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Right-Wing Extremism and Restorative Justice

Webinar with the members of the EFRJ Working Groups on Restorative Cities and on Restorative Justice & Violent Extremism
Tuesday 25 February 2025, 3-5 pm CET

Right-wing extremism is no longer a marginal phenomenon, but it is an issue that involves and affects large groups of society. Examples of these are the electoral successes of right-wing extremist parties in European countries such as Austria, Belgium, Germany, Italy and The Netherlands. Violence is not always directly used at the interpersonal or societal levels, but polarisation in society is a tangible result. 

What can restorative justice at the conceptual but also at the practical level mean with respect to such challenges?  

This webinar is an initiative from the Dutch-Flemish partnership on restorative cities, in cooperation with active members in the EFRJ Working Groups on Restorative Justice & Violent Extremism and Restorative Cities. 

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The 2-hour webinar will start at 3 pm CET (Brussels time). To adapt the hours to your own time zone, you can use this tool.

The 2-hour webinar will consist of:

1. Introductions to the phenomenon of ‘right extremism’ and how to deal with it by

  • Dr Annelotte Janse, post-doctoral researcher, Utrecht University, The Netherlands. Dr. Jansse examined the emergence of transnational networks between American and West German right-wing extremists and their radicalising influence on the West German right-wing extremist movement (1960-1980). Currently, she investigates the cultural capacities that societies have leveraged in dealing with violent extremist attacks since 1800.  
  • Annelies Pauwels, senior researcher, Flemish Peace Institute, Brussels, Belgium. Pauwels focuses on radicalisation and terrorism; her recent publications include ‘Cumulative extremism: Behind the scenes of toxic us-versus-them dynamics’.

2. Response from restorative justice experts on violent extremism and on restorative cities by

3. Open floor for discussion

  • The webinar is moderated by Peter Vermeersch (Belgium), Professor of Politics and Central and Eastern European Studies at the KU Leuven and active member in the working group on Research and International Cooperation from Leuven Restorative City.

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This event is free of charge, but registration is compulsory: click on "subscribe" to register.

The webinar will be hosted on the Zoom platform. Registered participants will receive the meeting link prior to the event.

To avoid any unexpected technical difficulties you may run this Zoom test in advance. If needed, find here the link to download the Zoom application on your computer or mobile phone.

The 2-hour webinar will start at 3 pm CET (Brussels time). You can login a few minutes before. To adapt the hours to your own time zone you can use this tool.

The event will be in English. Once you are in the virtual meeting room, you may enable automated captions to follow the presentations and conversations with automated English subtitles. These may not be fully accurate, but may support your language accessibility needs. 

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