France has been a prominent target of Islamist terrorism both within and
outside its borders for decades, and the beheading of teacher Samuel Paty nea


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DGAP-IFRI-CEP Webtalk:

Opening the Black Box – Inside France’s Deradicalization Program

 

(Berlin/New York, N.Y.) – France has been a prominent target of Islamist
terrorism both within and outside its borders for decades, and the beheading of
teacher Samuel Paty near Paris in October 2020 is only one of the latest
examples. Traditionally focusing on security measures to counter this threat,
France has only started to establish prevention programs since 2013. Initial
efforts faced criticism from a range of stakeholders and, as a result, the
latest program has operated with much discretion.

 

Dr. Marc Hecker’s new study
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“Once a Jihadist, Always a Jihadist? A Deradicalization Program Seen from the
Inside” provides the first comprehensive insights into the program PAIRS, which
has been running since 2018. After an extensive field survey of staff,
participants, and partners of PAIRS, the study not only finds that none of the
terrorist offenders that have participated have reoffended, but also offers a
nuanced assessment of the program’s disengagement and deradicalization efforts.

 

At this joint webtalk by the German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP), the
French Institute of International Relations (IFRI), and the Counter Extremism
Project (CEP), we will discuss the study’s results and implications for French
and German prevention efforts.

 

The 90-minute event will be held in English via Zoom on

Monday, March 29, 2021, at 16:00 PM (CET) / 10:00 AM (ET).

 

Agenda:

 

Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler, senior director, CEP

Opening remarks & moderation

 

Dr. Marc Hecker, director of research and communications, IFRI,
editor-in-chief of Politique étrangère
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, and a research fellow at the Security Studies Center

An assessment of the French disengagement program

 

Sofia Koller, research fellow, DGAP and project leader of the International
Forum for Expert Exchange on Countering Islamist Extremism (InFoEx)

Comparing deradicalization and disengagement in France and Germany

 

Dr. Robert Pelzer, senior researcher, Centre for Technology and Society (CTS),
Technical University of Berlin and co-head of the department Security - Risk -
Criminology
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Key aspects
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of rehabilitation and reintegration of released Islamist extremists in Germany
and commentary on the IFRI report

 

Participants will be able to ask questions via Zoom’s question and answer
function during the discussion.

 

To participate in this webtalk, please register here:

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