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ÜBER UNS
SCENOR ist eine unabhängige Forschungseinrichtung mit Sitz in Wien, die sich der Analyse und Prävention von gewalttätigem Extremismus, Radikalisierung und Hass verschrieben hat. Wir verbinden Wissenschaft mit praxisorientierten Methoden.
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UNSERE ARBEIT
Als unsere Hauptaufgabe führt SCENOR evidenzbasierte Forschungsprojekte durch, die belastbare Erkenntnisse liefern, welche Politik und Praxis informieren. Diese Initiativen bilden das Fundament unserer Arbeit gegen Extremismus und Hass.
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UNSERE SEMINARE
Wir bieten Experten-geleitete Seminare zur Extremismusprävention an, vor Ort oder online. Diese Trainings richten sich an Organisationen und Fachleute und vermitteln praktische Werkzeuge, strategische Einsichten und Handlungsanleitungen.
AKTUELLE BLOGPOSTS
AUTORITÄRE MÄNNLICHKEIT, ANTIFEMINISMUS UND INCEL-CODES: WAS JUGENDLICHEN ONLINE BEGEGNET
Digitale Räume prägen heute maßgeblich, wie Jugendliche Geschlechterrollen, Zugehörigkeit und gesellschaftliche Werte wahrnehmen. Dabei begegnen ihnen online zunehmend antifeministische Narrative, autoritäre Männlichkeitsbilder und Incel-Codes, oft eingebettet in Memes, Ironie und jugendnahe Formate. Der Beitrag ordnet diese Dynamiken ein, erklärt zentrale Begriffe und zeigt, warum ihre Entschlüsselung für Prävention, Bildung und einen reflektierten Umgang mit digitalen Leben
Stefan Meingast
18. Mai
SECURING PLACES OF WORSHIP BEYOND EXTREMISM: LESSONS FROM MILAN
Am 13. Jänner 2026 kamen in Mailand religiöse Führungspersonen, Praktiker*innen und Vertreter*innen öffentlicher Behörden zusammen, um zu erörtern, wie Gebets- und Kultstätten vor alltäglichen Bedrohungen wie Diebstahl, Vandalismus und unbeabsichtigten Schäden geschützt werden können. Der Workshop zeigte, dass wirksame Sicherheit nicht nur von der Abwehr von Extremismus abhängt, sondern auch von routinemäßiger Prävention, gemeinschaftsbasierten Maßnahmen und besseren Meldepra
Marco Dugato & Alessandro Corti
10. März
SECURING SACRED SPACES: EUROPE'S NEW APPROACH TO PROTECTING PLACES OF WORSHIP
In ganz Europa nehmen Angriffe auf Sakralstätten an Häufigkeit und Komplexität zu. Dieser Blog post zeigt, wie das Prinzip des Security by Design den Schutz religiöser Stätten neu definiert – indem Sicherheit von Anfang an in Architektur, Politik und Gemeinschaftspraxis integriert wird. Aufbauend auf EU-Projekten wie PARTES und PARTESS-COM wird gezeigt, wie Prävention, Zusammenarbeit und Vertrauen die Resilienz in Europa stärken können.
Kaashif Awan
6. Nov. 2025
UNITED IN RESPONSE: COLLABORATIVE APPROACHES IN PROTECTING PLACES OF WORSHIP
Schutz von Gebetsstätten: Ein multidimensionaler Ansatz für Sicherheit, Resilienz und interreligiöse Zusammenarbeit in Krisenzeiten
Annika Scharnagl
5. März 2025
THE EVOLVING JIHADIST THREAT IN EUROPE AGAINST JEWISH AND CHRISTIAN COMMUNITIES POST-7/10
Dschihadistische Bedrohungen nahmen nach dem 7. Okt. 23zu. Wie Europas jüdische und christliche Gemeinden mit der Herausforderung umgehen.
Erik Hacker
23. Okt. 2024
JIHADI ATTACKS AND PLOTS IN EUROPE: A NEW WAVE OF TERRORISM?
Die dschihadistische Bedrohung in Europa entwickelt sich weiter: Weniger Anschläge, aber mehr Anschlagspläne.
Erik Hacker
9. Aug. 2024
GEDANKENFUTTER
EXTREMISM IN AUSTRIA
How is extremism understood and addressed in Austria? This Wikipedia article in German language explains key definitions and legal frameworks, outlines right-wing, left-wing, and Islamist extremist currents with their manifestations and organisational structures, and examines state and civil society approaches to prevention.
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Read the article >>
GENERATION JIHAD
For many of us, the threat of terrorism feels distant, yet this new study shows how swiftly online propaganda can grip teenagers across Europe. In his latest article for CTC Sentinel, researcher Erik Hacker of SCENOR examines forty-four foiled plots involving minors since 2022 and traces the patterns that put whole communities at risk. Continue to the full analysis to see why early vigilance matters now more than ever.
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GAMING AGAINST EXTREMISM
Prevention and intervention in gaming remain largely untested. While many mobile games aim to educate, they often fail to entertain.
The SCENOR-led GameD project addressed this by creating a platformer with genuine gameplay appeal.
The result is Hate Hunters — a mobile game that uses minimal text and strong mechanics. Developed in co‑creation with youths, its entertainment value and content clarity have been rigorously evaluated.
scenor.at
This report outlines its theoretical basis, youth co‑creation model, and early positive educational impact.
Read more in German here >>
The SCENOR-led GameD project addressed this by creating a platformer with genuine gameplay appeal.
