Storytelling Against Extremism

Advancing Theory and Practice of Digital Narrative Campaigns against Extremism
Erscheinungsjahr 2025
ISBN: 978-3-658-47812-4
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, 532 Seiten, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 210 mm, Gewicht: 715 g

Reihe: Studien des Leibniz-Instituts für Friedens- und Konfliktforschung

Counter- and alternative narrative (CAN) campaigns have become a widely used tool in contemporary efforts to prevent and/or counter (violent) extremism (P/CVE).  However, one element is conspicuously absent from the discourse: There is little engagement with CANs as narratives and neither CAN theory nor practice are based on existing research findings on narrative persuasion processes. This is a crucial gap in the current CAN approach. Not situating CANs within the broader discourse on narrative persuasion and drawing from the insights narrative persuasion studies offer significantly weakens the theoretical foundation, practical development, (storytelling) quality, and analysis of CAN campaigns.

This book addresses this research gap and transfers concepts, theories, and insights from narrative persuasion and storytelling research to the context of P/CVE narrative campaigns.  The author demonstrates that the often-criticized CAN approach can be improved significantly by understanding CANs as narrative persuasion campaigns and grounding them in existing research detailing how to tell entertaining and persuasive stories.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Schlegel, Linda

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein
• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Kommunikationswissenschaften Digitale Medien, Internet, Telekommunikation

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction.- The Counter- and Alternative Narratives Approach.- Transferring Storytelling and Narrative Persuasion Research to P/CVE.- Methodological Approach.- Analysis of Expert Interviews.- Case Study Analysis.- Discussion.- Conclusion.

Über Autor(innen)

Linda Schlegel is a PostDoc Researcher at the Peace Research Institute Frankfurt (PRIF) and at modus - Center for Applied Research on Deradicalization. She researches radicalization processes and extremism prevention in the digital space, especially narrative campaigns and online gaming.