We combine the gathering of new data informative on social interactions leading to violent organisations, with publicly available data sets from administrative sources.
• What are individual determinants of political participation protest and radicalization in the MENA region? What are the driving mechanisms and internal structure of political organizations and social communities involved in any kind of terrorist activities? • What is the dynamics of social policies and labour market conditions in the MENA region and how are these policies and other government reforms interlinked with increasing violence, protests and radicalization? • What are the causes and dynamics of social radical and political transitions in the MENA region? • How strong is the effect of the perception of social inequalities and growing aspirations on radicalism terrorist attacks and potential conflicts? • What is the role of social media and new cybertechnologies in mobilization and uprisings, specifically in the MENA region? • How strong are spillovers on Europe and its citizens and what is the efficiency of policies that are aiming at curbing the effect of social issues on the reduction of violence?