RADIA Webinar - Practical Issues in Formal Evaluation of P/CVE programmes

RADIA’s upcoming webinar brings together leading experts from across Europe to explore the current state of P/CVE evaluation, share evidence from national approaches, and discuss the practical challenges of evaluating effectiveness in this field.
Webinar details

The need for evidence-based evaluations in P/CVE is widely recognised. Yet, the number of available evaluations remains surprisingly limited. Why?

RADIA's upcoming webinar, "Practical Issues in Formal Evaluation of P/CVE programmes", delves into the existing evidence-based practice and core challenges hindering evaluation efforts in the field. The webinar will be held on Zoom on 3 June 2026, at 13:00 - 14:30 CEST (14:00 - 15:30 in Finland).

To participate, please in advance.

This webinar brings together leading experts from across Europe to explore the current state of P/CVE evaluation, share evidence from national approaches, and discuss the practical challenges of evaluating effectiveness in this field.

We will discuss: 

  • Why is evaluation important in the P/CVE field? 

  • Funding, data access, and ethical considerations 

  • How to meaningfully involve frontline workers, researchers, and policymakers in the evaluation process? 

  • Practical steps to design and implement robust evaluations  

Speakers include: 

  • Martin Bæksgaard, Special Advisor on Evaluation, the EUKH, European Commission 

  • Irina van der Vet, Head of Evaluation, RADIA, Finland 

  • Julian Junk, Head of the Research Group on Radicalisation, Terrorism, and Extremism Prevention, PRIF, Germany 

  • Onni Sarvela, Deaconess Institute, Exit-work, Finland 

  • Lotta Rahlf, VORTEX Doctoral Network, PRIF, EUKH Mentoring Programme 

  • Paulo Teixeira, Portuguese Catholic University, Portugal  

Moderators: Leena Malkki, RADIA director and Irina van der vet, University of Helsinki

 

We warmly invite all practitioners, researchers and policymakers in the P/CVE field to come hear more about the role of evaluation in P/CVE and connect with the community of research and practice.