As part of the project "CEE Prevent Net –
Central and Eastern European Network for the Prevention of Intolerance
and Group Hatred", an interdisciplinary team of researchers and
prevention practitioners from
Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia has
investigated into advocacy and communication strategies for advancing
prevent work in the region. They have reviewed existing strategies and
good practices, conducted field work and interviewed
about 150 governmental and non-governmental
stakeholders in youth affairs and prevention from different professions and ends of the political spectrum.
Their final report offers strategies and recommendations for practitioners and civil society to engage in political advocacy
to prevent intolerance, discrimination and group
hatred of youth. In particular, these recommendations focus on
the possibilities for advocacy under unfavorable conditions in
contemporary (Central and Eastern) Europe, such as growing levels of
group hatred and right-wing extremism, shrinking civic space
or the erosion of human rights standards, media independence and
the rule of law, which pose a serious threat to peaceful and democratic societies in the region.
link to the full version of the report: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rZlhUeddCT-eZ-_2Lhd_V1s7tqfkZFje/view