Terrorism, religious fundamentalism, cyber-racism, political separatism and violent extremism are among topics on the agenda at a global conference at Â鶹ÊÓƵ of Queensland.
The conference will bring 50 international academics from psychology, political science, criminology, anthropology, and other disciplines to the Â鶹ÊÓƵ St Lucia campus this weekend (3-5 August).
’s said the aim was to start an open and honest dialogue about how communities and governments can influence and react to both the positive and negative outcomes of collective action.
“Understanding issues of radicalisation, and how they come about or how they can be addressed, can help us to tackle these complex problems,” Professor Louis said.
“By bringing together experts in their respective fields, we can harness their collective research outcomes and recommendations.
“We hope to contribute to the evidence base for policy debates about the course of radicalisation and de-radicalisation.
“This could form a basis for recommendations about engagement with, and the negotiation of, tactics for law makers, activists, political parties, and NGOs.”
Georgetown University’s Professor Fathali Moghaddam will deliver on mutual radicalisation and how groups and nations drive each other to extremes, and the University of Oxford’s Professor Harvey Whitehouse will discuss the role of ritual in creating group cohesion and fuelling intergroup conflict.
The is a closed forum, but a number of from 30 July to 6 August are open to the public, including a panel discussion on .
Media: Professor Winnifred Louis, w.louis@psy.uq.edu.au, +61 7 3346 9515, ; Dani Nash, Â鶹ÊÓƵ Communications, dani.nash@uq.edu.au, +61 7 3346 3035, .
