The Role of Civil Society and Actors in Narrating Online Against Terrorism/Violent Extremism (TVE): Narratives and Practice

众所周知，由于大量的研究，各种各样的组织和个人都在利用传播叙事来宣传恐怖主义/暴力极端主义（T/VE）。传播与恐怖主义密切相关，但作为一个研究领域相对被忽视，它也是旨在防止恐怖主义/打击暴力极端主义的战略或运动的一个关键要素。因此，这位博士建议研究对T/VE叙事的生产和传播，重点是民间社会的作用及其与正式国家机构及其PT/CVE战略的互动和关系。该项目的广泛目标是绘制民间社会行为者的实践领域图，建立所用格式和叙述的类型学，并确定叙述是如何以及为什么以这种方式构建的。拟议的研究将具有重要意义，以改善民间社会内部的P/CVE在线消息传递的知识基础，以及民间社会和国家行为者之间的任何关系。这些知识可望说明可能需要克服的障碍和促进因素，以帮助对在线信息采取有效的联合办法，从而增强这一领域有效做法的前景。

It is well known, thanks to a large body of research, that communicated narratives are utilised by a wide variety of organisations and individuals who advocate terrorism/violent extremism (T/VE). Closely linked, and relatively neglected as an area of research, communication is also a key element of strategies or campaigns aiming to prevent terrorism/counter violent extremism (PT/CVE). As such, this PhD proposes to examine the production and dissemination of narratives against T/VE, focusing on the role of civil society and its interaction and relationship with formal state bodies and their PT/CVE strategies. The broad aims of the project are to map the field of practice by civil society actors, to establish a typology of the formats and narratives used; and to establish how and why narratives are constructed in the ways they are. The proposed research would have significance for improving the knowledge base about P/CVE online messaging within civil society, and any relationship between civil society and state actors. Such knowledge could be expected to illustrate the barriers and facilitators that might need to be addressed in aiding the pursuit of an effective, joined-up approach to online messaging that enhances the prospects of effective practice in this area.