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，传播叙事被倡导恐怖主义/暴力极端主义（T/VE）的各种组织和个人利用。作为一个密切相关的研究领域，传播也是旨在防止恐怖主义/打击暴力极端主义（PT/CVE）的战略或运动的关键要素，但相对被忽视。因此，本博士建议研究反对T/VE叙事的生产和传播，重点关注公民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。该项目的总体目标是绘制民间社会行动者的实践领域，建立所使用的形式和叙述的类型学；并确定叙事是如何以及为什么以这种方式构建的。所提出的研究将对改善公民社会内部关于P/CVE在线消息传递的知识库以及公民社会与国家行为体之间的任何关系具有重要意义。这些知识可以说明可能需要解决的障碍和促进因素，以帮助寻求一种有效的、联合的在线消息传递方法，从而增强这一领域有效实践的前景。

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.