Section 1: Key strategies for promoting social inclusion and tolerance
This section focuses on strategies to prevent migrant youth radicalisation through social inclusion and tolerance. Lesson 1 covers educational initiatives, community engagement, and mental health, emphasising inclusive curricula, cultural competency training for educators, mentorship programs, youth centres, intercultural dialogues, accessible counselling, and peer support networks. Lesson 2 addresses economic empowerment, public policy, public awareness, and multi-stakeholder cooperation, highlighting job training, support for entrepreneurship, anti-discrimination laws, positive media representation, public awareness campaigns, and collaborative efforts. Lesson 3 showcases Vilvoorde, Belgium’s success in reducing radicalisation through dialogue and structured debates between youth and police, demonstrating the effectiveness of community-based strategies.
Learning Outcomes
At the end of this section, learners will be able to:
- Identify and implement key strategies for promoting social inclusion and tolerance in educational settings, including developing inclusive curricula and conducting cultural competency training for educators.
- Develop and support community engagement initiatives such as mentorship programs, youth centres, and intercultural dialogues to foster a sense of belonging and mutual understanding among migrant youth.
- Design and advocate for comprehensive approaches to economic empowerment and public policy, including job training programmes, entrepreneurship support, enforcement of anti-discrimination laws, and effective public awareness campaigns to prevent the radicalisation of migrant youth.
Section 2: Promoting Social Inclusion and Tolerance through the Media
The media plays a crucial role in promoting social inclusion and tolerance, essential in preventing the radicalisation of youth. Effective media strategies can bridge societal divides, foster mutual understanding, and promote a culture of peace and inclusivity. To achieve these goals, development actors, policymakers, and media organisations must collaborate to create content and platforms that highlight diversity, challenge stereotypes, and support dialogue among different community groups. This section will explore how the media can be leveraged to prevent violent extremism and promote social cohesion, focusing on the role of the media in fragile and conflict-affected states and effective media strategies for fostering inclusion and tolerance.
Learning Outcomes
At the end of this section, learners will be able to:
- Analyse the role of the media in preventing violent extremism and promoting social cohesion in fragile and conflict-affected states.
- Evaluate effective media strategies for fostering social inclusion, tolerance, and mutual understanding among diverse community groups.
- Assess the impact of media literacy and independent journalism in countering extremist narratives and promoting critical thinking.
Course Features
- Lectures 8
- Quizzes 0
- Duration 10 weeks
- Skill level All levels
- Students 6
- Assessments Yes
Curriculum
- 2 Sections
- 8 Lessons
- 10 Weeks
- Key strategies for promoting social inclusion and tolerance7
- 1.1Key strategies on education, community engagement, mental health and wellbeing
- 1.2Key strategies on economic, public policy, public awareness, and multi-stakeholder cooperation
- 1.3Success story: Bringing together the municipality, the policy and young people (Belgium)
- 1.4Test 1
- 1.5Test 2
- 1.6Test 3
- 1.7References and additional resources
- Promoting Social Inclusion and Tolerance through the Media7