The result is Hate Hunters — a mobile game that uses minimal text and strong mechanics. Developed in co‑creation with youths, its entertainment value and content clarity have been rigorously evaluated.
scenor.at
This report outlines its theoretical basis, youth co‑creation model, and early positive educational impact.
Read more in German here >>
THE PATH TO RADICALISATION
How do young people get radicalised online? - In this interview in German language, Daniela Pisoiu describes what role online influencers play and how to tell if someone is radicalised.
Dr Pisoiu is a renowned expert in the field, conducting in-depth research on terrorism, radicalisation, and violent extremism. She has published extensively on these subjects, contributing numerous scholarly works that advance the understanding of these complex and pressing issues.
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Dr Pisoiu is a renowned expert in the field, conducting in-depth research on terrorism, radicalisation, and violent extremism. She has published extensively on these subjects, contributing numerous scholarly works that advance the understanding of these complex and pressing issues.
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DOING IT AGAIN
Assessing the features and implications of terrorism recidivism of jihadi attacks in Europe -
by Erik Hacker (researcher at SCENOR) and Daniela Pisoiu (senior researcher at oiip)
This article focuses on the issue of terrorism recidivism as it relates specifically to terrorist attacks. Based on the analysis of a dataset comprising information on jihadi attacks and their perpetrators in Europe between 2014 and 2022, it presents a number of interesting findings, such as: attacks committed by terrorism recidivists have a significantly higher impact in terms of casualties.
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by Erik Hacker (researcher at SCENOR) and Daniela Pisoiu (senior researcher at oiip)
This article focuses on the issue of terrorism recidivism as it relates specifically to terrorist attacks. Based on the analysis of a dataset comprising information on jihadi attacks and their perpetrators in Europe between 2014 and 2022, it presents a number of interesting findings, such as: attacks committed by terrorism recidivists have a significantly higher impact in terms of casualties.
Read on >>
THE ISKP'S WESTERN AMBITIONS
Following Al-Qaeda's footsteps of global jihad from Afghanistan - by Erik Hacker, Researcher at SCENOR
KEY INSIGHTS:
Zeitgeist: Recent global and European political developments (Israel-Hamas war and Quran-burning incidents in Scandinavian countries) have revitalised the European jihadist movement. However, there are currently no realistic opportunities for newly mobilised jihadists in the West to join a foreign terrorist group abroad. That incentivises domestic terrorist attacks in the West.
ISKP is about to fill the global jihadist power vacuum: Despite the current sociopolitical environment favouring jihadist mobilisation, major foreign terrorist organisations known for their international capabilities struggle to take advantage of that. Da'esh has failed to produce a charismatic leader and continues to focus on local insurgency. Meanwhile, Al-Qaeda does not appear to have the necessary appeal in the West to orchestrate attacks.
ISKP's primary objective:
The primary objective is to establish a caliphate in Afghanistan and surrounding countries, with the Taliban regime continuing to be its most significant obstacle. Attacks against the West are merely an instrument to advance ISKP's regional goal in Southeast Asia.
ISKP has the following four incentives to attack the West:
(1) Weaken and delegitimise the Taliban regime on the international stage because it has not lived up to its counterterrorism promises
(2) Increase financial and operational support from Da'esh by maintaining the Da'esh brand as the dominant global jihadist entity
(3) Raise the group's status and appeal in the global jihadi movement and increase the inflow of donations and foreign terrorist fighters (FTFs)
(4) Provoke anti-Muslim sentiment in Western societies or even retaliatory strikes
ISKP uses the following three-pronged strategy for its external operations in the West:
- Inspire attacks via multi-lingual propaganda
- "Virtual planner”, which consists of assisting or instructing attacks on the West by local supporters through online support
- Dispatching trained operatives who are smuggled into Europe via Turkey and Ukraine
Read on >>
KEY INSIGHTS:
Zeitgeist: Recent global and European political developments (Israel-Hamas war and Quran-burning incidents in Scandinavian countries) have revitalised the European jihadist movement. However, there are currently no realistic opportunities for newly mobilised jihadists in the West to join a foreign terrorist group abroad. That incentivises domestic terrorist attacks in the West.
ISKP is about to fill the global jihadist power vacuum: Despite the current sociopolitical environment favouring jihadist mobilisation, major foreign terrorist organisations known for their international capabilities struggle to take advantage of that. Da'esh has failed to produce a charismatic leader and continues to focus on local insurgency. Meanwhile, Al-Qaeda does not appear to have the necessary appeal in the West to orchestrate attacks.
ISKP's primary objective:
The primary objective is to establish a caliphate in Afghanistan and surrounding countries, with the Taliban regime continuing to be its most significant obstacle. Attacks against the West are merely an instrument to advance ISKP's regional goal in Southeast Asia.
ISKP has the following four incentives to attack the West:
(1) Weaken and delegitimise the Taliban regime on the international stage because it has not lived up to its counterterrorism promises
(2) Increase financial and operational support from Da'esh by maintaining the Da'esh brand as the dominant global jihadist entity
(3) Raise the group's status and appeal in the global jihadi movement and increase the inflow of donations and foreign terrorist fighters (FTFs)
(4) Provoke anti-Muslim sentiment in Western societies or even retaliatory strikes
ISKP uses the following three-pronged strategy for its external operations in the West:
- Inspire attacks via multi-lingual propaganda
- "Virtual planner”, which consists of assisting or instructing attacks on the West by local supporters through online support
- Dispatching trained operatives who are smuggled into Europe via Turkey and Ukraine
Read on >>
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