Challenging Terrorism and Extremism with Innovation and Creativity | Erin Marie Saltman | TEDxGhent

Violent extremist groups and terrorist organisations destabilize civil society and cause devastation globally. Current trends have led many people to not just fear these global networks, but also to question why individuals join groups such as ISIS. Erin Marie Saltman will discuss the push and pull factors which draw people into these organisations, and talk about new innovative ways of preventing and countering processes of radicalization.

Erin holds a PhD in Political Science and is a Senior Researcher at the Institute for Strategic Dialogue (ISD), a London based think tank, pioneering operational responses to the rising challenges of violent extremism. Among many projects, she manages the Women and Extremism Program and the Youth Civil Activism Network.

[MisterTengu]

I appreciate the use of this as a part of our tool box to reduce the number of people who may become extremists. But don't forget that we still have the need for the many terrible tools of war to protect our loved ones from those that would do us harm. Thank you, please support our troops.

[NAXRC]

Don't mean to disrespect, but Dr. Saltman has the look and the body of a supermodel

[DDD]

these Comments let me know just how many people missed the point :( I suspect it's because ideologies of violent extremism are not that uncommon

[MaximilianoMendes]

Yeah right... innovation and creativity by the belical and security industries and personnel.

[ChicagoTurtle]

'War' has been understood as:

Nation-state VS Nation-state.

Today, it has shifted to forms of:

Nation-state VS Non-nation state.

There are some violent development we should beware of concerning the conflicts in:

Nation-state VS Non-nation-state

But at the same time, we can't ignore the made by the nation-state upon non-nation state. Violence doesn't well up out of nothing. We have a symbiotic relationship.

[KrunoslavStifter]

"Taking complicated world and simplifying it into simplified good vs evil." Sounds a lot like a religion.

[abderrahmaneoumssount]

Question: "In what category do you classify weapons?". If your answer is innovation, then who is making them?

[fliskography]

Fallow #nodapl, there is a lot of knowledge and creativity there too about how to peacefully send a message and not get extreme or radical. The media tried to accuse false information towards Native Americans as hostile but it is a peaceful protest. i like the video, help me learn and think about the concerns we have in our country.

[crustation]

I wish she would have gone into detail more.

[jaganathrayan]

what about "Resist not evil"

[arifinaslam]

always, let the criticism of Islam start.
just stop people.

[alexisdespland]

bravo for going to shuch asn anti semitic group.

[moystoastman]

femme splaining again, where are the majority extremist men