politik und Zivilgesellschaft.

Model and network projects

Entwicklung und Testing neuer Praxismethoden und Vernetzung von Präventionsakteur*innen, um Innovationen schnell zu verbreiten.

The Fabulist – The information and networking portal against conspiracy narratives and disinformation

icommit – professionalising case analysis

GameD – Gaming for democracy in the context of contemporary forms of extremism

Scientific Monitoring of the Project “Fair Stärken”

Extremism and Gaming Research Network (EGRN)

BAMF Evaluation – Dimension model of distancing/ deradicalization (closed)

Teach2Teach – Training and qualification for professionals in the field of radicalization prevention in right-wing extremism (closed)

Salam to you! – Political education and participation of young people in the context of social media (closed)

Alt-Real – Threats from conspiracy myths and how we can counter them (closed)

Ari’s Autrag – A narrative campaign against conspiracy narratives.

Level Up! – Networking of actors and targeted support of impact potentials in the prevention of online extremism

StoryBox – A Media Empowerment Project for Girls and Young Women in Berlin

ABAT – Current terms, actors and trends of Salafist (online) discourses and implications for the practice of radicalization prevention (closed)

KorRex – Correlations of religious-based English- and German-language extremism periphery on YouTube and implications for radicalization prevention (closed)

NPP Analysis on Extremism Periphery & Handouts (closed)

Basis-Monitoring der Peripherie des religiös begründeten Extremismus auf YouTube und TikTok

„bildmachen“ – Online prevention on social media (closed)

Scientific Support of the Project “Fokus ISLEX” (closed)

Wissenschafltiche Begleitung des Projekts “inside.out”

DISLEX 3D – Dissociation Processes in Islamist Extremism: A Systematizing Survey of Parameters for Self- and External Observation in Three Dimensions (closed)