CONSPIRE: CONSPIracism and Radicalization Risks in Europe

CONSPIRE: CONSPIracism and Radicalisation Risks in Europe is an Erasmus+ project that proposes a training programme aimed at university students in social sciences. The project aims to provide knowledge and critical tools to understand conspiracy theories, analyse arguments for and against, and understand the processes of radicalisation linked to them.

These actions seek to promote active citizenship, participation in democratic debates, critical thinking regarding health-related information and the adoption of a preventive attitude towards radicalization.

The partnership is formed by the University of Turin (Italy, coordinator) , Istanbul Teknik Universitesi (Turkey) , Tartu Ülikool – University of Tartu (Estonia) , Aalborg University (Denmark) , CESUE SRL (Italy) and the Complutense University of Madrid (Spain) .

Objectives

• Offer the student tools to learn about and analyze conspiracy theories.

• Understand the radicalization processes associated with these theories.

• Promote active citizenship and participation in democratic debates.

• Encourage critical thinking to evaluate health-related information.

• Consolidate anti-radicalization and prevention attitudes in the university environment.

Key activities

The project offers a training program structured in 6 online modules , taught by university professors and professionals.

In addition, face-to-face workshops will be held at the five partner universities and international mobility for a selected group of students.

The program will apply creative and participatory pedagogical methodologies such as narrative role-playing , community organization techniques, and the use of audiovisuals through documentary .

Methodologies

CONSPIRE integrates participatory and interdisciplinary approaches to stimulate critical thinking and collective reflection. The use of narrative dynamics, community organization and audiovisual production constitute the central axis of the project methodology, favoring active learning connected to the social reality of the students.

Target groups

The project is aimed at university students in the field of social sciences, with the aim of deepening their critical capacity to understand the social and political risks of conspiracism and radicalization.

Expected results

The main results of the project are:

• Creation of an active and accessible website beyond the end of the project.

• Production of a documentary published on the web and disseminated through YouTube and social networks , with multimedia materials (photos and videos).

• Organization of participatory events at local, national and international levels to establish contacts with target groups.

• Publication of scientific articles in social journals that provide academic knowledge about conspiracism and radicalization.

Project name	CONSPIRE – CONSPIracism and Radicalization Risks in Europe
Project number	2024-1-IT02-KA220-HED-000255622
Coordination from BCURE	Mar Griera (IP), Laia Garcia Muñoz
Start and end date	01/12/2024 → 30/11/2027
Project framework	Erasmus+ KA220-HED – Cooperation in higher education associations
Partner entities	University of Turin (Italy, coordinator); Istanbul Teknik Universitesi (Turkey) - Tartu Ülikool; University of Tartu (Estonia)- Aalborg University (Denmark); CESUE SRL (Italy); Complutense University of Madrid (Spain)
Official website and networks	Coming soon
Financing	KA220-HED – Cooperation in higher education associations
Disclaimer	CONSPIRE – CONSPIracism and Radicalisation Risks in Europe (Project number: 2024-1-IT02-KA220-HED-000255622) is a strategic partnership within the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Commission. The support of the European Commission for the production of this publication does not constitute an endorsement of its contents, which reflect the views only of the authors, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.