$199,000 will be given to SOCLES International Centre for Socio-Legal Studies
The federal government has announced an investment to fight against violent extremism.
According to Minister of Public Safety, Democratic Institutions and Intergovernmental Affairs Dominic LeBlanc, Canada will invest more than $199,000 in the research institution SOCLES International Centre for Socio-Legal Studies.
The centre will be working with the Canadian Practitioners Network for Prevention of Radicalization and Extremist Violence for the creation of the Transatlantic Network Against Extremism (TransNex), which will aim to build knowledge and develop new resources in order to combat violent extremism.
Intended to be a collaborative network geared towards the development of shared solutions tailor-made for local needs, TransNex will help practitioners adapt to the evolving threat environment and further learn about methods that can prevent and counter violent extremism.
“We need to combat the spread of hatred with every tool at our disposal,” said LeBlanc.
“By supporting collaboration and knowledge-sharing among professionals in countering radicalization to violence, we are helping strengthen Canada's resilience against emerging threats and increasing our capacity to identify and prevent radicalization to violence in all its forms,” he said further.
The investment in the research institution is made through Public Safety Canada’s Community Resilience Fund (CRF), which provides financial support to organizations that work towards the improvement of the country’s understanding and ability to prevent and counter violent extremism.
“Preventing and combating group-hatred and grievance-based violence is not only a concern for states at the national level. All stakeholders need to stand together to make our societies resilient in the face of anti-democratic and discriminatory convictions,” said Dr. Thomas Meysen, managing director at SOCLES International Centre for Socio-Legal Studies.
“The transatlantic exchange of knowledge and experience enabled by the TransNex project will enhance mutual learning and makes us stronger in the fight against violent extremism,” he said.
SOCLES International Centre for Socio-Legal Studies is an interdisciplinary research institute in Germany.
